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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Publication Day to Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now by @claywires.bsky.social   📚Now available: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700643059 #Opinionated #ClayWirestone #KansasJournalists #KansasJournalism #UPKansas
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 29/09/2026
Summer intern @bayaburgess.bsky.social profiled eight Leavenworth community members who spoke out against CoreCivic opening an ICE detention facility, and are continuing to advocate for immigrants #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Profiles in resistance: Residents of this Kansas town unite in opposition to ICE and CoreCivic • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Reflector is telling the personal stories of eight Leavenworth commuity members who gather volunteers, raise money and host meetings for the sake of those in detainment. They don’t share the sa...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Hamilton ad begins with Meischa Zimmerman, who said she was arrested while eight months pregnant for missing a $50 payment to Marshall. She was paying roughly $50 a month to account for 18% interest on nearly $3,600 in total debt, according to court records. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/28/r...
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Roger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debt • Kansas Reflector
Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican running for reelection, sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the Democrat stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former pa...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 22/09/2026
Report: Kansas fails to meet housing, mental health needs of vulnerable children in foster care | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Report: Kansas fails to meet housing, mental health needs of vulnerable children in foster care • Kansas Reflector
An independent third-party organization offers the 2025 annual assessment of Kansas' foster care system in light of a court-ordered settlement of a lawsuit.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 21/09/2026
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and his wife put down roots in Sarasota, hosting fundraising events, obtaining real estate and fishing licenses and filing paperwork from the coastal Florida town while the senator worked in Washington, D.C., and claimed Kansas as home. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
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US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 31/08/2026
Kansas pharmacist awaits data, expects state to save millions from transparency under new law | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas pharmacist awaits data, expects state to save millions from transparency under new law • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A Lawrence pharmacy is losing revenue under a bipartisan law that holds the pharmacy industry to new standards of transparency. That is what Will Anderson, owner of Orchards Pharmacy, expecte...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A tornado-like storm hit KCK early Wednesday morning, damaging homes, trees and power lines without much warning for residents. Community leaders, who mobilized hundreds of volunteers, said it wasn't until days later that government agencies arrived to help. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/28/k...
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Kansas City groups band together in wake of surprise storm's severe damage, slow government response • Kansas Reflector
In the absence of immediate government response, community organizations in Kansas City, Kansas, banded together to help each other reckon with the effects of a tornado-like storm that damaged homes, ...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A Kansas legislator had a response that was "void of compassion," according to a Winfield, Kansas, resident who wrote about the suicide and murders that happened next door. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Winfield resident shocked by Kansas lawmaker's response to her plea for gun safety • Kansas Reflector
Winfield resident Lisa Spoon emailed every member of the Kansas House to start a conversation about loopholes in state law that allow people convicted of violent crimes to own a gun
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 05/08/2026
‘Vote no’ camp declares victory with Kansas voters rejecting constitutional amendment by wide margin | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social, Jacinda Hall and @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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'Vote no' camp declares victory with Kansas voters rejecting constitutional amendment by wide margin • Kansas Reflector
Kansas voters were set to evaluate a proposed constitutional amendment that would spike a 68-year-old system for selecting justices for the highest court
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will face United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton in November’s U.S. Senate election, according to race calls from the Associated Press. #kansasprimary kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/u...
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U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton to compete in November • Kansas Reflector
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will face United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton in November’s U.S. Senate election, according to race calls from the Associated Press.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
UPDATE: AP calls Kansas U.S. House primaries for incumbents #kansasprimary kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/a...
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AP calls Kansas U.S. House primaries for incumbents  • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas won her primary against a liberal Democrat, according to the Associated Press.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
AP Call: Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will face Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton in November. #kansasprimary
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
AP calls Kansas' 3rd Congressional District for Democratic incumbent Sharice Davids and former Shawnee City Councilman Eric Jenkins #kansasprimary
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
PRELIMINARY KANSAS PRIMARY RESULTS - U.S. SENATE Roger Marshall: 36,770 Pond Naramore: 13,986 Adam Hamilton: 29,143 Noah Taylor: 6,073 Christy Davis: 5,959 Anne Parelkar: 4,180 Sandy Spidel Neumann: 3,192 Jason Hart: 2,739 Erik Murray: 2,224
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'll be keeping an eye on results in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House races. Stay tuned here and at kansasreflector.com. #kansasprimary
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Kansas judge says decision to strike abortion restrictions not ‘even a close call’ The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the judge’s opinion #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/k...
