Author: Patrick Richardson
Santa Fe Trail district kicks family out for disagreeing with policies
Speaking out against some Santa Fe Trail school district policies has apparently resulted in dire consequences for one family, who…
Lawsuit seeks to end religious exemption for private colleges
A class-action lawsuit filed in March in the federal court for the Western District of Oregon could end the Title…
Derek Schmidt denied opportunity to respond to KC Star attack
A recent Kansas City Star opinion piece sharply criticized Kansas Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General, Derek Schmidt, for…
Incompetence, not computers, seems to be majority of unemployment woes
The current snarl that is the Kansas Unemployment system — and the massive levels of fraud inflicted upon the state…
Feds hope to back door Medicaid expansion in Kansas
A bill that would be a back-door way to expand Medicaid in Kansas and eleven other states that have so…
CDC says ‘benefits of vaccination’ outweigh risks of heart condition in teens
A possible explanation for the World Health Organization’s Monday guidance to stop vaccinating children under 18 emerged Wednesday. At a…
WHO says don’t vaccinate kids under 12, Kelly admin is unresponsive
The World Health Organization yesterday said “children should not be vaccinated for the moment” because there is insufficient evidence to…
Kelly admin celebrates destructive business tax climate
Apparently desperate for some sort of win to distract from a moribund state economy, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, in a…
Term limits enjoy broad support in Kansas, nationally
How frustrated are people with government? A recent study showing broad support for term limits indicates that Kansans are growing…
Biden’s “30 by 30” land grab worries Kansas and Nebraska producers
Shortly after taking office President Joe Biden signed an executive order ostensibly to protect the nation’s “natural heritage.” The “Conserving and…
Kelly admin adds to strife for unemployed fraud victims
Many unemployed Kansans have had to wait months for unemployment benefit checks due to what media would call bureaucratic incompetency…
College of the Ozarks denied preliminary injunction, vows to fight on
A federal judge earlier this week denied a preliminary injunction that, unless overturned on appeal, could force the College of…
KC Star spreads disinformation about school board meeting
Last week, YouTube removed a video of the May 17 Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education meeting for “spreading…
City of Gardner backs off pool COVID restrictions
On Monday, Gardner resident Danedri Herbert, took to the podium to blast the Gardner City Council for a decision to…
Federal unemployment benefits stifle job growth in Kansas
President Joe Biden may not believe that the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits is keeping people from…
Doctor says there’s no legitimate medical reason to mask children
One Kansas City-area mom had to fight tooth and nail to get a mask exemption for her children, despite having…
KDHE, county health officials won’t talk about COVID cycle threshold
Late last month the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention lowered the cycle threshold standard for COVID-19 tests to determine…
Biden’s STEP Act will tax farmers, small business owners hardest
President Joe Biden, who is promoting an effective tax increase on many middle-class Americans to pay back the unions that…
College of the Ozarks sues Biden admin over gender identity
Like a Missouri David facing the Federal Goliath, the small, Christian-oriented College of the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri, is challenging…
Pratt chamber won’t answer questions about social justice survey
A “community survey” from the Pratt Chamber of Commerce raises a lot more questions than those in the survey. An…
KC Monarchs, Royals require masks to watch games
The Kansas City Monarchs, a minor league baseball team, will be allowing spectators this season, opening up season ticket sales…
Property taxes jump again but help is on the way
This year, many Kansas taxpayers will still see their property taxes go up, and in many cases, four to five…
Bicknell on tax fight: ‘They’re just waiting on me to die’
Just over three years ago, former Pittsburg resident and pizza magnate O. Gene Bicknell filed suit against the state of…
Testimony: Utilities could have avoided winter storm price hikes
When “Winter Storm Uri” hit in February, it plunged the nation into a deep freeze, causing rolling blackouts across the…