This week could mark the beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve as we have known it. President Trump has been upfront in his belief that the Federal Reserve should be subordinate to his…

Should Kansas send National Guard troops to join the military occupation of Washington D.C.? It’s not yet an issue in the campaign to replace Gov. Laura Kelly in next year’s election. But it should be.…

Not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a Republican President demanding government ownership in a private company, but here we are. And now the Trump Administration is toying with a tax on…

IOLA — Nathan Fawson is a man under fire. And he wants you to know he is grateful. Sitting in a consultation room painted a calming shade of neutral, Fawson — CEO of the Southeast…

Four Kansas school districts — Shawnee Mission, Olathe, Kansas City, Kansas, and Topeka — are now under federal investigation after a Washington dark money group filed a complaint.  On paper, they’ll say it’s about Title…

For more than 160 years, mail-in voting has been a fixture of American democracy — especially in Kansas. During the Civil War, Union soldiers stationed far from home were granted the right to vote by…

There is a classic Beatles song — “In My Life” — that speaks of “places I remember, all my life, though some have changed, some forever, not for better …” There is a day in…

The Neosho County commission’s recent decision to deny the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center a letter of support sets a troubling precedent. Last week, commissioners justified their concern over executive salaries as a way to…

Kris Kobach had a choice between the best interests of Kansas or the best interests of Donald Trump.  He chose Trump.  Here’s what happened: The state attorney general last week asked a federal court to…

Vladimir Putin came to Alaska and got the red-carpet treatment, complete with a fighter-jet flyover and a warm presidential handshake.  While expectations were low for a full ceasefire, most observers were hoping for at least…