CoreCivic appeals to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...

Another thought: If you're a state/local election official and you're reading this knowing that a federal judge signed off on a search/seizure based on the claims here, are you more concerned now about the ability of DOJ to come after your materials?

From a quick read, the Fulton County affidavit doesn't include any suggestion of a foreign nexus to the investigation — further highlighting the unusual nature of DNI Tulsi Gabbard's involvement storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Despite working through the permitting process in Leavenworth, CoreCivic continued its appeal to overturn an injunction that keeps the company from housing ICE detainees. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...

Kansas Senate bill may add $17M to oversight of health and welfare programs | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...

Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/r...

An outstanding way for Leavenworth residents to meet the press — and for journalists to engage with their audience.

Kansas bill compels public school teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse training | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...

Kansas pharmacists fight for better oversight of pharmacy middleman companies | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...

A Kansas bill would ban chatbots from forming human-like relationships with people, and would hold companies accountable if their AI bots encouraged suicide or murder. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/b...

Bill targets emotional, sometimes dangerous interactions between Kansans and artificial intelligence | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/b...

Opinion by Russell Arben Fox: Kansas’ method of picking Supreme Court justices could be improved. But will an amendment do that? #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...

Update: Kansas House committee reshapes proposed K-12 student cellphone ban into a mere suggestion | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/k...

Kansas lawmakers debate right-wing activist’s legacy as Charlie Kirk day resolution advances | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/k...

Rep. Ford Carr, D-Wichita, inserted Malcolm X into a Charlie Kirk remembrance resolution, but Rs voted against it. “I think that vote clearly represents the driving force behind this, and it has absolutely nothing to do with freedom of speech," he said. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/k...

I'll be there with senior reporters @crazeywriter.bsky.social and @kansascarpenter.bsky.social. Ask us anything! (Within reason.) #ksleg

Emporia State weighs fate of Social Change program as Kansas lawmakers target DEI | #ksleg #ksed via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/e...

Join Kansas Reflector staff Wednesday evening in Leavenworth for a Q-and-A about what's happening in the Legislature, CoreCivic's efforts to reopen its private prison, and more! Our town hall starts at 6 p.m. at Home2 Suites, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Leavenworth County. #kselg

‘Psychological warfare’: Kansas lawmakers hear testimony from parents who lost sons to sextortion | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/p...

Bills banning most cellphone use by Kansas students during school draws critics, champions | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/b...

Access to justice is a larger issue, said Kansas Supreme Court Justice K.J. Wall, because even if attorney numbers improve in rural Kansas, not everyone can afford them. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/k...

Kansas Supreme Court justice champions solutions to rural attorney shortage | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/k...

Bill would require Kansas schools to stock naloxone, provide fentanyl prevention education | #ksleg #ksed via @maya3smith.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/b...

Opinion by @claywires.bsky.social: Kansas has its own free speech hero worthy of honor. Have we forgotten about William Allen White? #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/09/k...

In the next decade, states will see a surge in obesity | #ksleg via @nhassanein.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/08/r...

Opinion by @maxmccoy.com: A Kansas bill could punish homeless people and make kayaking a crime. To hell with that. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/08/a...

Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize’ elections have state, local election officials bracing for tumult | #ksleg via @jonshorman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/07/r...

Opinion by Margie Carr: Police brutality shocked Kansas City’s Black community in 1941. Community members took action. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/07/p...

White House takes down racist meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas House dives into astonishing bill overhauling authority of state's Board of Nursing. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/06/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Wichita residents Rhashanna Grant, left, and Christine Lebeau participate in the Feb. 6, 2026, "pee in" rally at the Kansas Statehouse to oppose legislation that restricts access to bathrooms in public buildings. #ksleg

Republican legislators don’t want men in women’s bathrooms and women in men’s bathrooms, said Jaelynn Abegg, a trans woman who organized what some called a "pee-in" at the Kansas Statehouse. “So we’re going to give it to them,” she said. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/06/t...

Gov. Laura Kelly signs 4-piece crime bill raising penalty for buying sexual relations in Kansas | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Trans Kansans and allies use Statehouse restrooms in act of ‘malicious compliance’ | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas House responds to complaints, unveils bill revamping Board of Nursing’s authority | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Federal judge denies Kansas officials’ attempt to toss challenge to ballot advocacy | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

University of Kansas medical school opposes bill from out-of-state group to require letter grades | #ksleg #ksed via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/06/u...

Opinion by Eric Thomas: What will happen in Kansas? Prediction markets offer seductive, damaging answers through wagers #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/06/w...

NEW - The Pam Bondi letter to Minnesota. The Fulton County FBI raid. Trump’s “nationalization” calls. All of it is prompting state and local election officials to plan how to respond to federal pressure ahead of the midterms My latest for @stateline.org stateline.org/2026/02/06/t...

In another angry debate where KS Dems accuse Republicans of silencing the voices of their constituents, the KS House passed a bill that would deny public benefits to people who aren't here legally but would allow Dreamers to get in-state post-secondary tuition. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/d...

‘Do better’: House Democrats castigate majority party for cutting debate short #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/d...

Kansas lawmakers hold back school potty training bill to allow time for solutions | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...

Kansas Republican morphs free lunch bill to give reduced-lunch students free meals | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/k...

US Senate Republicans block attempt to sue Trump administration over Epstein files | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/r...

Kansas House committee plunges paring knife into state’s public university budgets | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/k...

New Kansas law that makes court cases secret raises First Amendment concerns #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/n...

In setback for Trump, Congress in spending law rejects call to axe Education Department | #ksleg #ksed via Shauneen Miranda kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/r...

Kansas Wildlife and Parks asks lawmakers to raise migratory bird hunting fees | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/k...

Opinion by Sam Foglesong: What I learned after protesting ICE on a street corner in Hays, Kansas #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/05/w...