Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on election lawsuits, criminal justice reform
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, now in his third term, makes his presence felt. He'll be relied upon during the upcoming legislative session, but beyond that, he has weighed in on several notab...
21 Dec 202030min
Roberts, Senate colleagues reflect on the Kansas congressman's career
After nearly 40 years as a congressman, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts announced early last year he would not pursue reelection in 2020. Capping off the longest tenure of any Kansan in the nation’s capital Sen...
14 Dec 202011min
Kansas civil rights advocates on the death penalty
Kansas law allows capital punishment, but no one has been put to death in the state since 1965. At El Dorado Correctional Facility, 10 men are currently on death row, set to die by lethal injection. T...
7 Dec 202012min
Kansas Veteran's Treatment Court
According to a report from the US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, nearly 8% of inmates serving time in state and federal prisons and local jails are veterans. Despite making up a s...
30 Nov 202013min
Sparks fly as Kansas legislators debate pandemic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has left Kansas embroiled in economic chaos. Tens of thousands out of work, severely delayed payment of unemployment claims, and a wave of fraudulent jobless claims are among the...
23 Nov 202014min
Political scientists dissect 2020 election results
Bob Beatty and Amber Dickinson, political science faculty members at Washburn University in Topeka, say President Donald Trump easily won confidence of Kansas voters, no amount of money would have alt...
17 Nov 202031min
General Election 2020: What happened and what's left
Election Day 2020 has come and gone, but many races are still too close to call across the country, including here in Kansas. A week removed, counties now must canvass election results and cure provis...
9 Nov 202024min
Survey sheds light on where Kansans stand on major issues
The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University recently released its annual survey report on how Kansans view significant issues facing the state and nation. The report provides...
2 Nov 202024min
