3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (454+ words) September 10, 2026 - 3:11 PM Economists and other political observers are voicing concerns about the potential effects on inflation and the national balance sheet. Taken together, it’s a swift reaction that makes clear that Trump’s dubious election-year gambit is likely little more than…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) By ANNA KAMINSKI, KANSAS REFLECTOR September 2, 2026 - 2:38 PM TOPEKA — The Aug. 4 primary election, which featured contentious races and a hot-button ballot question, had the second-highest primary voter turnout in Kansas history, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. More than 650,000 Kansans…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (313+ words) By MARK JOSLYN - INSIGHT KANSAS August 30, 2026 - 9:09 AM As we approach Labor Day, the unofficial start of the general election season, it’s worth looking back at a strategic decision Kansas Republicans made decades ago. In the early 1970s, as part of efforts…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) By TIM STAUFFER, REGISTER MANAGING EDITOR August 19, 2026 - 3:17 PM Voters in this November’s election may notice a change in how they vote — and it’s not just because of new names on the ballot. County commissioners approved Tuesday to spend just over…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) By ANNA KAMINSKI, KANSAS REFLECTOR August 18, 2026 - 3:11 PM TOPEKA — From Lebanon, Kansas, the geographic center of the contiguous United States, the Rev. Adam Hamilton began his general election campaign for U.S. Senate. Before launching on Tuesday his debut general election ad,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) By SUSAN LYNN-REGISTER EDITOR August 14, 2026 - 4:26 PM Allen County commissioners say they have until Tuesday to decide whether to put on the Nov. 3 general election ballot a measure to raise the county sales tax by a half cent, going from 1.25% to…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (546+ words) By RUSSELL ARBEN FOX - FOR THE KANSAS REFLECTOR August 14, 2026 - 4:06 PM This August marks the twentieth anniversary of my family’s arrival in Kansas, after I was hired to teach at Friends University in Wichita. After two decades here, what have I…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (469+ words) By DION LEFLER - WICHITA EAGLE August 12, 2026 - 4:34 PM A week ago, Kansans cast their most consequential vote of the last 70 years or so, when they decided to preserve the integrity and independence of the state courts by rejecting a constitutional amendment…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) By JASON HANCOCK - MISSOURI INDEPENDENT August 11, 2026 - 2:57 PM Missouri Republicans have been making the case for years that our state constitution is getting hijacked by out-of-state interests. Gov. Mike Kehoe said it plainly in a video backing Amendment 4, the proposal that…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) By LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL August 10, 2026 - 4:18 PM Arizona and Nevada will feel the brunt of the pain under a federal plan to reduce stress on the Colorado River. It’s an unjust solution, particularly for the Silver State. Recently, the Interior Department…...