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Kansas judge says decision to strike abortion restrictions not ‘even a close call’ • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas judge took a sledgehammer to a slate of abortion restrictions dating back to 1997, ruling the state came up short in arguing the Kansas Legislature should be able to impose waiting periods, m...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Kansas attorney general demanded three cities repeal their bans on conversion therapy for minors following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found such bans violate the First Amendment. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/07/29/k...
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Kansas attorney general asks three cities to undo conversion therapy bans • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas Attorney General demanded three cities repeal their bans on conversion therapy for minors following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found such bans violate the First Amendment.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
As an art lover, I had so much fun doing this story! Got to visit with Kansas artists and understand the impacts of all the murals and public art on display throughout the state. kansasreflector.com/2026/07/27/i...
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'Inspired by art': Murals help unite and define Kansas towns, boosting pride, health and economy • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — Artist Sarah Fizell doesn’t need convincing that public art affects neighborhood pride, community perceptions and even residents’ physical health. But sometimes the real impact is conveyed in...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I followed a Topeka mom's medical debt case for months. Here's what I found out: kansasreflector.com/2026/07/14/a...
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A Kansas hospital garnished wages of patients who qualified for free care. Then they fought back. • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas hospital and sheriff's office say they are reevaluating their compliance with state and federal law after 11 patients challenged medical debt lawsuits.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Kansas AG and Trump's DOJ joined forces to challenge a decades old state law allowing Kansas students without lawful immigration status to receive in-state tuition. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants to intervene. #ksleg Read more👇 kansasreflector.com/2026/06/24/t...
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Trump's DOJ sues Kansas to block in-state tuition for immigrant students • Kansas Reflector
President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Kansas on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to tear down the law that allows college students without lawful immigration status to...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 17/06/2026
Sign up for our newsletter at kansasreflector.com/subscribe for exclusive writing like the following, from reporter @anna-writes.bsky.social! #ksleg
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 17/06/2026
Curious about data centers? Find dedicated coverage on our trend page, and read through this thread to find the latest state-specific news from the week 👇️ 👇️ 👇️
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Rapidly expanding in an increasingly digital world and the rise of artificial intelligence, data centers are under intense scrutiny across the states. Companies tout economic development and job…
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 15/06/2026
‘Stinks so bad’: Kansas residents worry smoldering landfill on a Superfund site is making them sick | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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'Stinks so bad': Kansas residents worry smoldering landfill on a Superfund site is making them sick • Kansas Reflector
Residents in Galena, Kansas, worry noxious odors from a local landfill mean there are contaminants in the air, and they want testing done.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I spent time in Galena, Kansas, talking with residents about a landfill - built on top of a Superfund site - that could be putting contaminants in the air. 2 residents proposed a class action lawsuit, and others are asking state/federal authorities to intervene. kansasreflector.com/2026/06/15/s...
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'Stinks so bad': Kansas residents worry smoldering landfill on a Superfund site is making them sick • Kansas Reflector
Residents in Galena, Kansas, worry noxious odors from a local landfill mean there are contaminants in the air, and they want testing done.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This week's must read from @crazeywriter.bsky.social: Stacy Hendrix said that her family doesn’t want to spend time outside in their yard or let their daughter play outside. “We don’t want to grill because it stinks so bad you won’t want to eat,” she said. kansasreflector.com/2026/06/15/s...
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'Stinks so bad': Kansas residents worry smoldering landfill on a Superfund site is making them sick • Kansas Reflector
Residents in Galena, Kansas, worry noxious odors from a local landfill mean there are contaminants in the air, and they want testing done.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 22/05/2026
Kansas loses $3.2 million paid to vendor after canceling contract for IT work | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas loses $3.2 million paid to vendor after canceling contract for IT work • Kansas Reflector
Kansas paid nearly $3.2 million to update a data system but was forced to terminate the contract after the vendor failed to meet standards.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 21/05/2026
Judge halts Kansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors, questions credibility of state witnesses | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Judge halts Kansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors, questions credibility of state witnesses • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A Kansas judge blocked the state from enforcing portions of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, allowing transgender kids in Kansas to undergo hormone therapy and use puberty blockers....
