Arizona and Nevada will feel the brunt of the pain under a federal plan to reduce stress on the Colorado River. It’s an unjust solution, particularly for the Silver State. Recently, the Interior Department released…

He was saving the bond market. Or laying the groundwork for a new currency system. Or rescuing a major bank from imminent collapse.  The internet has plenty of wild theories about why Treasury Secretary Scott…

American drinking habits are changing. Nearly half of American adults say they don’t touch alcohol, according to a 2025 Gallup survey. At 54%, the share of the population that drinks has reached its lowest level…

They did it again. Kansans supporting abortion rights and public education turned out en masse Tuesday to send a decisive message to Republican power brokers determined to bring the state Supreme Court to heel. Not…

Members of Congress for years have metaphorically run for the hills when confronted with the nation’s looming entitlement crisis, opting for inertia over reforms that might be politically risky. But with the Social Security trust…

When I accepted an appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission seven years ago, I expected to learn about judges. Instead, I learned about institutions. The most effective institutions aren’t built around the people…

While Allen County Commissioners were “instructing” Mandy Moyer on how to do her job as executive director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, what became clear Tuesday morning is that advice comes easy. For the…

Americans’ trust in the judiciary and the justice system is eroding at every level. From the U.S. Supreme Court to state courts across the country, polls show sharply declining public confidence in courts as trustworthy…

Dear editor, I hope everyone read the opinion in Saturday’s Iola Register by Bill Fiander who teaches state/local government, public administration and planning at Washburn University.   If not, let me summarize his piece.  …

As former elected officials with 16 years of experience in the Kansas Legislature and more than 50 years working with parents and children in our public schools — from Belle Plaine to Stafford and from…