Tax Day 2026: Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

How Republicans in Congress could fully fund ICE for years to come — and maybe do more | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

Two Kansas nominees for U.S. District Court answer questions about ties to Marion newspaper raid | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas educators seek restart of superintendent search at Kansas School for the Deaf | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Republicans flout fiscal notes in rush to pass costly, contentious bills | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion from Huascar Medina: An unholy war recruitment poster: Trump’s AI slop image depicts encroaching darkness #ksleg

Updated with quote from governor, via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social: “I mean, part of the problem is that legislators are out there promising the moon to people when it comes to property taxes. The fact of the matter is the state has very little control over property taxes.” #ksleg

"The committee’s vice chair later told Stiehler in an email that she should 'know when to shut up,' and he asked her to send her husband and colleague to testify instead." Awesome reporting (as always) from @anna-writes.bsky.social. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/14/k... #KSLeg

Trump’s DOJ wants personal voter data for ‘improper purposes,’ Michigan official says | via @jonshorman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/04/14/r...

Are you smarter than a fifth grader on water issues? Kansas governor faces students’ questions | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas State Board of Education turns inward for new state commissioner of K-12 education | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

‘The people of Kansas lost’: Last-ditch attempt at property tax relief devolves into finger-pointing | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas lawmakers lean on rule against ‘impugning motives,’ stifling criticism | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Kansas Republicans go all in on defunding the police as exhausting 2026 session burns itself out #ksleg

Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kelly vetoes sports tourism program, allows religious freedom bill to move forward | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Legislature creates state capital-gains tax exemption for investors in gold, silver | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Legislature’s GOP supermajority leans into rule that skirts debate, muffles dissent | Day 1 story in our Power Plays series via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social kicks off our weeklong Power Plays series: Arrogance of power: Kansas legislative leaders obfuscate the process to pass shoddy policy #ksleg

SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg

Kansas governor’s veto stands, stopping proposed changes to education assessments | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion from Max McCoy: Waiting for the apocalypse? Walk through the smoke and pull up a chair. #ksleg

A new gold rush: States stockpile bars, encourage gold-backed debit cards | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg

Kansas students to face punishment for protests after lawmakers override veto | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion from @ericthomasphoto.bsky.social: Kansas vs. Missouri football game, our region’s best rivalry, shifts to Friday night on national TV #ksleg

Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas House spikes veto to preserve 4.4% raise for legislators, 1% hike for other state workers | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Legislators override veto to create 25-foot ‘safe zone’ around police, emergency personnel | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Gov. Laura Kelly signs bills altering defendant competency process, child health care program | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Legislature rolls back some juvenile justice reforms in veto override | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg

Melania Trump denounces ‘baseless lies’ connecting her to Epstein | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion by Hollis Karoly and Kent Hutchison: Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind #ksleg

Kansas House kills constitutional amendment on property tax. GOP leaders prepping another bill. | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Legislature overturns veto to pass free speech bill honoring Charlie Kirk | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas governor signs sports authority bill to guide Kansas City Chiefs’ developments | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

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Kelly signs law strengthening oversight, regulation of pharmacy middlemen | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas House takes initial step toward overriding Gov. Laura Kelly on pair of abortion bills | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

House passes bill to force civics test to graduate high school, rejects physical fitness test | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Gov. Laura Kelly pushes back against Kansas Legislature with veto of 24 bills, 31 budget items | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Hey, Kansas Republicans in D.C.: Maybe it’s a good time to warn Trump against incinerating the world #ksleg

A day after Iran-US ceasefire declared, doubts linger amid continuing Gulf strikes | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas governor dangles plan for property tax relief, accuses Republicans of ‘lip service’ | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg

U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt eager to militarily restrain Iran, bring closure to fighting | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

U.S. Supreme Court justice warns of majority’s misuse of ‘shadow docket’ during Kansas talk | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

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Billions in unpaid taxes could help states fill budget holes, report says | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg

Opinion from Max DaMetz: Plastic bags infest the Kansas prairie, degrading and threatening our health. We can change course. #ksleg

Governor signs bill voiding certain disciplinary actions at Kansas Board of Nursing | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas governor warns of Legislature’s ‘political games,’ ‘micro-managing’ in eight-bill veto spree | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg