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Kansas drops out of lawsuit targeting senior and disability rights | via
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Kansas drops out of lawsuit targeting senior and disability rights ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas withdrew from a federal lawsuit that could overturn decades of progress in aging and disability rights.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/15/kansas-drops-out-of-lawsuit-targeting-senior-and-disability-rights/
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Morgan Chilson
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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.
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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.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/15/stinks-so-bad-kansas-residents-worry-smoldering-landfill-on-a-superfund-site-is-making-them-sick/
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Senior reporter
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spent some time in Galena to talk to residents who worry about the noxious odors from a smoldering landfill built on top of a Superfund site and filled with debris from the Joplin tornado.
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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.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/15/stinks-so-bad-kansas-residents-worry-smoldering-landfill-on-a-superfund-site-is-making-them-sick/
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Jonathan Shorman
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NEW - Homeland Security is retreating, for now, from a plan to obtain voter data from the Postal Service as part of Trump's executive order on mail ballots â after revealing the plan in a court filing less than a week ago My latest for
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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trumpâs executive order restricting mail bal...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/homeland-security-retreats-plan-get-data-mail-voters
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Senate President Ty Masterson called businessman Philip Sarnecki an âangry elf" as name-calling dominated a Republican gubernatorial debate Friday. Sarnecki said Masterson tried to get him to be his running mate. |
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Insults fly as Kansas GOP gubernatorial candidates compete for dominance during debate ⢠Kansas Reflector
Name-calling and infighting dominated a Republican gubernatorial debate Friday that was preceded by campaigns trying to convince opponents to drop out of the race.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/05/insults-fly-as-kansas-gop-gubernatorial-candidates-compete-for-dominance-during-debate/
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Jonathan Shorman
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NEW - Republicans in Congress are again eyeing cuts to the Election Assistance Commission â despite election security rhetoric Election officials say the EACâs election security grants are already woefully underfunded My latest for
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Congress weighs cuts to statesâ already âinsufficientâ election security dollars
Ahead of the November midterm elections, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have demanded Congress pass sweeping voting restrictions, including showing proof of citizenship to register â...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/congress-weighs-cuts-states-already-insufficient-election-security-dollars
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C.J. Janovy
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I'm beyond grateful to have played a small part in making sure Kansas knows what it had in Gilbert Baker, and to the folks in Parsons who keep working to honor his legacy.
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Kansas has invalidated some transgender Kansansâ driverâs licenses â but not all | via
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Kansas has invalidated some transgender Kansansâ driverâs licenses â but not all ⢠Kansas Reflector
The Kansas Department of Revenue â the state agency that oversees driverâs licenses â sent out letters invalidating some, but not all, transgender Kansansâ licenses following the passage of Senate Bil...
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/02/kansas-has-invalidated-some-transgender-kansans-drivers-licenses-but-not-all/
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Kansas Board of Regents testing appeal of streamlined, reduced-credit bachelorâs degrees | via
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Kansas Board of Regents testing appeal of streamlined, reduced-credit bachelor's degrees ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas Board of Regents examines recommendation in support of offering students three-year, reduced-credit-hour bachelor's degrees.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/02/kansas-board-of-regents-testing-appeal-of-streamlined-reduced-credit-bachelors-degrees/
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Jonathan Shorman
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The Supreme Courtâs Purcell problem just got bigger. I took a look at the courtâs uneven application of its own doctrine cautioning against last-minute judicial changes to elections a couple weeks back
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US Supreme Courtâs uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say
When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texasâ gerrymandered congressional map to take effect in December, its conservative majority wrote that a lower court had âimproperly inserted itself into an active...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-supreme-courts-uneven-rulings-election-lead-causing-chaos-experts-say
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15 days ago
Former Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer drops out of Kansas gubernatorial race | via
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Former Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer drops out of Kansas gubernatorial race ⢠Kansas Reflector
Seven Kansas Republicans file to be on the August primary ballot, including President-Trump endorsed Senate President Ty Masterson.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/01/former-republican-gov-jeff-colyer-drops-out-of-kansas-gubernatorial-race/
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Third-party activists claiming leadership of No Labels Kansas object to blockade on candidacies | via
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Third-party activists claiming leadership of No Labels Kansas object to blockade on candidacies ⢠Kansas Reflector
Two former Kansas Republicans striving to represent defunct political party No Labels Kansas set stage for a legal challenge against election officials.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/01/third-party-activists-claiming-leadership-of-no-labels-kansas-object-to-blockade-on-candidacies/
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15 days ago
First-time Kansas House candidates articulate reasons for running for Legislature | via
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First-time Kansas House candidates articulate reasons for running for Legislature ⢠Kansas Reflector
A city commissioner running for a Kansas House seat says he has felt called to public service for most of his life.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/01/first-time-kansas-house-candidates-articulate-reasons-for-running-for-legislature/
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Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog filed Monday to run for governor as a Democrat alongside Fredonia physician Jennifer Bacani McKenney. He is challenging Cindy Holscher and Ethan Corson, state senators who spent the past year campaigning and raising donations.
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Overland Park mayor makes late entry into Kansas governor's race, challenging Democratic senators ⢠Kansas Reflector
Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog made a late entry into the governor's race Monday, launching his campaign for the Democratic nomination just three hours ahead of the noon filing deadline.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/01/overland-park-mayor-makes-late-entry-into-kansas-governors-race-challenging-democratic-senators/
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Tim Carpenter
18 days ago
Former Kansan in five-person Republican race for gubernatorial nomination in Iowa.
