Tag: Kansas
Yoder, Missouri Congressmen Break with Party on Budget Deal
Congressman Kevin Yoder of Kansas and Congressmen Billy Long and Jason Smith of Missouri broke with the Republican Party, casting…
KU’s Multicultural Student Government Manages to “Impeach” First President in “Messy” Procedure
The government of the United States of America was in business for nearly 80 years before it managed to impeach…
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.…
Kansas High Schoolers About to Get Famous on A&E’s 11-Part “Undercover High”
Tuesday, January 16, marks the debut of an 11-part series on A&E called “Undercover High.” The series follows seven twenty-somethings…
K-State Research Associate Charged With Attempted Murder in Cop Shooting, Media Mum
Something seems to have gone badly wrong in the life of 38-year-old Kansas State research associate Mark Harrison. On Friday…
Inbound, Outbound State Migration Suggest Americans Value Economic Freedom
Americans often relocate to states with robust labor markets and economic growth, according to analysis by the American Enterprise Institute.…
Firefighter Flames Mayor Holland as KCK Conflict Heats Up
KCK firefighter Chris Wing took to Facebook to express his anger at Unified Government Mayor Chris Holland in a fashion…
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…
Prescription for Ending Opioid Abuse? Eliminating Some Regulations on Doctors
Kansas officials are seeking to combat a wave of opioid addictions and deaths through a variety of measures, but they…
Wichita ‘Swatting’ Prank Leads to Fatal Police Shooting
Among the most diabolical of pranks, a “swatting” incident led to the shooting death by Wichita police of an innocent…
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…
Kansas Looks To Retain 4 Congressional Seats in 2020
Though the 2020 Census is still a few years away, most experts predict Kansas will retain all four of its Congressional…
Despite Pressure, DA Refuses to Press Charges Against Topeka Cops Involved in Fatal Shooting
In the face of extended protests by members of Black Lives Matter and other activists, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike…
Wichita Teachers Average 6 Percent Raise, Super Gets $14K Bump
Wichita School Superintendent Alicia Thompson will sweeten her salary by more than $14,000 this school year, and district teachers won’t…
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…
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…
Kansas Supreme Court Says Rape Victim Has No Claim on Truth, Overturns Rapist’s Conviction
On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court Friday threw out the 2013 Shawnee County kidnapping conviction of an immigrant from Monaco…
Strange But True: KU Grad Students “Walk Out” to Protest Higher Taxes
Earlier this week the KU Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition (GTAC) staged something of a “walk out” on campus to protest…
The New Border War: Which State Can Generate the Most Fake Hate Crimes
Missouri and Kansas seem to have revived the border war, this time over which state can generate the most fake…
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…
She’s A Pistol Perp Pleads Guilty To One Charge, Faces Three More
The unfortunately named Nicquan Midgyett will cost Johnson County taxpayers a good deal more money by pleading guilty to only…
Did Garden City CC Really Throw “Muslim” Basketballer Out of College?
Garden City Community College in western Kansas is enduring an unexpected moment in the basketball sun due to the hasty…