Marshal, John

First, the debt: Each year the Congress blesses an extravagant number of programs that keep America going, from the farm bill and highways through health...

'Kansas town weighs racial justice as ex-officer faces charges of abuse' Now in court, the case unfolds a story of rampant corruption and the consistent raping of...

The November election dust has settled to reveal another uneasy shuffling of Kansas politics and culture. Many eyes were on the race for governor;...

Thanksgiving brings a bundle of sentiment and nerves. We are told that this is a time to put the bygones aside and our troubles...

When the late Joan Finney was governor in the early 1990s, one of her pet themes was initiative and referendum– a catchphrase for "Let...

Trading places Another election is finished, but not the abuse of its political hot air. A long tunnel of mirrors has closed; the oft-mentioned Biden...

Two proposed constitutional amendments are on the Nov. 8 ballot. One would upend the balance of power in state government. The other would hamstring...

Amidst all the political caterwauling, a look at the state's finances may advance some sense and understanding before the election. If only a peek,...

Election season has become a gruesome ordeal, one that consigns Kansas to political theater with stale acts. Tribal fever rules. Most of us are...

Six of the state's seven Supreme Court justices stand for retention on the November 8 ballot. They are not household names, but they are...