Tag: Kansas
LGBTQ Lobby Pressures Dems to Stall Brownback Nomination
The LGBTQ lobby showed its muscle at Gov. Sam Brownback’s confirmation hearing for the position of U.S. ambassador at large…
CBS Touts Tonganoxie Take Down of Tyson Chicken
“Industry and state officials are a bit mystified that any community would turn away 1,600 jobs,” says CBS News, but…
Business Is Brisk For KU’s Famed Hate Crime Hoax Detector
Laird Wilcox, arguably the nation’s foremost hate crime hoax detector, was back in the news. The hoax du jour unfolded–and…
College Readiness Scores Stagnant; Former Rep. Calls Information “Inaccurate”
The Kansas Department of Education released state assessment scores last week and the results weren’t good. They showed that only…
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…
Two Arrested for Deadly Lawrence Shoot-out. “Main Guy” Still At Large?
On early Sunday morning, October 1, three people people were shot dead in Lawrence, Kansas. On Tuesday, October 17, the…
KU Could Be on The Hook for Millions If Football Coaches Are Fired
There is something about losing five straight football games and giving up an average of more than 50 points a…
Adidas Scandal May Have Left its Footprint on KU
A trio of reporters at KU’s Daily Kansan–Conner Mitchell, Sean Collins and Wesley Dotson–are getting some deserved national attention for…
Woman Warned Away from Westport Violence Dies in Lawrence Shoot-Out
“I encouraged them to go to Lawrence instead of Westport because Westport has been so violent and dangerous,” Gretchen Brown…
New School Super: “Kansas Really Supports Their Educators”
Angela Holloway-Payne, who left her native Memphis for a job as a school superintendent in Kansas, told the Hutchinson News…
Lawrence High Grooms Fresh Snowflakes For Future Campus Meltdowns
On Monday as many as 100 students at Lawrence High staged something of a sit-down strike to protest “disrespectful” comments…
Shocker: Kansas Supreme Court Licenses Identity Theft–But Only By Illegal Aliens
Friday, in a stunning decision, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in essence that the State of Kansas cannot prosecute illegal…
KU Professor Protests Campus Carry Law By Wearing “Bulletproof Vest”
Kevin Willmott, a professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas, did his best to stifle open…
Sen. Caryn Tyson Joins Growing GOP Crowd for Kansas 2nd
In a remarkable bit of journalistic restraint, Jonathan Shorman of the Wichita Eagle reported the announcement by conservative Sen. Caryn…
Homeschoolers Save Kansas $145 Million
Homeschooling saved Kansas taxpayers about $145 million last year, according to analysis by Intellectual Takeout. The Minnesota-based think tank multiplied…
Defeated Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Davis to Declare for Kansas Second District
The last time Lawrence attorney Paul Davis ran for elected office he broke a lot of his supporters’ hearts and…
Wichita Makeup Artist Denied Award Due to Trump Support
Wichita makeup artist Gypsy Freeman entered a national Instagram-based contest sponsored by television personality Kat Von D–the trade name for…
Food Stamp Usage Plummets Nationwide
Food stamp usage is on the decline. The number of food stamp recipients bottomed to a seven-year low, according to…
Accused Learning It Doesn’t Pay to Rob a Kansas Gun Store
The first of the four defendants to go on trial in the fatal 2015 shooting of Jon Bieker, proprietor of…
Washington Examiner Sings Praises of Brownback, Kansas
In a rare break from the ritualistic pounding Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has grown used to, the Washington Examiner has…
Kansas Fiscal Health Ranked 32nd among States
The top-performing states tend to exhibit fiscal discipline, an area in which Kansas gets low marks, according to Mercatus. The…
Kobach Calls Reports of Mass Boycott of Voter Fraud Probe “Fake News”
On July 5, the White House Office of the Press Secretary issued a press release on the subject of voter…
Wichita Teachers Union Prez Sues Project Veritas, But Why?
Steve Wentz, president of United Teachers of Wichita, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court’s Middle District of Florida against…
Did Kris Kobach Underestimate the Number of Illegals Voting in Kansas?
A comprehensive report released by the think tank, Just Facts, suggests that, if anything, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach…