Colorado’s Tabor seems headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. Tabor came about 20 years ago through a popular vote. It regulates how the state raises money and taxes its people. It requires a popular vote…

Michelle Schroeder, public policy director for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, told a state legislative committee Monday that a new food stamp policy that kicked about 2,000 children off the rolls is…

As Kansas legislators turn Gov. Sam Brownback’s program outline into specific legislation they should also make it fair to all Kansans. Gov. Brownback proposed changes to the state income tax that reduce income to the…

Dear Editor,We have many young ladies taking orders and will soon be delivering and selling more Girl Scout cookies. This is a great opportunity for these young ladies to learn communication skills, set goals, learn…

Average tuition and fees at the nation’s public universities jumped up, again, above inflation and far above average wage increases, to over $17,000. Average family incomes are in the $50,000 range. A family earning that…

Wednesday the 17 members of the Federal Reserve Board – men and women from all parts of the United States who make the assessment of the U.S. economy their primary concern – said they expected…

A bit on the Internet the other day hinted that actress Glenn Close confessed to growing up in a “cult.” Turned out the cult her family had joined was Moral Rearmament, a post-World War II…

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night called for unity he won’t get, but had some concrete proposals Congress should turn into law.  Let’s put the Buffett rule in place now, he…

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona has resigned from Congress a little over a year after she was shot in the head by a mentally unstable killer while she was holding an open air question-answer session…

Sneaky Democrats looking for ways to re-elect Barack Obama should hie themselves to Florida and hit the hustings for Newt Gingrich. Newt’s nomination by the GOP would give Obama another four years — and  by…