It's the one election that could really make a difference in Kansas. But one of the court's most aggressively liberal justices likely will get a free pass from Republicans in 2010's retention election.

Republicans won't campaign against Justice Beier in 2010

Critics say she legislates from the bench in matters like school funding, pushes for higher tax rates when she can, backs every liberal cause she can find and uses her seat on the bench to wage personal battles against conservatives she despises — most notably, former Attorney General Phill Kline. [Read more...]

Author of state version of Jessica's Law: 'It is concerning in the retroactive effect on cases that have already been tried'

Kansas Supreme Court decisions ease strict sentencing for child sex crimes

In 2006, a law requiring stronger penalties for sex offenders who commit crimes against children was signed in Kansas. [Read more...]

HEALTH-CARE: California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren: 'Abortion will be covered as a benefit by one or more of the health care plans available to Americans.'

Local lawmakers say health-care reform bills would allow taxpayer dollars to be used for abortions

Pro-life groups and legislators are insisting that health-care reform initiatives being promoted by both the U.S. House and Senate will result in a great expansion of insurance coverage for abortions, including the usage of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion procedures, which the majority of Americans oppose. [Read more...]

Sebelius and the National Institutes of Health are targets of a lawsuit intended to prevent taxpayer money from being spent to create and destroy human embryos.

Court case filed to protect embryos

The contentious issue of human rights for human embryos was opened Wednesday when two scientists, along with a consortium of embryo advocates, filed suit against Kathleen Sebelius, in her capacity as secretary of Health and Human Services, and the director of the National Institutes of Health. [Read more...]

POLITICS: Helen Van Etten: 'There was this feeling at the meeting that this is our time to step up'

Kansas delegate leads RNC resolution on cap and trade

The Republican National Committee adopted resolutions during its summer meeting July 28-31 intended to draw a contrast with the Obama administration, including a denunciation of President Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade bill — and a Kansas delegate was among the principal sponsors. [Read more...]

COMMENT: Phil Cosby asks why, if tobacco and alcohol advertising can be restricted, we have to read porn ads along our highways? Is it because Attorney General Steven Six just gave up?

Kansas' 'top dog' is the low dog now

The sex industry threatening lawsuits is the first strategy in their playbook and almost always successfully intimidates small towns along interstate highways. [Read more...]

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