Pew quiz tests ability to separate fact from opinion
In a Pew Research Center exercise 5 035 adults tackled ten statements five factual and five opinion. Participants often misclassified both types when beliefs aligned with politics. Pew notes only 26 percent identified all facts and 35 percent all opinions correctly, signaling concern for an informed public.
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Kansas to see new laws and budget shiftsJuly 1 marks fiscal year change
July 1 brings new Kansas laws and a revised budget. Public schools gain about 185 million, highways roughly 80 million in repairs, and a key car rebate sales tax ends. A car window rescue exception reduces liability for rescuers, trash truck safety fines begin next year, and service of civil process on Saturdays becomes allowed. Martin Hawver notes the changes and invites readers to follow Hawver's Capitol Report.
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Will court fix Henry mess in partisan gerrymandering history
Davis Merritt argues that partisan gerrymandering undermines democracy by shaping districts to favor one party. He notes historic roots with Patrick Henry and Madison, highlights recent North Carolina tactics, and laments congressional inaction while urging Supreme Court intervention to curb this distortion of one person one vote.
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