I became a fan of vote centers on Election Day 2004. I was working in Lafayette, Indiana, at the time, and my plan was to stop by my precinct’s designated polling place on the way…

Equally as unfortunate as it is unsurprising, gender inequality has followed us into the new decade. Our unwelcome visitor takes many forms, but an inequality given significantly less attention than the wage gap, or catcalling,…

I’m talking about a revolution. Not the kind that gets you tear-gassed in the streets of Hong Kong, tortured in a Syrian prison or guillotined in the Place de la Concorde. All we have to…

A common notion in politics is that Republicans decrease the size of government and reduce its interference in our lives. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats advocate government action as a means to…

On Tuesday, the Register will flip the switch to a new website. The launch will be the culmination of more than six months of work with a dedicated team of web developers and our own…

It’s tempting to label elections as “the most important” in decades, our lifetime, etc.  Sometimes, as Kansans discovered in 2010, 2016, and 2018, elections do have real consequences.  Moreover, nationally, the 2020 prospect of re-electing…

Even before Kansas became a state on Jan. 29, 1861, journalists and editors were reporting stories about their communities’ development and challenges, such as the bloody, divisive fight over slavery. Over the decades, the state…

It appears that higher wages and better incomes would be more likely to lower the abortion rate than anything currently happening in the Kansas Legislature.

College and universities are talking about ensuring greater accessibility to the high-quality education they provide and designing effective strategies to improve student success and help build the knowledgeable and well-trained workforce that our nation needs.…

The inauguration of Brandon Whipple as Wichita’s 102nd mayor marks a new era in local politics. A lot of questions are on the table as the 37-year-old Democrat assumes the “non-partisan” position at the helm…