Tag: Wichita Eagle
Media crucified Brownback, but glosses over Kelly’s budget tricks
When Republican Governor Sam Brownback used budget tricks to avoiding spending cuts, media pounded him on the front page and…
Wichita Eagle and KC Star: ‘do as we instruct, not as we do’
A commentary from Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert Within the last few days, the McClatchy-owned Wichita Eagle and Kansas…
Report for America grant raises objectivity concerns for Wichita Eagle
Two more full-time reporters will be coming to Kansas as part of the Report for America Grant program, but the…
McClatchy newspapers may run out of cash in 2020
The parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle may not have enough money to pay its…
Wichita Eagle criticizes Republican party for campaigning but gives Democrats a pass
Wichita Republicans are questioning the political bias of the local paper after the Wichita Eagle published a one-sided story last…
McClatchy death spiral continues; Eagle to cut Saturday print edition
The Wichita Eagle Saturday edition is about to land on the dustbin of history. McClatchy, which owns the Eagle and…
After move from spring to fall, local election voter turnout is mixed bag
A 2015 law designed to increase voter turnout may not be having the intended results. When lawmakers moved local elections…
McClatchy seeks IRS waiver to reduce pension payments
McClatchy, the newspaper conglomerate that owns the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, posted a devastating second-quarter earnings report…
Owner of KC Star, Wichita Eagle continues losing money
McClatchy, the parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, continues to lose money and miss expectations.…
Kelly vetoes tax bill, reporters act like her deputies
Instead of asking hard questions about obviously misleading statements in Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of HB 2033, reporters across Kansas…
Wichita Eagle warns average ACT scores will likely dip
The average ACT score of Kansas high school students is likely to drop this year, the Wichita Eagle reports in…
Staff Buyouts To Shrink Star, Eagle Parent by 10 Percent
McClatchy, the parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, announced it will offer voluntary buyouts to…
Universities largely to blame for tuition hikes, not Legislature
Kansas college students are incurring a lot more debt to pay tuition and fees than they were a decade ago,…
Researchers Brutally Smack Down Laura Kelly’s Favored KU Welfare Report
The Wichita Eagle headline sounds awful: “Kansas child welfare agency trying to undercut research cited by incoming governor.” This is…
McClatchy, Wishing For a “Purple” Kansas, Boosts Dem For Roberts Seat
McClatchy, the ailing mothership of the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star, has designated its challenger for the seat…
Shocker: McClatchy to Move Design, Copy Editing Jobs to Charlotte
Scrooge McClatchy came early this year to the newsrooms of the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star. As reported…
Heartless McClatchy To Cut 140 Staffers
Putting profits over people–or at least putting smaller losses over people–The McClatchy Company announced on Tuesday that it will cut…
Kobach Ups Lead to 300 Votes, Johnson County Reports Later Tuesday
As reported in the Wichita Eagle, the canvass of 1326 disputed and provisional ballots in Wichita’s Sedgwick County gave Secretary…
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…
Da Nerve! Seattle Deports Homeless To Kansas
The famously compassionate City of Seattle, Washington, the home of Starbucks and the $15 minimum wage, has been trying for…
Candidates Struggle to Explain Why Kansas Is Stagnant in Surging Economy
In the booming 2017 national economy, only two states underperformed Kansas–Louisiana and Connecticut. In fact, Kansas was one of only…
Eagle, Star Hemorrhaging Cash, Staff
McClatchy, the newspaper chain that owns the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, continues to hemorrhage value, according to…
Bill To Maintain Adoption Status Quo Smacked by Hostile Media, LGBT Lobby
Legislation that protects faith-based adoption services is languishing in the Kansas House Fed and State Affairs committee, and proponents of…
Kansas Union Prez Calls New Koch-Funded School “Living Laboratory of Elitism”
Leave it to United Teachers of Wichita president Steve Wentz to put a frog in the punch bowl of the…