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Morgan Chilson

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A justice-loving journalist at Kansas Reflector

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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My first story after spending a day in Dodge City, where ICE agents swept in Sept. 22, arresting about 117 people, according to a government official. DHS listed 5 criminals, but it seems as if most of those arrested were unable to show documentation. kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas Reflector
DODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jeff Jones, former USD 106 superintendent in Kansas, was charged with 19 felonies & misdemeanors, mostly financial crimes. Two charges involving a minor are aggravated intimidation of a witness/victim & contributing to a child’s misconduct or deprivation. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/23/k...
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Kansas school superintendent charged; community ‘resilient in working through the chaos’ • Kansas Reflector
Kansas USD 106 former school superintendent Jeff Jones has been charged with 19 felonies and misdemeanors, including multiple financial crimes and two felonies involving a minor.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Deep Fission's Parsons, KS, project released its safety design report -- an unusual move, from what I understand. The company says it wants to be transparent with the community as the pilot project (a nuclear reactor set one-mile into the ground) moves forward.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Constitution Day! A Kansas program that started with a mock trial of Goldilocks (I mean, she was absolutely trespassing, right?) has gone global, offering 3rd graders insight to our court system and government. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/16/k...
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Kansas Constitution Day program goes global with online mock trial for third graders • Kansas Reflector
90 3rd-grade students walked into Judge Robert Wonnell’s courtroom on Constitution Day to watch Goldilocks be tried for trespassing.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
VP JD Vance warned fraudsters not to screw with American taxpayers. In a quick trip to KS and MO, he held a campaign rally and held a news conference to announce a fraud crackdown on people who abused the Paycheck Protection Program during COVID pandemic. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/14/v...
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Vance warns fraudsters not to ‘screw the American taxpayer’ as operation uncovers $245M in losses • Kansas Reflector
The federal government is going after thousands of people suspected of stealing millions of dollars fduring the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@journalist-sherman.bsky.social and I are in the press pool for VP JD Vance today! Looking forward to hearing him talk about fraud and other national issues. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP83CHvvP/
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Reporter Morgan Chilson is covering Vice President JD Vance's visit Monday to the Kansas City area.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Talk about a loud crowd! The debate between incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton drew another boisterous crowd -- so loud it was difficult to hear the candidates at times. Check out @anna-writes.bsky.social story! kansasreflector.com/2026/09/12/c...
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Clamorous crowd dominates first Kansas U.S. Senate debate between Marshall, Hamilton • Kansas Reflector
HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan ...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It is hot in temperature and temperament at the Kansas State Fair debates. @journalist-sherman.bsky.social cover the governor candidates! kansasreflector.com/2026/09/12/i...
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In scorching Kansas State Fair debate, governor candidates fight over taxes, data centers, vouchers • Kansas Reflector
Candidates for governor engaged in a veritable bare-knuckled brawl when they took the stage Saturday at the Kansas State Fair for a debate punctuated by the typical chants and jeers of an enthusiastic...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm back from a brief vacation and heading with the @kansasreflector.com team to the #Kansas State Fair tomorrow for debates! Check it out and stop by or tune in online. (I'm also looking forward to fair food and sweet animals.) kansasreflector.com/2026/09/11/k...
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Kansas governor and U.S. Senate candidates to clash at state fair debates • Kansas Reflector
The first political debates of the election between gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates, will be at the Kansas State Fair Saturday.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Interest in elections is high, as evidenced by the second highest level of voter turnout in Kansas history for the recent primary. Check out @anna-writes.bsky.social story! kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...
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Kansas primary yields second-highest voter turnout in history • Kansas Reflector
The Aug. 4 primary election, which featured contentious races and a hot-button ballot question, had the second-highest primary voter turnout in Kansas history, according to the Secretary of State’s Of...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kansas journalism grad Lara Korte is suing the Pentagon after she was fired from her job at the Stars and Stripes military publication after she spoke out about editorial freedom. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/01/k...
