Photo: Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle / http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article2638314.html The sunflower state was seeing red as the midterm election results rolled in Tuesday, Nov. 4.…
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Missouri voters reject early voting and teacher evaluation amednments
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters were presented with four potential constitutional amendments. Amendment 2 covered new policies for criminal trials, Amendment 3 proposed new teacher evaluation…
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Sophomore students encourage midterm voting through volunteer work
Brett Stone and Caitlin Troutman, sophomores, volunteered for local campaigns during the midterm season. Prior to the Nov. 4 midterm elections, William Jewell’s political communication…
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Incumbent Republican Sam Graves holds congressional seat
Republican Incumbent Sam Graves won the 2014 race for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri’s 6th district. Graves ran against challengers Democrat Bill Hedge and Libertarian…
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Economic development, tourism promotion taxes approved by Liberty voters
There were three main issues proposed in the 2014 election cycle for Liberty, MO. They included building a new animal shelter, increasing funding to attract tourists…
Read MoreBailout legislation leaves many issues unresolved
Since the failure of Lehman Brothers and the passage of the Troubled Assets Relief Program the problems that caused the Great Recession remain largely unsolved.…
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Headlines: Healthcare.gov
How the Health Insurance Marketplace at healthcare.gov has fared since its rocky start in October 2013. (Image source: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Passed by President Obama…
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Status of LGBTQ rights in Missouri
In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling to abstain from hearing appeals at lower level courts, same-sex marriage has been legalized in…
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The present and future of Hong Kong
(Title photo source: AP Photo/Vincent Yu) The pictures have flooded the channels over the past few weeks. Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have blocked thoroughfares…
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