Newspaper owner sues small Kansas city, police department for raiding his home and office: ‘Illegal as hell’
The owner of a small newspaper in Marion, Kansas, a city of fewer than 2,000 people, is suing the city, local police department and other defendants after police raided his home and newspaper office last summer. has filed a lawsuit. On Monday, Marion County Record owner Eric Meyer said: lawsuit The U.S. District Court in […]
Kansas lawmakers scrap tax cut plan after deal between Dem governor and GOP leaders
A bipartisan group of Kansas rank-and-file lawmakers on Thursday halted a tax cut plan with Republicans defying Republican leaders and Democrats ignoring personal appeals from the state’s Democratic governor. The state Legislature rejected a plan to cut taxes by about $1.4 billion over the next three years. It grew out of an agreement between Gov. […]
Marion County Record newspaper sues Kansas police over unprecedented raid
A Kansas weekly newspaper that suffered an unprecedented police raid over the summer filed a federal lawsuit Monday against local officials, saying “co-conspirators” are seeking revenge and the publisher’s 98-year-old mother accused of causing death. The Marion County Record reported that the city of Marion, the Marion County Commission and five current and former local […]
Kansas City Could Potentially Lose Both Chiefs And Royals After Missouri Voters Say No To Stadium Tax
Woah! We could potentially see a scenario where Kansas City loses both the Chiefs and the Royals! The voters of Jackson County, Missouri made a big move Tuesday night, turning down a sales tax measure that would have contributed to the funding of both a brand-new downtown ballpark for the Kansas City Royals and big-time […]
Kansas Republicans use ‘power of the purse’ to tie up immigration, DEI provisions in budget
Republicans are likely to approve a state budget for Kansas that would force the state’s Democratic governor to limit diversity efforts on college campuses and help Texas in its fight with the Biden administration over border security. It contains provisions aimed at this purpose. Republican negotiators in the state House and Senate agreed to include […]
Kansas Democratic governor and Republican leaders strike tax compromise, leaving dissenters on both sides
Top Republicans and the Democratic governor brokered a tax cut deal after Kansas’ Republican leaders abandoned a move to a single-rate personal income tax that the state’s Republican leaders and Democratic governor strongly opposed. The Kansas House and Senate were scheduled to vote on the compromise on Thursday or Friday, and Gov. Laura Kelly was […]
‘Foul play’ suspected for missing Kansas moms Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley in Oklahoma
Two Kansas mothers who were traveling in Oklahoma disappeared and the car they were driving was found abandoned in a remote area of the Sooner State’s Panhandle. Authorities suspect “foul play”. Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly were reported missing Saturday in a “rural” area of Texas County near Highway 95 and L Road. oklahoma state […]
Future for Chiefs, Royals in Kansas City in doubt after fans reject sales tax
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday night, residents of Jackson County, Missouri, along with Major League Baseball, voted strongly against a sales tax measure that would have funded the construction of a new ballpark downtown, resulting in the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs The future was in doubt. Arrowhead Stadium renovation work. Royals owner John […]
Report: Police Searching For Kansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice After Alleged Hit-And-Run Crash
Super Bowl LVIII Opener, Las Vegas, Nevada – February 5: Lasci Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media during Super Bowl LVIII Opener at Allegiant Stadium on February 5, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candace Ward/Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie10:13am – Monday, April 1, 2024 Police in Dallas, Texas, are […]
Kansas lawmakers race to reckon with flat tax, DEI disputes, disability services before spring break
Kansas lawmakers are rushing to cut taxes, fund disability services and address immigration issues before the annual three-week spring break begins next week. Most bills that don’t pass at that point will not be considered when lawmakers return for a short omnibus session on April 29. Republicans are at odds over how to cut income […]