November 22, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Government

Do 3 Kansas Health Nonprofits Know They’re Paying Missouri Team to Smear Kobach?

In a Monday article the Sentinel asked, “Who Is Paying for the Kansas News Service to Slander Kobach?” What inspired…

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When Schools Are Ranked By Debt And Spending, Kansas Kicks Butt

If schools were ranked by debt and other financial measurements rather than achievement, Kansas would be a national leader in…

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Independence Solar Project Leaves Residents Fuming

The municipally owned Independence Power & Light (IPL) boasts on its website that “residents are not just utility customers; they…

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Voter Suppression Alert: Dems Want Orman Off Guv Ballot on Technicality

Among the more prominent of their many pieties, Kansas Democrats would have Kansas citizens believe they lose sleep at night…

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Shocker! National Media Slight Kobach Victory, Trump Endorsement

After weeks of salivating over a hoped-for defeat, the national media have been hard pressed to acknowledge Kris Kobach’s victory…

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Kobach Lead Widens, “Staunch Conservative” To Oversee Results

Although Secretary of State Kris Kobach has handed over his election responsibilities to what the Wichita Eagle gratuitously calls “a staunch…

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CNN Lauds Possible “First Lesbian Native American Congresswoman”

You know that identity politics has reached its boiling point when CNN can headline the outcome of Kansas’s 3rd District…

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Kansas Governor Primary Draws Twice As Many GOP Voters As Dems

Lost in the media kerfuffle over the extremely close Kansas GOP gubernatorial primary, perhaps purposely so, is that the GOP…

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Trump Salutes Josh Hawley With Victory Tweet

“Congratulations to Josh Hawley on your big Senate Primary win in Missouri. I look forward to working with you toward…

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With Win In GOP 2nd District, Steve Watkins Upsets Dems’ Game Plan

With Steve Watkins victory in Kansas’s 2nd District GOP primary, Democratic nominee Paul Davis, who ran unchallenged, must be thinking,…

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Trump on Kobach: “a fantastic guy who loves his State and Our Country”

“Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas. He…

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Topeka Capital-Journal Must Think There’s A Pulitzer For Slander

In the ongoing contest to defame gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach, the Topeka Capital-Journal surged into the lead with its headline story,…

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New York Media Fret About “Another Lurch to The Right” in Kansas

On Friday, both the New York Times and the New York Magazine warned their readers of impending disaster in Kansas. …

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Shocker: Lawrence Paper Misleads on Property Tax Increase

Carrying the water for government, the Lawrence Journal-World claims that the Lawrence school district is reducing property taxes. That claim…

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GOP Activists Reject Ingraham Smack Down of Kevin Yoder

“I too reject the Laura Ingraham version of what happened in this important committee meeting,” a prominent Kansas activist said in…

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Higher Ed Pub Asks, “What About Kansas” On Subject of Free Speech?

One has to wonder whether the academic left does not understand the concept of free speech or merely pretends to…

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Shocker: McClatchy, Star Expose Federal Follies That Enrich McCaskill Hubby

Proving they are still capable of old-fashioned journalism, the McClatchy DC Bureau and the Kansas City Star teamed up to…

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Real US News Headline: “Kobach Says He Wants to Do for Kansas What Trump Done for US”

Nearly 15 hours after it was first posted, the once reputable US News & World Report was still running as…

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Media Warm Up To NRA After Colyer Endorsement

The major media have historically had only slightly more enthusiasm for the NRA (National Rifle Association) than they have had…

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Monetti “All In”–Will Stump 114 MO Counties Before Primary

Last week, former B-2 pilot and Republican Senate candidate Tony Monetti leaped off a 30-foot cliff shouting “all in” as…

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Busted! Kansas Libs Say 2nd District’s Steve Watkins Is One of Us

On Friday, July 13, an unlucky day for Republican 2nd District Congressional candidate Steve Watkins, the Kansas City Star posted…

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Kobach: Colyer Paid $500 Million Ransom to Supreme Court

In a Wichita debate on Tuesday evening, gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach grabbed the money quote with the use of one…

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Congressional Candidate Fitzgerald Defends Western Civ, Tweaks CNN

A candidate can trash the western world all he or she desires without provoking CNN, but let a candidate defend…

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KCMO City Hall Apparatchiks Say “Nyet” to Free Speech

In a stunningly detailed memorandum, the aspiring apparatchiks in Kansas City, Missouri, have drawn a social media-proof iron curtain around City…

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