LePage will take his case to the public for repealing voter-approved tax hike

Boats may be hitting whales in Gulf of Maine more often, study suggests

KU fraternity house owners form own landlord coalition

'Significant tax increase' on Kansas Legislature's agenda, state senator says

New crimp on seasonal hiring poses costly threat to tourism businesses

Topeka City Council committee to take up animal codes, miniature pig rules

Lawrence mayor signs letter objecting to Trump’s environmental policies

State’s new tax projections trim budget shortfall to $900 million

State submits bill to allow surveillance of lobstermen

Prosecutor will testify about 1992 murder trial upended last week

KU gets OK to ban handguns from football, men’s basketball games

Educators: Computer Programming Shouldn't Count as a Foreign Language

About 25 protesters disrupt LePage’s town hall at USM

Anyone who has seen my cartoons will know I am no fan of Paul LePage. However I am also no fan of shouting down a speaker you disagree with. That is not how you defend free speech.  

Brownback signs Kansas budget fix to get state through June

Kansas volunteer firefighters underfunded when needed most

LePage envisions ‘about a dozen’ school superintendents, total, statewide

Judge orders Kobach to turn over documents taken to Trump meeting

LePage vetoes bill to allow organ donors certain insurance protections

Trump’s budget would end Amtrak service in Topeka, other Kansas cities

In a surprise, Maine’s independent treasurer files for 2018 gubernatorial race

Witnesses saw driver try to hit pedestrians with car near EasterFest

Officials ponder future of UM-Augusta after school loses 4th leader in less than 3 years

Line-spacing error could deprive hundreds of UMPI students of vital funds

Trump’s proposed cuts to global food aid, including Dole program, draw Sen. Jerry Moran’s ire

With St. Francis on cusp of closing, Kansas attorney general prepares to intervene

Former owner of pardoned dog takes aim at Maine governor

Pro-merger campaign for Lewiston-Auburn kicks off Thursday

Paul Davis exploring 2nd District congressional race

Bowdoin wins legal fight to buy home where owner says ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ was written

Colour test cartoon

Nebraska officials plan to complain to Kansas about smoke

This is a colour test of the original cartoon above.

Maine lawmakers consider raising fuel tax to boost road, bridge repairs

Benedictine College in Athchison to make changes to yoga classes

Kobach secures immigrant’s voter-fraud guilty plea in Sedgwick County

LePage: Maine is hurting and government alone can’t ‘fight despair’

Republicans survive election scare as Ron Estes narrowly wins Kansas seat

Maine House approves ‘Real ID’ bill allowing individuals to opt out

Collins’ goal if she runs for Maine governor? ‘Heal the state’

Humane Society launches campaign to fund new animal shelter; city to provide $2.5 million

KCC disagrees on approach to replace obsolete gas pipeline in Kansas

LePage calls for removing the children from the homes of incompetent people

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Tax, budget and school finance unresolved as Kansas lawmakers head home for three-week break

Spring melt, expected rain pose risk of ice jams, flooding in parts of Maine

KU Student Senate votes to allow Multicultural Student Government within existing Senate

I am troubled by the very idea of a separate part of government, student or otherwise, set apart by race, religion or ethnicity.

Saving ailing hospitals created fiscal strain for Eastern Maine Healthcare

There are times when the exact same issue strikes the two rural states of Maine and Kansas and this is one of those times.

After 11 months without a buyer, Topeka’s St. Francis Health Center could close

There are times when the exact same issue strikes the two rural states of Kansas and Maine and this is one of those times.