Millionaires pump cash into their campaigns for Kansas governor. kansasreflector.com/2026/01/19/m... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

La actividad de agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. inspiró a una legisladora estatal Demócrata a intentar apropiarse del proyecto de ley de un Republicano | #ksleg por @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/01/17/d...

Spotted this afternoon at Clinton Lake #ksleg

“We need to stand up,” said Rep. Susan Ruiz, a Shawnee Democrat. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/01/15/k...

Hundreds of Kansans chanted “f*** ICE,” carried pointed and sometime profane signs, and sang protest songs Wednesday as they flooded the second floor of the Statehouse to rally for human rights. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/01/14/a...

In Gov. Laura Kelly's State of the State speech, she recognized five Topeka Public Schools teachers and superintendent Tiffany Anderson. www.cjonline.com/story/news/e...

Kansas House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard and other Democratic Statehouse leaders from around the U.S. are all gearing up to fight for the same cause — affordability. You can read about that in my first story covering the 2026 Kansas Statehouse session: kansasreflector.com/2026/01/14/t...

A bill heard in #Kansas House Judiciary Tuesday would make Kansans use their biological sex at birth on their birth certificates and driver's licenses. More than 200 written comments from opponents flooded in, despite barely 24 hours notice of the hearing. kansasreflector.com/2026/01/14/p...

Union leader Jake Lowen delivered a fiery speech to workers gathered for solidarity day, with a history lesson about the Statehouse and a warning about lawmakers who want to divide workers. And the governor took a jab at the president. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/01/14/t...

New chief justice of Kansas Supreme Court wants to better fund specialty courts, offer incentives to draw lawyers to rural Kansas. kansasreflector.com/2026/01/13/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Full transcript of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s 2026 State of the State speech #ksleg

Updated with photos from Thad Allton #ksleg

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins underscored the force of the Republican supermajority and its 2025 policy wins in his response to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s final State of the State address. #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/01/13/k...

Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansans wouldn’t have elected her if she were the type of politician who screamed the loudest and relied on bullying others to get her way. #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/01/13/k...

In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/13/i...

Opinion from Martin Mack Teasley: The Kennedy Center now includes Trump’s name. What if it paid tribute to Eisenhower instead? #ksleg

Photos from #ksleg opening day

The 2026 #ksleg session burst to life Monday as Republicans and Democrats staked out policy priorities, welcomed members and awaited the upcoming final State of the State speech by Gov. Laura Kelly | w/ @kansascarpenter.bsky.social and @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/01/12/k...

Kansas Legislature opens '26 session. Last year of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly v. GOP supermajorities in House and Senate. kansasreflector.com/2026/01/12/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

A bipartisan panel of legislative leaders voted to rewrite policy and allow lawmakers to mail taxpayer-funded newsletters after the session is over during an election year #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...

Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: ICE agents shouldn’t troll courtrooms. A Kansas judge was right to object. #ksleg

Latest Kansas campaign finance reports: Candidates for governor get $1.3M, $900K | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas City remembered one of their own tonight. "Justice for Renee" www.kcur.org/news/2026-01...

Here's what the new chief justice of Kansas Supreme Court says about justice. kansasreflector.com/2026/01/08/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Republican legislative leaders agreed to pay former Emporia State University president Ken Hush $50,000 to spearhead their efforts to slash spending at public universities. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/01/08/g...

Kansas council urges Legislature to increase funding to state’s 988 suicide lifeline network | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas approves payout for former prison employee who sued for discrimination, retaliation | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Senate minority leader challenges GOP House speaker for state insurance commissioner #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...

This Kansas house being built with hemp is designed to keep down electricity bills | www.kcur.org/environment-...

Kansas House committee gets jumpstart on evaluation of state universities’ budget requests | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Environmental group seeks policy changes to support Kansas ranchers, grasslands and prairie chickens | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...

“[A thriving community] almost always tends to be the place where the city is working with the county is working with the state legislators, and they do have this idea of shared governance, a shared constituency, and the idea that we’re in this together,” Eberline said. #ksleg

A pair of Democrats from Lawrence with personal grievances about the Trump administration are challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann for his 1st District seat #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/01/05/l...

For our latest podcast episode, I sat down with Rep. Allen Reavis, R-Atchison, and Rep. Lon Pishny, R-Garden City, to talk about their plans for a new, bipartisan Local Government Caucus. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/01/05/k...

My most-read and favorite stories of 2025 #ksleg www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ychDVH/

Kansas delegation declares Maduro a dictator, but eager for briefings on use of U.S. military force in Venezuela. kansasreflector.com/2026/01/03/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Out-of-state patients make up three-fourths of 19,000 Kansas abortions performed in 2024 | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Economic growth in a large, undefined area in Wyandotte and Johnson counties will be reserved to pay down STAR bonds over the next two to three decades. The Chiefs also could enjoy income and property tax subsidies #ksleg

This is the second story in a four-part series we are publishing this week called Cowboys of Conservation: A series of articles exploring the relationship between cattle ranching and grassland conservation in Kansas. #ksleg

Woody encroachment threatens Kansas’ grasslands, but cattle ranchers are fighting back | via Erin Socha #ksleg

Documentary about police raid on Kansas newspaper to premiere at Sundance Film Festival | via Maya Smith #ksleg

As more states pass proof of citizenship laws, report points to Kansas as cautionary tale | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/12/24/a...

Kansas Gov. Kelly wants to focus on budget, water and children during last legislative session as governor. kansasreflector.com/2025/12/24/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas governor’s legislative priorities in 2026 center on budget, water and children | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/12/24/k...

In-depth report from @crazeywriter.bsky.social: Social workers nationwide directed furious complaints toward their national association, demanding accountability, transparency and an external review of finances in the wake of a structural realignment #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/12/23/s...

Final update: Chiefs moving to Kansas with $3.3 billion plan for domed stadium, training facility #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social and @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/12/22/c...

The journalist jargon term for this kind of scrum is a "gaggle," and as far as gaggles go, this is impressive. Photo by @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly: "Take heed. Kansas is not a flyover state. We are a touchdown state." #ksleg

NEW - ‘Painful day’: Missouri officials react to Chiefs announcing move to Kansas From @jasonhancock.bsky.social & me missouriindependent.com/2025/12/22/p...