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Kansas journalism grad sues the Pentagon after being fired from Stars and Stripes • Kansas Reflector
A University of Kansas journalism graduate is suing the Pentagon after being fired from the Stars and Stripes for comments about the military publication’s editorial freedom.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
KS pharmacist Will Anderson advocates for upping transparency of pharmacy benefit manager tactics (middlemen in the industry). He's pleased Kansas passed a law but it will take time for data to come through. Meanwhile, he's seeing revenues drop. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/31/k...
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Kansas pharmacist awaits data, expects state to save millions from transparency under new law • Kansas Reflector
A Lawrence pharmacy is losing revenue under a bipartisan law that holds the pharmacy industry to new standards of transparency.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Kansas candidates for governor spoke to the Kansas Chamber on economics, workforce, property taxes, and more. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/28/k...
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Kansas gubernatorial candidates questioned on property tax, data centers, goals • Kansas Reflector
Candidates for governor fielded business and economic questions Thursday, exchanging barbs about the “property tax crisis.”
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A second data center story about what communities, specifically Loudoun County, VA., are doing to make sure data centers develop appropriately. Interesting how much they have learned, and how many questions remain. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/27/k...
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Kansas communities can learn from 'painful lessons' of data center developments in other states • Kansas Reflector
Kansas communities exploring data center development must put policies in place to protect the community and the environment.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I've been exploring data centers for several weeks now. Lots of info to dig through and write about. Here is the intro article and tomorrow will be focused on community policies that help protect residents, the environment and economic effects. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/26/k...
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Kansans fear impacts of data centers despite promise of economic benefits • Kansas Reflector
Local government officials consider hyperscale data center development with an eye toward economic benefits and property tax revenue. But an outcry against data centers is rising.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Not in my backyard. That's the message many people are sending about data centers -- and politicians are seeing the impact when they choose a pro or con data center platform. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/24/k...
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Kansas Democrats face political consequences for embracing public uprising against data centers • Kansas Reflector
Reps. Brooklynne Mosley Mosley and Alexis Simmons appear on the Kansas Reflector podcast to talk about their opposition to data centers.
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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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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Kansas' 1,000+ employees of Cox Comms will soon be sporting a new logo -- that of Spectrum. Charter Comms finalized their purchase of Cox this week. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/20/c...
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Cox Communications becomes part of the Spectrum brand, affecting 1,000 Kansas employees • Kansas Reflector
Kansans will soon see their Cox products marketed under Charter’s Spectrum brand after the Cox Communications was purchased by Charter Comms.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS, isn't fully operational -- it's not studying some of the most dangerous diseases. NBAF opened 3 years ago, but there's still work to be done before it's safe to become fully operational. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/18/m...
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Manhattan’s $1.25 billion animal disease research facility not fully operational, report says • Kansas Reflector
The $1.25 National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility developed for cutting-edge research on dangerous animal diseases is not fully operational.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Check out this story from @anna-writes.bsky.social about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance in late June and how it was "the perfect moment" for major donors to pour money into races ahead of the midterm elections. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/17/e...
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End Citizens United president says U.S. Supreme Court decision already impacting midterms • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance in late June was “the perfect moment” for major donors to pour money into races ahead of the midterm elections, said Tiffany Muller, president ...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Kansas' error rate related to mistakes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has dropped a lot from 2023 (12% to 7.8%) but because of the way the reconciliation bill is set up, the state may face millions in penalties. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/12/k...
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Kansas lowers food assistance error rate but still may face federal penalties • Kansas Reflector
The error rate in a Kansas food assistance program has dropped, but the state still faces the possibility of paying a $20.6 million penalty
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'll be updating this story for a bit but big news out of Leavenworth -- CoreCivic sold its prison facility there to ICE. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/05/c...
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CoreCivic sells Leavenworth prison, leaving city with oversight and financial questions • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — CoreCivic on Wednesday announced the sale of its Leavenworth prison facility to the federal government, likely negating months of negotiations and court hearings city officials pursued to ens...
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It looks as if the constitutional amendment is not passing in Kansas, though we're hesitant to call it yet. Still, the "no" camp has been leading throughout the evening, with around 67% of the vote. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/v...
