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Tax relief? Kansas’ 2 percent food sales tax reduction is a drop in the bucket

TOPEKA – While the State of Kansas sits on its biggest pot of tax-generated spare cash in state history –...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
07Jan 2024

How will independents react to ‘Trumped’ up charges?

Elections are not decided by Republicans or Democrats, and for good reason. The two parties generally see their candidates as a...
By Earl Watt
6 min
05Jan 2024

Is it possible for rights to conflict?

Some people worship God, others Allah, and some might even choose to worship Satan himself. Some men call themselves men,...
By Earl Watt
5 min
02Jan 2024

Squelched by The Star – we love different opinions, as long as they’re ours

When Colleen Nelson was the editorial manager for the Kansas City Star, she made sure that alternate views (i.e., not agreeing...
By Patrick Richardson – The Sentinel
5 min
02Jan 2024

We need a ‘how to’ guide for removing inappropriate books

Parents and citizens need an effective guide for removing inappropriate books from schools.
By Dan Thalmann
4 min
02Jan 2024

The staggering national impact of illegal immigrant welfare expense

Happy New Year Ah, election years – where an opposing party suddenly agrees with the other party to gain votes....
By Jackie Taylor
5 min
01Jan 2024

I’m not a colonizer, I’m American

There is no recorded history of those who journeyed across the Bering Strait land bridge between what is now Russia...
By Earl Watt
4 min
27Dec 2023

Make Kansas towns more livable by limiting spending, limiting property tax growth

Over August and September, taxpayers across the state showed up to revenue-neutral hearings frustrated about tax increases. The statewide average property...
By Ganon Evans – Kansas Policy Institute
5 min
26Dec 2023

Too Good to Be True: Governor Kelly’s Medicaid Expansion Scam

Like the Shamwow! or the Slap Chop, Governor Kelly is popping up all over the place trying to sell a...
By Rep. Dan Hawkins, KS Speaker of the House
5 min
22Dec 2023

In 2023, Sharice Davids’ dog ate your homework

The  sexual oddity lobby, pro-abortion community, teachers unions, “green” energy industry and racist anti-Semites puppet-mastering Sharice Davids in the U.S....
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
21Dec 2023