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Kansas has the highest number of rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure in the nation, per some estimates. A bill in Congress is hoping to fix that. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/05/22/r...
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Rural hospitals could see relief under bipartisan proposal co-sponsored by Kansas reps • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A Kansas newspaper reporter asked a court clerk to hand over the documents that alleged a man dumped a boy’s body in a Missouri creek after the man’s dog killed the boy. The clerk said the records didn’t exist. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/05/18/d...
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Denied access to criminal records in Kansas boy’s death sparks First Amendment lawsuit • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — When reporters at a Kansas newspaper heard about the gruesome death of a local 13-year-old boy in December, one tried to get the court records that could establish an official account of how ...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A bit of a surprise from Kansas utility regulators today when they approved just part of a 133-mile Evergy transmission line, sending the power company back to the drawing board on areas where the line goes through prairie grasslands. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/k...
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Kansas utility regulators stop transmission line path through endangered grasslands • Kansas Reflector
Kansas utility regulators handed a win Tuesday to landowners concerned about a transmission line bisecting large swaths of prairie grassland.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Below average rainfall and a bone-dry riverbed of dead brush fueled a 1,500-acre wildfire in Central KS, but the KS Fire Marshal’s Office deemed the cause “undetermined,” even though it sparked one day after a controlled burn was performed on an adjacent ranch. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/07/a...
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A Kansas wildfire scorched 1,500 acres after city's burn. The official cause is undetermined. • Kansas Reflector
Charred fence posts, oxidized barbed wire and blackened trees lined the Arkansas River in west-central Kansas in the wake of a 1,500 acre fire that scorched the dry riverbed and surrounding property.
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danielleegaines.bsky.social @danielleegaines.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It's here! @statesnewsroom.com's new a.m. newsletter, Daybreak, is a 50-state snapshot to start your day off informed. @maddyfitz.bsky.social will bring bite-size news to perk you up at 8 a.m. Eastern each weekday. Subscribe (and read the first edition): www.newsfromthestates.com/newsletter/d...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
En Español: Un pastor del área de Kansas City se postulará para el Senado de los Estados Unidos como “un demócrata de mentalidad independiente.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/04/30/k...
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Pastor demócrata de Kansas busca reemplazar a Roger Marshall en el Senado • Kansas Reflector
Un pastor del área de Kansas City se postulará para el Senado de los Estados Unidos como "un demócrata de mentalidad independiente", poniendo fin a meses de especulaciones sobre la posibilidad de que ...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A Kansas City-area pastor will run for U.S. Senate as “an independent-minded Democrat,” putting to bed months of speculation that he would challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall as an independent. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/04/30/k...
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Kansas pastor enters U.S. Senate race as Democrat, wants to give Roger Marshall an early retirement • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas City-area pastor will run for U.S. Senate as “an independent-minded Democrat,” putting to bed months of speculation that he would challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall as an independent.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 22/04/2026
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrates end of GOP bid to gerrymander Kansas congressional districts | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/04/22/u...
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U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids celebrates end of GOP bid to gerrymander Kansas congressional districts • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, is relieved Kansans stood up to President Trump's call to gerrymander congressional districts to favor GOP candidates.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 17/04/2026
In rush to finish early, Kansas lawmakers jettison public input and risk poorly crafted bills | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social, @journalist-sherman.bsky.social, @kansascarpenter.bsky.social and @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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In rush to finish early, Kansas lawmakers jettison public input and risk poorly crafted bills • Kansas Reflector
Democrats and advocates warn that the fast pace of the legislative session leads to shoddy bills and budget problems.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
A U.S. Department of Education official said Kansas City, Kansas Public School District, Olathe Public Schools, Shawnee Mission School District and Topeka Public Schools “have allowed ‘gender ideology’ to run amok in their schools.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/four-...
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Four Kansas school districts violate federal law with gender-inclusive policies • Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Department of Education told four Kansas school districts on Friday their gender-inclusive policies violate federal student protections.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologized after insinuating fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh didn’t know working class people and, therefore, couldn’t understand the ramifications of his decision in a pivotal immigration case. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/16/j...