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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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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Most statewide races, aside from Secretary of State, are uncontested. AP declared for Jennifer Day, a Mission, Kansas, businesswoman who received Gov. Laura Kelly's endorsement, early in the evening. kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/k...
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Kansas Democrats, Republicans firm up teams for statewide office contests • Kansas Reflector
Primary election results will bring few surprises for statewide offices, outside of a skirmish among Democrats for Secretary of State.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
AP is calling some Kansas election races. Follow along at ansasreflector.com to keep up! 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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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Did you catch @anna-writes.bsky.social's story? Judge pushes against decades of abortion restrictions incl requirements for providers to give government-scripted information to patients; tell patients at least 5 times medication abortions can be reversed. 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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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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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Lots of potential for this data, to understand effects not just on Kansans but hospitals as they treat patients without insurance.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Leaders working to support Kansans who need food assistance, healthcare and other support talk about what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did in the state on the bill's 1-year anniversary. kansasreflector.com/2026/07/16/f...
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Downstream effects of federal cuts seen in Kansas budget, access to healthcare, food assistance • Kansas Reflector
Repercussions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act hit the Kansas budget with at least $16.4 million in costs and affected residents.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Cases of explosive diarrhea illness, caused by cyclospora organism found on some produce, doubled in Kansas between last week and this week. Though the state is still in normal numbers for the year, cases across the country are escalating rapidly. kansasreflector.com/2026/07/15/k...
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Kansas cyclospora cases more than double this week, as illness spreads nationally • Kansas Reflector
Kansas cases of a foodborne illness that causes explosive diarrhea doubled this week to 55, and a national health agency said cases exceeded 7,000 nationwide.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The owners/operators of Keystone Pipeline are paying nearly $70 million in fines, remediation, etc., for a 588,000-gallon oil spill that endangered Mill Creek, near Washington, KS, in 2022. kansasreflector.com/briefs/keyst...
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Keystone Pipeline owners to pay nearly $70 million in proposed settlement for Kansas oil spill • Kansas Reflector
Keystone Pipeline will pay Kansas $3 million for remediation projects as part of a settlement for a 13,000-barrel oil spill.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trade tariffs and the Iran War continue to add challenges for Kansas farmers. Closing the Strait of Hormuz elevated fertilizer costs and it's still not clear when those will be back in line. kansasreflector.com/2026/07/07/k...
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Kansas farmers suffer from tariffs and closing of Strait of Hormuz, ag experts say • Kansas Reflector
Trade tariffs cost the United States about $15 billion in losses in the Chinese market alone, agriculture policy experts said Friday.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Kansas is suing Aetna Inc. for allegedly using a billing practice that the federal government has said isn't okay. kansasreflector.com/2026/06/30/k...
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Kobach sues Kansas employee insurer Aetna for ‘misappropriating’ state funds • Kansas Reflector
Kansas AG Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit accusing Aetna Inc. of “misappropriating” state funds, an allegation the health insurer denies.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I'm on vacation this week in gorgeous Colorado. But on our drive out, we stopped at Monument Rocks in Kansas. Beautiful reminder the state was underwater and our time here is fleeting. Also a reminder to be present!
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
De Soto's huge new Panasonic plant isn't at full production after political issues popped around EV batteries. Co. officials said they will shift much work to supplying data centers and AI systems, including making data center batteries in Kansas. kansasreflector.com/2026/06/17/p...
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Panasonic to shift some Kansas production lines to make AI data center batteries • Kansas Reflector
Panasonic’s Kansas electric vehicle battery plant will convert part of its operations to build batteries for data centers.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I've been a little lax about posting stories. This is from last week and involves a judge refusing a requested injunction from the No Labels Kansas party - although there is some question the men requesting it are formally affiliated with the national No Labels party.
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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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Kansas legislators push back against federal energy regulators ending competitive bids • Kansas Reflector
Two Kansas legislators appealed to federal energy regulators to ensure competitive bidding occurs on transmission projects
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Covered VP JD Vance at a Kansas City event today where he spoke about the importance of manufacturing, tax cuts and how "crazy" Democrats are. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/18/v...
