Kansas Progress Institute

07/14/2026

06/23/2026

Trump's cuts in weather service means Kansas doesn't get all the tornado warnings we need.

The National Weather Service has lost hundreds of employees since Trump took office, and its severe storm forecasts may be suffering. Two tornado outbreaks this year took forecasters by surprise.

06/18/2026

Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS): Trump's catastrophic defeat in Iran was actually a great victory.

06/10/2026

The elected judge amendment: the ongoing Koch-MAGA effort to subvert the popular will in Kansas.

Kansas voters will be asked on Aug. 4 to jettison the current non-partisan process for selecting the judges

06/08/2026

Thanks to GOP refusal to expand Medicare, Kansas rural medicine goes to hell.

A new analysis finds that 28 of Kansas’ 100 rural inpatient hospitals are at immediate risk of closing and 69 of the state’s rural hospitals are at overall risk of closing.

06/08/2026

Senator Marshall: a man without substance.

I’ve noticed that when Republican members of Congress post on social media, the public commentary under their postings is often brutal.

05/16/2026

https://garyblumenthal514769.substack.com/p/kansas-senator-roger-d-marshall-americas

Why re-elect someone who has no accomplishments after 5 years in the U.S. Senate?

03/30/2026

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall's scam to pay for AI electricity is a purely voluntary "Ratepayer Protection Pledge."

03/25/2026

Kansas GOP Senators and Congressmen have sufficient combined power to prevent ground invasion or even end the war--but they won't.

03/19/2026

HELP WANTED: RESISTANCE-FRIENDLY RESEARCH ASSISTANT.
$25/hr. Lawrence KS area. Short term project.
The goal is to create a directory of local groups that support the Resistance, together with a limited amount of analysis. Work under my direction, but you will be lead author on whatever we publish.
To apply, send a DM on messenger to this page describing your qualifications and contact info.
-David Burress