"No New Taxes" vs. $2 Billion in Trade-Offs: What Kansas Is Giving Up to Land the Chiefs
The stadium deal won't raise your tax rate. But it will redirect billions in tax dollars we could have spent on other Kansas priorities. Here's what we're trading away—and the questions you should be asking before the concrete gets poured.
Temperament Over Turmoil: Kansas Voters Choose Steady Leadership
Kansas voters chose steadiness over spectacle at the polls. Also: Republicans backed off a special session on redistricting, saving that fight for January.
Kansas puts electricity mega-users in their own lane
Kansas regulators weigh a big-user power plan on Oct. 8 (think: AI data centers). It would make data centers cover new electric grid costs they trigger.
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. Kansas campuses allow concealed carry unless a venue flips on “adequate security measures.” Here’s what our universities actually do (and what this moment might signal for 2026).
If your fight-or-flight instinct is being triggered by things like civil unrest and Marines being activated in California, it's going to be okay. Probably.
You don't have to look far from home to see DOGE's impact. This is just a diary of the ways our household has already seen and felt its intended (and unintended) consequences.
The Kansas GOP supermajority steamrolled most of Governor Kelly vetoes. For the next six weeks, we're going to take a closer look at those new laws and their long-term impact.
The conservative supermajority is wrapping up its 2025 legislative playbook—so what happens next, and who gets to decide? (Spoiler: it’s not just them.)
There is only one more week for the Kansas Legislature to pass non-exempt bills (and only two weeks for budget and appropriations). If you like your senator or representative, send them a care package–they've got some long nights ahead.
While the conservative supermajority continues to act with strategic purpose, the Democrats are still debating tactics. It's a "tough love Monday," sorry!
It's (finally) here! LetterSwarm is a freemium tool for organizing and participating in letter-writing campaigns to "swarm" your elected officials with input.
