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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas. He was executive editor of Heartlander News from 2022 to 2026.

State Government
Lame duck Clay County commission may expand prevailing wage requirements in oddly swift action Wednesday evening

A majority of Clay County’s lame duck commission seems intent on expanding prevailing wage requirements on contractors Wednesday night, just weeks before other commissioners join them in January. Read More

December 13, 2022
National
‘It’s going to be us’: Homeland security expert warns America is destroying itself from within

The biggest threat to the homeland may actually be the homeland itself. That’s the startling assessment of Pat Proctor, a state representative from Leavenworth and one of Kansas’… Read More

December 12, 2022
Big Tech
No immunity for Big Tech or amnesty for illegal immigrants, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley argues

Big Tech companies should no longer be immune from lawsuits over “illegal content” on social media sites, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley told The Heartlander Thursday. And no amnesty… Read More

December 9, 2022
Schools
Loudoun County school superintendent sacked after grand jury condemns handling of transgender sex assaults that sparked parents’ movement

First it “dropped the ball” in two sexual assaults of girls by a transgender student. Now the Loudoun County school board has dropped the hammer – on the superintendent who… Read More

December 8, 2022
Education
Cross-dressing book for pre-K students crossed the line: Kansas City school district changes book-approval system after Lion story

A school district that gave preschoolers a book on cross-dressing has changed its procedures for giving out books after news of the incident surfaced last week. As reported… Read More

December 5, 2022