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Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
Dane Hicks is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School at Quantico, VA. He is the author of novels "The Skinning Tree" and "A Whisper For Help." As publisher of the Anderson County Review in Garnett, KS., he is a recipient of the Kansas Press Association's Boyd Community Service Award as well as more than 60 awards for excellence in news, editorial and photography.
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While gas prices slap Kansans, Sharice Davids supports Biden energy policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As gasoline prices outpace their level a year ago for Kansas drivers, a handful of Democrats in...
24Mar 2024

“Non-profits” push voter registration – but only in Sharice Davids’ district
TOPEKA – While policies of the Biden Administration drive the President's approval ratings lower seemingly by the day and worried...
23Mar 2024

Opponents argue against Kelly’s Medicaid Expansion wish list
UPDATE: This bill was not referred from committee for action after the hearing) TOPEKA – Amid the full-court press by...
21Mar 2024

Kansas health officials on watch for spike in measles cases
TOPEKA – Kansas public health officials yesterday were looking to spread the word about an increasing incidence of U.S. measles...
19Mar 2024

The KanCare p.s. – Medicaid can claim your assets to pay for benefits
As the Kansas legislature gears up for its first hearings on Medicaid expansion in four years, a little- known aspect...
18Mar 2024

Earl Glynn: Kansas Democrats penalized (sort of) for $1.6 million in shady finances
With more than $1.6 million in ghost financial transactions and no more than a shameful wink by the Kansas Ethics...
13Mar 2024

Laura Kelly’s biggest priority
Is it skyrocketing inflation in the cost of food and consumer goods and huge increases in the cost of housing?...
12Mar 2024

Kansas lawmakers give their take on Biden SOTU
Senator Jerry Moran: “With three years of policies to stand on, the American people have ample data to assess the...
08Mar 2024

Sharice Davids voted against Laken Riley Act before she voted for it
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Third District Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids followed 37 other Democrats on Thursday to switch their votes in favor...
07Mar 2024

Kobach sues TikTok for threat to kids
TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced his office has filed a lawsuit today in Shawnee County District Court against social media...
07Mar 2024