Tag: Government
Why Did Tax Cuts Work In NC, IN, and TN But Not in Kansas?
The question that Kansas Policy Institute President Dave Trabert raises in his new book, “What Was Really the Matter with…
Cleaver Faces Possible Ethics Charges Over “Ghost Employee,” Awan Connection
On March 7, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) submitted a detailed brief with the Chairman of the…
KU IOA Office Reports 5 Times as Many Sexual Assaults as Campus Police
There is a huge disparity in the way KU’s office of Institutional Opportunity and Access (IOA) reports sexual assaults, and…
Judge Thwarts Prosecutors, Sets May Trial Date for Greitens
For all the hell that Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has brought down on himself, it is hard not to see…
Trump 2020 Campaign Manager, Kansas Native Brad Parscale, Already Getting Death Threats
In 2015, when Donald Trump was exploring the idea of running for president, he hired Topeka native Brad Parscale to…
For New Shawnee Mission Super, Salary Is Sweet, Perks Are Sweeter
Parents who once urged their children to go to med school or law school may be redirecting them towards the…
Lawrence City Commission Nixes Citizen Demand to Limit Free Speech
Seemingly untroubled by a planned “flag-dragging march” in downtown Lawrence, certain Lawrence citizens were offended by the “Defend our Flag”…
Kansas Senate Committee Advances “Campus Free Speech Protection Act”
On a voice vote Monday the Federal and State Affairs Committee of the Kansas Senate passed out of committee a…
Kansas Republican Bigs Back Constitutional Amendment on Abortion
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and all five members of the Republican congressional delegation present in Wichita at a Kansans for…
Story of Lawrence Chemistry Prof Busted for Being in US Illegally Goes National
The Washington Post among others has picked up the story of Syed Ahmed Jamal, a chemistry instructor from Bangladesh who…
Media Give Fair Hearing to Kansas Bill Proposing Equal Time for Divorcing Parents
From past experience, one would think the very fact that conservative Republican Sen. Steve Fitzgerald filed a bill on the…
“Vulnerable” Kevin Yoder Crushes Dem Opponents on Fundraising Front
It has been an article of faith among Democrats from the moment they recovered (sort of) from the shock of…
Former “Rising star in Missouri’s Democratic Party” Mike Sanders to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
Kudos to the Kansas City Star for pointing out in the very first sentence of its article on the disgraced…
Top Kansas Google News Story Features Former Google Exec’s Run (Maybe) for Kobach Job
At least once a day Google News shuffles its line-up of stories relevant to a given state and, through its…
Kansas Gubernatorial Giving Map Defies Expectations
The Wichita Eagle has compiled a complicated, interactive map showing who is giving to whom in the Kansas governor’s race,…
CIS: Kansas Tax System Rewards Cheating by Illegal Aliens and Their Employers
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has discovered a glaring loophole in the way the State of Kansas collects taxes.…
Even Dems Think Frank White Should Have Stuck To Baseball
When your Democratic controlled legislature asks a Republic attorney general to investigate you, the Democratic county executive, you might begin…
After Admitting Affair, Missouri Gov. Greitens Still Has Lots of ‘Splaining to Do
For Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens the easy part to explain is the affair. From there, the explaining gets a whole…
OP Mailman Busted in Pot Distribution Scheme
In the NYPD, they call what an Overland Park mailman did “a million dollar mistake.” Terrell Dewayne Shears, 25, threw…
Horrors! Former Wyandotte County DA Joked About Chinese Restaurant Serving Cats
Former Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman has been accused of joking that Chinese restaurants serve cats and saying a…
ACLU Bullies Kansas State Senator for Managing Her Own Facebook Page
The ACLU has historically talked a good game about free speech, but the organization has been notoriously selective in challenging…
The Richest Politician in the Midwest? Missouri’s High Flying Sen. Claire McCaskill, Hands Down.
According to a recent survey by howmuch.net, the richest politician in the Midwest is Missouri’s own high-flying Sen. Claire McCaskill…
Shocker: Edgemoor Plan Skids Off KCI Runway
Just a month after city fathers and mothers popped the corks on their shotgun marriage to Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real…
Star: Democratic Honcho Mike Sanders Used Disabled Man in Illegal Kickback Scheme
As former Jackson County Exec and state party chair Mike Sanders has learned, you have surely outlived your value to…