Because Kansas revenues are currently robust, Gov. Laura Kelly sees it as an opportunity to use the funds to save money. How’s that? She’d like to pay down Kansas’ debt and shore up its savings. …

During my eight years as president of the Kansas Senate, I had frequent dealings with journalists who covered the Statehouse. It wasn’t always easy. Journalists ask tough questions, and they often make their sources uncomfortable.…

If Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly was an aging pop diva, last night’s annual State of the State address would have been a spirited greatest hits show, packed with favorites such as balancing the budget, supporting…

It was dusk on a beautiful August evening, 1983. I exited an upscale Chicago hotel with my girlfriend, whose employer had just hosted a gala dinner. Dressed to the nines, we strolled leisurely down the…

The unfortunate addition of two more dog breeds by the American Kennel Club (AKC) is being reported as breezily as if it were an announcement for a new car or smartphone. But dogs aren’t fad…

Can democracy be snuffed out? You bet it can. Just look at what’s happening in Hong Kong. My last visit there was at the end of 2019, right before the pandemic, during what seems in…

Lucky countries have celebrations that remind their citizens of what binds them together — think Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. Unlucky countries do the opposite: They commemorate the divisions that drive them apart.…

The responses to a recent article about Allen County’s lack of affordable housing have been pretty pointed.  Low wages. High rents. Few dining or entertainment options. High taxes.  “Why would anyone want to live there?”…

The executive board of SPARK, a Kansas committee of appointed leaders proposed late last month to divvy up some $150 million of Kansas federal COVID relief funding. For K-12 schools, $4 million was proposed for…

There are many ways to describe what happened in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. It was an insurrection, a riot, an attempt to violently overthrow the results of a legitimate presidential election. It was…