Tag: Government
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…
KC Council Puts Down Insurrection, Moves Forward on Convention Hotel
It was not much of an insurrection in the larger scheme of things, but the resistance of three Kansas City,…
Kansas Dems Groan at Possible Orman Entry into Governor’s Race
The specter of independent businessman Greg Orman is haunting Kansas Democrats once again. In 2014, Orman’s message proved popular enough…
3 KC Council Members Challenge Funding of Downtown Hotel
On a roll of late–with a new KCI terminal safely secured–Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James and his allies, political…
Anti-Israel Kansas Teacher Gets Double Barrel Media Blast
When both the conservative Front Page magazine and the liberal Huff Post run articles blasting your anti-Israel lawsuit, it might…
Tyson Nixes Tongie, Kansas, Hangs Hat in Tennessee
After being rebuffed by the good citizens of Tonganoxie, Tyson Foods announced plans on Monday to take its $300 million…
Donna Brazile’s Odd Fixation With Seth Rich
On July 10, 2016, at about 4 a.m., 26-year-old Seth Rich was murdered in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington not…
Sean Hannity Endorses Kris Kobach for Kansas Governor
On his national radio show, Fox News radio and TV host Sean Hannity endorsed Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach…
Gorka Sings Trump’s Praises at Tony Monetti Fundraiser
Former Trump foreign policy advisor Sebastian Gorka came to Grain Valley on Saturday to speak at a private fundraiser for…
Wow! Overland Park Power Bloc Bullies Challengers to Maintain Status Quo
The entrenched powers in Overland Park have resorted to playing hardball to keep a handful of feisty outsiders at bay…
Big Potential for Cost Savings at Kansas Universities
An analysis of staffing levels prepared by Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) shows the University of Kansas appears to be far…
Edgemoor Pitching New KCI to Non-Users: “If You Don’t Fly, You Don’t Pay.”
At least as reported by Fox4kc, Edgemoor managing director Geoffrey Stricker has been quietly pitching his new single terminal design…
Monday at Plaza Library: “Russell Kirk, Charity, and the Conservative Imagination”
The Kansas City Public Library is one of the rare public institutions in America–and perhaps the only one in the…
Breaking: More KCI Turbulence as Conflict of Interest Charges Roil Debate
New conflict of interest charges have muddied the already murky waters engulfing the selection of a builder for a proposed…
Turbulence Rocks KC Council As Decision Nears on $1 Billion Airport Bid
It has been a turbulent day or two as the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council moves to a $1 billion…
Opposition Mounts to One-Sided Nov. 7 KCI Single Terminal Ballot
The single terminal boosters on the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council have gotten their way. Last week the Council passed…
Missouri Travel Advisory: KC Passes 100 Homicide Mark, Rate 10X Greater Than NYC
A month ago, to much fanfare, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Missouri. The threat, NAACP members were told…