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Insight Kansas is the central link repository for statewide syndicated columns on Kansas politics by political scientists in Kansas.
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6d ago
While Kansas does not have an official “none of the above” option, primary voters making other choices besides Biden and Trump in the primaries spell trouble for each candidate. Mark Joslyn reviewed these election returns in last week’s column ..read more
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1w ago
The difference between the 2017 and 2024 solar eclipse watch parties at Emporia State shows just how much campuses and other workplaces have changed, wrote Michael Smith in last week’s column ..read more
Insight Kansas
2w ago
The Millennial Generation is now the largest age cohort in the U.S. They also have the most unfavorable views of the economy, lower homeownership rates, and 43% of student loan debt. Kansas AG Kris Kobach has joined his counterparts from other states in suing to block student loan debt forgiveness. How will this play with Millennials, asked Alex Middlewood in last week’s column ..read more
Insight Kansas
3w ago
The Kansas Legislature is considering a bill to cut income taxes. In last week’s column, Brianne Heidbreder put the legislation in context, reviewing the politics and policy of income taxes in Kansas and neighboring states ..read more
Insight Kansas
1M ago
Primaries are relatively “tame,” even boring compared to caucuses. Yet the benefits of the primary still make them the preferred choice, wrote Russell Fox in last week’s column ..read more
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1M ago
Americans are losing faith in college education. A recent Gallup poll found that only 36% of respondents have “quite a lot” or “a great deal” of faith in higher ed, with a sharp partisan divide. In last week’s column, Michael Smith argued that this distrust is misplaced–for many, college remains a bargain and a ticket to a better life ..read more
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1M ago
Most Kansans have noticed the rising homelessness in the state and want something done about it. But policymakers are first going to have to confront a sharp partisan divide over the causes, wrote Mark Joslyn in last week’s column ..read more
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1M ago
The separation of powers among three branches goes back to the U.S. Founding. Yet numerous, recent examples show the Kansas Legislature trying to push that boundary, wrote Alex Middlewood in last week’s column ..read more
Insight Kansas
2M ago
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and journalist Dion Lefler recently had a dustup over what the law does–and does not–say on the topic of teachers informing parents that their children are using Transgender pronouns. In fact, court rulings have gone both ways, and the Constitution isn’t clear on the topic, wrote Russell Fox in last week’s column ..read more
Insight Kansas
2M ago
The World Cup has been called “the largest event in human history.” In 2026, some of the games will be played in Kansas City. Yet the games will be played in Missouri, so why should Kansas help pay for it? In last week’s column, guest columnist Bill Fiander argued that these World Cup games also promise major economic development opportunities to Kansas ..read more