KansasWatchdog.org is an independent online resource supporting government of, by and for the people of Kansas. The news site presents original investigative reports into state and local issues, regular blog updates and news and commentary from a variety of sources around the state. The focus is on government waste and inefficiency, political corruption and anything that goes against free-market principles and the core values of the U.S. and Kansas constitutions.
KansasWatchdog.org, a project of the Kansas Policy Institute and the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, is part of a nationwide effort to give citizens and their elected representatives solid, factual reporting on issues that matter.
We also want to recruit reliable citizen journalists. Anyone interested in becoming a Watchdog and contributing tips, information, expertise or helping in any other way can contact us at Kansas@Watchdog.org or (316)634-0218.
The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity was established as a service provider for organizations investigating fraud, abuse of tax dollars and government or public officials at all levels and the private sector. The Franklin center is engaged in journalism research projects, education and training programs designed to provide a network of investigative reporters and the general public access to information and news.
Paul Soutar, During his 25-year journalism career Soutar worked for the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News and Knight-Ridder Newspapers in Washington, D.C. From 1990 to 2008 he worked for the Wichita Eagle as a photo and graphics editor, produced special sections and wrote stories on various subjects. He has received numerous international, national and regional journalism and design awards. Before his journalism career Soutar served in the U.S. Navy photographing and writing about events in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. Contact Paul Soutar, investigative reporter: paul.soutar@kansaswatchdog.org, p. 316.634.0218
Earl Glynn, Director, Kansas Watchdog and Researcher with Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity. For the last five years Glynn blogged as the Kansas Meadowlark mostly about topics involving Kansas government accountability, transparency, political money, governmental ethics, and non-profits. Glynn has worked on a variety of research and development projects over the last three decades, including assessment of EPA hazardous waste sites, economic feasibility of wind energy in agriculture, classified research for the federal government, pharmaceutical research, software in medical devices, and bioinformatics in life science research. A fifth-generation Kansan, Glynn is a Wamego native with a BS degree in nuclear engineering and a MS degree in computer science from K-State. Glynn worked as a physical scientist for the federal government in Washington, DC for four years, and worked as a contractor for several federal agencies for about seven years.