Congressman sees need for better security

Views Opinion column by Murrel Bland U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-3rd Dist., said he has received death threats on social media following the shooting of a fellow Congressman last month at a softball practice. Rep. Yoder, who attended the monthly meeting of the Congressional Forum Friday, July 21, at Children’s Mercy Park, said that anonymous … Continue reading “Congressman sees need for better security”

Fitzgerald says strong conservative needed to keep Kansas’ 2nd District in GOP hands

by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service Kansas State Sen. Steve Fitzgerald says he’s running for Congress in the 2nd District to keep the seat in Republican hands. Five-term Republican Lynn Jenkins now holds the seat, but she is not running for re-election. A former Army officer and Green Beret from Leavenworth, Fitzgerald has earned a … Continue reading “Fitzgerald says strong conservative needed to keep Kansas’ 2nd District in GOP hands”