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Vance praises redistricting, touts efforts to bring manufacturing back to U.S. at Kansas City stop • Kansas Reflector
Vice President JD Vance ticked through political topics — from Missouri’s redistricting efforts to manufacturing — at a rally Monday.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Measles is back in Kansas, hopefully NOT leading to an outbreak like last year. However, vaccination rates (reported only through 2023-24 school year) are down in the state. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/13/m...
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Measles reemerges in Kansas with Osage County case, exposure at Topeka church • Kansas Reflector
Measles, once thought successfully eradicated in the U.S., returned to Kansas with a confirmed case Tuesday in Osage County.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Former Coldwater, KS, mayor Joe Ceballos has been ordered to appear at an ICE detention center in Wichita, the beginning of deportation procedures. He pled guilty to three counts of election crimes and hoped to avoid deportation. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/i...
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ICE begins deportation process for former Kansas mayor who committed election crimes • Kansas Reflector
The federal government began removal proceedings against former Kansas mayor Joe Ceballos after he pleaded guilty to election crimes.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
3 Kansans are being watched for Andes hantavirus symptoms after close contact with someone who was a passenger on the MV Hondius. At least 11 passengers from the ship were infected, and 3 have died. Public health officials say little to no risk for most people. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/t...
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Three Kansans being monitored for hantavirus after contact with infected cruise ship passenger • Kansas Reflector
Three Kansans who came into “high risk” contact with a person who has confirmed Andes hantavirus are being monitored by state officials.
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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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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Kansas state employees are reaching out to oppose dropping Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas from their health insurance plan to go with Aetna only. Right now, they can choose from both companies. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/08/s...
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State employees speak out against dropping Blue Cross from Kansas health plan • Kansas Reflector
Retired and current state employees spoke out against Kansas dropping Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance from the state plan.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Leavenworth had its first oversight meeting of CoreCivic's prison. They mostly went over details, outlining requirements set for CoreCivic to follow. The prison warden said they only have about 250 detainees now, although #ICE budget requests may push that higher. kansasreflector.com/2026/05/06/c...
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CoreCivic housing fewer ICE detainees than expected at reopened Kansas prison • Kansas Reflector
CoreCivic’s Leavenworth prison is holding about 250 immigration detainees, a slower ramp-up to full capacity than expected, an official said.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Kansas City pastor Adam Hamilton has entered the U.S. Senate race as a Democrat, challenging Sen. Roger Marshall to take an early retirement. 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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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Kansas is attempting to attract lawyers to rural communities and is offering resources to people who are representing themselves, all part of an Access to Justice initiative. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/27/a...
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Access to Justice group works to increase resources, attract attorneys to rural Kansas • Kansas Reflector
A “civil justice crisis” in state courts requires systemic change, and Kansas’ multifaceted approach is making a difference.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Sandy Spidel Neumann is one of eight Democratic candidates running to unseat Sen. Roger Marshall. She contends her business background, a focus on business principles, integrity and accountability would make a difference in Washington. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/27/d...
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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate touts business background, integrity in fight for Kansas seat • Kansas Reflector
Sandy Spidel Neumann is running to take Sen. Roger Marshall's seat, focusing on the need for accountability in politics.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A 345kV transmission line that regulators say is needed to maintain utility reliability (think Winter Storm Uri, which caused all sorts of problems!) is getting push-back from ranchers and landowners. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/22/k...
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Kansas landowners push back on power line project as regulators cite reliability needs • Kansas Reflector
Kansas utility regulators are weighing the benefits and costs of approving construction of a $493 million transmission line.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Joe Ceballos, a former Kansas mayor and immigrant, pleaded guilty to lesser charges after he was accused of voting illegally. The lesser charges can help him avoid deportation, his attorney said. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/20/f...
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Former mayor of Kansas town pleads guilty to misdemeanor election crimes, hopes to avoid deportation • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A former Kansas mayor and immigrant charged with voting illegally pleaded guilty to lesser charges Monday, a move expected to allow him to remain in the United States.  Former Coldwater Mayor...
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