Politics
‘Historic moment for Kansas’: Democrats win Senate, attorney general races and take lead in governor’s raceKansas Democrats scored a historic set of victories in the midterm elections, flipping a U.S. Senate seat, winning the attorney general’s race and putting Cindy Holscher ahead in the… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit over ‘unconstitutional’ Kansas City Chiefs stadium plan droppedA lawsuit against Kansas over the new Kansas City Chiefs stadium and the preservation of local control has been resolved, and the case will be dismissed. Kansas… Read More
Public Education
Unelected education leaders dominate list of highest-paid state officials in 2025, report says(The Center Square) – Some of the highest-paid state executives across the country in 2025 were unelected education officials, according to a new report. Ballotpedia curated a… Read More
Politics
EXCLUSIVE: Irreconcilable differences: Kansas governor’s race offers two incompatible paths forward, says candidate Ty MastersonFor decades, Kansans have changed the governor’s political party like so many outdated outfits. In fact, the state’s voters haven’t elected a successor of the same party in over… Read More
Courts
Federal judge rules against Kansas law giving illegal aliens in-state tuition(The Sentinel) – Illegal aliens living in Kansas will no longer receive in-state tuition at Kansas universities after federal judge Holly Teeter ruled that federal law preempts a … Read More
School Choice
Kansans’ access to U.S. school choice tax credits hinges on Democrat governor after legislative approvalKansas lawmakers want to make federal school choice tax credits available to the state’s families, though it’s unclear whether the governor will allow it. Both the Kansas House… Read More
Opinion
Gov. Kelly: Here’s why Kansas should opt in to the federal scholarship tax credit programSchool choice is taking the nation by storm and Kansas families are increasingly part of that important conversation. Thirty-four states (plus Washington, D.C.,… Read More
Government, Opinion
Bi-partisan self-interest in politics destroys education opportunities(The Sentinel) – The struggle to get kids a decent education validates Thomas Sowell’s premise on the priorities of most politicians – their first priority is to get elected,… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Kelly: School choice for my kids but not yours(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly opposed to school choice, except for her own children. Alumni newsletters show Kelly and her husband, Dr. Ted Daughety,… Read More
Local News
$400 million Bluhawk Sports Facility coming to Overland ParkOVERLAND PARK, Kan. – A new $400-million sports facility with one of the only regulation-size hockey rinks in the Kansas City area is coming to Overland Park. Kansas… Read More
2022 election
Kansas Republicans reeling from another governor loss and breezy re-election of a Democrat congresswoman. What happened?While much of the nation expected a red wave in Tuesday’s election, Kansas very nearly experienced a mini blue wave – with a controversial Democrat governor eking out a… Read More
2022 election
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin fires up crowd at rally for Kansas AG Derek Schmidt’s gubernatorial runSHAWNEE, Ks. – Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared at a packed campaign rally in Shawnee Thursday to support Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt in his gubernatorial run. … Read More
State Government
The Kansas governor made a quiet deal with left-leaning groups to send out voter registration forms. Lawmakers want to ban that from happening againDemocratic Gov. Laura Kelly contracted with left-leaning advocacy groups to send 277,000 voter registration forms to Kansans on public assistance before the 2020 election. Now, legislators want to… Read More