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Thomas White/The BeaconThe Unified Government and the BPU are in discussions with three proposed data center projects code-named Project Red Wolf, Project Yardbird and Project Linda. Officials insist the projects won't increase utility bills for other ratepayers, but similar promises elsewhere have been proven false. -
Jordan Vonderhaar/The Texas TribuneIncomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.
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Texas’ population grew at a slower pace in 2025 than in previous years, according to new federal data. Nearly 32 million people now live in the state. -
‘Bible is pretty clear about where God’s heart is’: Kansas bill would make clergy mandated reportersHouse Bill 2352 adds fully ordained ministers to the list of professions required to be mandatory reporters if they suspect a child has been harmed as a result of physical, mental or emotional abuse, as well as abuse, neglect or sexual abuse. -
Utility companies, Colorado legislators and others are working to balance the impacts of a growing data center industry -
Government entities — including schools — could be held liable for allowing transgender Kansans to use bathrooms based on their gender identity. -
The Republican governor accused Democratic leaders in Minnesota of inciting violence. Democrats in Texas have condemned the shooting of demonstrator Alex Pretti. -
A spokesperson for the Kansas City Royals said the much-watched Aspiria site at 119th and Nall does not meet "our criteria for a stadium." Kansas City leaders are still pushing a downtown location, but the team has yet to make its decision. -
Texas immigration advocates say federal agents are trying new tactics to arrest more migrants amid a surge in immigration enforcement. -
The demographic makeup of the "trigger" schools raises questions about whether Texas' accountability system fairly considers historic inequities tied to race and poverty. -
A spending package signed by Pres. Donald Trump will fund several programs at the National Weather Center in Norman that were once at risk of shuttering. -
Four economists say the state relied on exaggerated numbers to make the Kansas City Chiefs deal, the largest public subsidy of a stadium in American history, look better. State officials say football teams bring in real value as millions flock to the stadium projects.