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Justice Sotomayor apologizes for 'hurtful comments' about Kavanaugh at Kansas event • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor formally apologized for critiquing a colleague while speaking in Kansas last week, admitting her remarks were “inappropriate” and “hurtful.”
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Kansas legislators aren’t supposed to attack each others’ motives during debate, but a niche procedural rule has become a tool for the Republican supermajority. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/04/14/k...
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Kansas lawmakers lean on rule against 'impugning motives,' stifling criticism • Kansas Reflector
Republicans have leveraged the written and unwritten rules — including one against impugning motives — that govern conduct, and silence dissent.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 02/04/2026
JUST IN from @ashleymurray.bsky.social Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving the Department of Justice and will be replaced for now by President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer, the president announced Thursday. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pam-...
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Pam Bondi out as Trump’s attorney general
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving the Department of Justice and will be replaced for now by President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer, the president announced Thursday.“...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
One Kansas legislator said the deal will live in infamy and become a euphemism for disagreeable legislation of the future. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/04/01/k...
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Kansas creates new sports authority to oversee multibillion dollar stadium deal for Chiefs • Kansas Reflector
The agreement between the Kansas City Chiefs and the state of Kansas to build a new $3 billion domed football stadium, headquarters, training facility and entertainment district could be the largest s...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
UPDATE: Hours after Kansas governor rejects pregnancy center protections, Legislature overrides her veto #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/hours...
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Hours after Kansas governor rejects pregnancy center protections, Legislature overrides her veto • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a partisan, anti-abortion bill that offered protections to crisis pregnancy centers, which can function as alternatives to abortion clinics.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Gov. Kelly said Kansans have been clear. They don’t want the government involved in private medical decisions, she said in a Friday announcement. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...
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Kansas governor vetoes protections for pregnancy centers driven by anti-abortion groups • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a partisan, anti-abortion bill that offered protections to crisis pregnancy centers, which can function as alternatives to abortion clinics.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“Newsflash, that’s against the law.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/03/27/k...
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Kansas Legislature passes package of elections bills that alter voting processes • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Republicans passed a package of legislation that purports to bolster election integrity but evoked warnings from Democrats of potential voter suppression.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The Legislature overrode the governor's veto on health care sharing ministries plans, so people enrolled in these nonprofit plans to share medical costs will get a tax deduction. Thanks to @anna-writes.bsky.social for updating this story! kansasreflector.com/2026/03/27/k...
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Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of tax breaks for nontraditional health plan users • Kansas Reflector
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that would provide income tax deductions for Kansans enrolled in health care sharing ministries plans.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“Their goal is to replace you as a preeminent power in the world,” said Ambassador Alexander Tah-ray Yui, speculating on China's global ambitions during a speech in Kansas. kansasreflector.com/2026/03/26/t...
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Taiwanese diplomat affirms its U.S. ties, warns of Chinese pursuit for global dominance • Kansas Reflector
Taiwan’s ambassador to the United States warned China is prepared to replace the U.S. as a leading global power.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 23/03/2026
Fierce blowback to parole decision in 1978 murder case could uproot Kansas’ system | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Fierce blowback to parole decision in 1978 murder case could uproot Kansas’ system • Kansas Reflector
Jimmie Nelms was caught on a dead-end road.He rammed his 1973 white Mercury Marquis through a metal gate and a wire fence into a pasture, then head-on into a Kansas Highway Patrol car that had been ta...
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Kansas Legislature passed a bill allowing certain no-bid county construction projects #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...
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Kansas Legislature allows cities and counties to give no-bid contracts for projects up to $100K • Kansas Reflector
Local Kansas governments could award pricier construction contracts to select businesses under a bill that seeks to raise the ceiling for mandatory public bidding processes.
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Anna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“People frequently say to the board, ‘I would hate to be the ones having to make these decisions.’ ‘I would hate to be in your shoes.’ Because with every decision comes criticism and dissatisfaction from someone.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/03/23/f...
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Fierce blowback to parole decision in 1978 murder case could uproot Kansas’ system • Kansas Reflector
Jimmie Nelms was caught on a dead-end road.He rammed his 1973 white Mercury Marquis through a metal gate and a wire fence into a pasture, then head-on into a Kansas Highway Patrol car that had been ta...
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