Kansas City

Johnson County conservatives hoping voters will enlist in the culture war – by supporting this slate of local candidates in the Nov. 7 election

When there’s a culture war raging in nearly every community, there are no longer any sleepy, irrelevant elections you can sit out. There never really were. November 7 is a… Read More

Kansas City

Kansas City Council candidate Ronda Smith set to challenge incumbent in June 20 title match

Fresh off her second-place showing in the April 4 Kansas City Council primary, Ronda Smith is set to take on 1st District At-Large incumbent Kevin O’Neill in the… Read More

Kansas City, Politics

Grandmother, former public school teacher Jill Sasse running in KC’s 6th Council District for law enforcement, against government overreach

Grandmother of five and former public school teacher Jill Sasse is running for Kansas City Council, prioritizing public safety and stopping government overreach to bring common sense back to local… Read More

Faith, Kansas City

‘Religion is poison,’ ‘Death to Christmas’: Kansas City Council candidate Chris Gahagan and his virulently anti-religion tweets

A candidate for Kansas City Council has a bizarre record of acid-tipped tweets about religion and religious people, writing in one that, “If you have a religion, your… Read More