Calvin Hayden, the sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas, who for years promoted a Trumpian investigation of the county’s election system, was defeated in a Republican primary Tuesday night by Doug Bedford, his former second in command. Hayden took a keen interest in the election system after Donald Trump lost Johnson County in the 2020 White … Read more
The job market may have cooled a bit, but there are still far more job openings nationwide than there are people available to fill them. That means qualified workers are still a precious commodity. So, companies seeking to attract great employees like to set up shop in states that offer a great quality of life. … Read more
Inflation has come down considerably from its post-pandemic peak of 9% in 2022, and just went negative on a monthly basis for the first time since May 2020, but prices are still higher than Federal Reserve policymakers say is appropriate for a stable economy. Further hurting the ability to make ends meet: a growing insurance … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. The pair of 5-1 decisions suggests that other restrictions — even ones decades on the books — … Read more
Kansas AG Kris Kobach: Pfizer violated state Consumer Protection Act Pfizer: Case has ‘no merit’ and company will respond in ‘due course’ Dr. John Moore: Political vaccine misinformation deadly to citizens Updated: Jun 20, 2024 / 09:45 PM CDT (NewsNation) – Dr. John Moore, Cornell University virologist and researcher, says “Red COVID” is a “statistically proven … Read more
(NewsNation) — The state of Kansas has sued the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, accusing it of misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine by making false claims about its effectiveness. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach claims Pfizer misled Kansas residents by claiming the vaccine was safe and hid evidence of the shot’s link … Read more
(NewsNation) — The possibility of the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs relocating from Missouri to Kansas could reignite an economic war in the two-state Kansas City metro area. Kansas lawmakers are scheduled to meet in a special session starting Tuesday, primarily to consider a new tax proposal. But they may also approve a plan to … Read more
In November, Calvin Hayden spoke to a fringe gathering of “America First” conservatives at a church in Kansas City. He told the crowd at Hope Family Fellowship Church that they were in the middle of a war between good and evil, that the Apple logo reminded him of Eve eating forbidden fruit, and that “a … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority. Two Republicans who’d backed … Read more
Arthur Smith was fired by the Atlanta Falcons after a third successive 7-10 season in the NFC South; the Falcons’ 48-17 season-ending loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday was the second consecutive lopsided defeated that sealed Smith’s fate, following a 37-17 defeat at Chicago Last Updated: 08/01/24 7:41am Please use Chrome browser for … Read more