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Co-founder of Wichita private school contending for Iowa GOP's gubernatorial nomination ⢠Kansas Reflector
Zach Lahn, a cofounder of a Wichita private school and resident of Kansas until 2023, is a contender in Iowa's Republican primary for governor.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/29/co-founder-of-wichita-private-school-contending-for-iowa-gops-gubernatorial-nomination/
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: U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Schmidtâs campaign manager left his digital footprint on documents uploaded to a website to support the attack on Adam Hamilton
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Kansas Democrat's campaign manager created website with documents used in attack on political rival ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Schmidt's campaign manager left his digital footprint on documents uploaded to a website that linked a child sex abuse scandal to a political rival.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/29/kansas-democrats-campaign-manager-created-website-with-documents-used-in-attack-on-political-rival/
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C.J. Janovy
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Attention all the young queers: Everyone needs to remember how this weekend felt. And love out to all the old queers who were there with me. â¤ď¸ đłď¸âđ âđť
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When we marched for our lives
Here are some timely lessons in activism from the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
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We are thrilled to welcome Baya to the staff as our summer intern. Give her a follow!
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Jack Lerner
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The Kansas Reflector is a national treasure.
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A Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate accused political rival Adam Hamilton of mishandling reported sex abuse at a church retreat in 2005, but court records show the church reported the abuse to police after ID'ing the predator
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U.S. Senate candidate in Kansas faults Democratic rival's handling of reported sex abuse ⢠Kansas Reflector
A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday denigrated the raceâs frontrunner, accusing him of covering up a child sex abuse scandal at the church he leads and demanding he withdraw his ca...
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/27/u-s-senate-candidate-in-kansas-faults-democratic-rivals-handling-of-reported-sex-abuse/
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21 days ago
Five of six Kansas public universities seek student tuition increases of 3.5% to 6% | via
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Five of six Kansas public universities seek student tuition increases of 3.5% to 6% ⢠Kansas Reflector
ESU is asking for no tuition increase in upcoming academic year, but five other public universities in Kansas seek rate hikes of 3.5% to 6%.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/26/five-of-six-kansas-public-universities-seek-student-tuition-increases-of-3-5-to-6/
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The governor's chief of staff says three Kansans are being monitored for hantavirus after being seated behind someone on a plane who had symptoms, tested positive and died. So far, the Kansans are asymptomatic.
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Kansas legislative leaders approve extended monitoring of three residents exposed to hantavirus ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas legislative leaders on Tuesday approved the governor's request to extend an emergency declaration in response to three residents who are being monitored for a potential hantavirus infection.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/26/kansas-legislative-leaders-approve-extended-monitoring-of-three-residents-exposed-to-hantavirus/
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Tim Carpenter
23 days ago
President Donald Trump endorses Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson in 2026 campaign for governor.
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President Donald Trump endorses Kansas Senate president in GOP campaign for governor ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, a member of the Kansas Legislature for 20 years, is endorsed in GOP gubernatorial race by President Donald Trump.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/24/president-donald-trump-endorses-kansas-senate-president-in-gop-campaign-for-governor/
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Opinion from Emily Bradbury: Kansas now requires court clerks to obscure truth in some criminal cases. Thatâs bad for the public.
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Kansas now requires court clerks to obscure truth in some criminal cases. That's bad for the public. ⢠Kansas Reflector
In a misguided attempt to protect public safety, the statute forces courts to falsely claim a case does not exist when, in fact, it does.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/19/kansas-now-requires-court-clerks-to-obscure-truth-in-some-criminal-cases-thats-bad-for-the-public/
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29 days ago
Kansas Democrats in governorâs race claw for traction with anti-Brownback attacks on GOP foes | via
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Kansas Democrats in governor's race claw for traction with anti-Brownback attacks on GOP foes ⢠Kansas Reflector
Former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's legacy, especially signing of a controversial 2012 tax bill, remains a prominent attack line for Democrats in 2026.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/18/kansas-democrats-in-governors-race-claw-for-traction-with-anti-brownback-attacks-on-gop-foes/
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Denied access to criminal records in Kansas boyâs death sparks First Amendment lawsuit | via
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Denied access to criminal records in Kansas boyâs death sparks First Amendment lawsuit ⢠Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA â 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 ...
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/18/denied-access-to-criminal-records-in-kansas-boys-death-sparks-first-amendment-lawsuit/
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Chris Carmichael believes he can defeat Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Estes in the 4th District congressional race, even though the incumbent won the seat by a 30-point margin two years ago.
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Democrat hopes to pull off upset for U.S. House seat with military experience, disapproval of Trump ⢠Kansas Reflector
Retired Air Force Col. Chris Carmichael believes he can defeat Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Estes in the 4th District congressional race, even though the incumbent won the seat by a 30-point margin two ye...
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/18/democrat-hopes-to-pull-off-upset-for-u-s-house-seat-with-military-experience-disapproval-of-trump/
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Topeka police released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting where a man was shot after threatening an officer.
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Topeka police release bodycam of early 2025 officer-involved shooting
Topeka police released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting where a man was shot after threatening an officer.
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2026/05/14/topeka-police-release-bodycam-of-early-2025-officer-involved-shooting/90078075007/
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Sen. Cindy Holscher picks Rep. KC Ohaebosim to be her running mate, forming a Democratic ticket of like-minded Statehouse veterans committed to public education, healthcare access and economic affordability. |
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Democratic ticket in Kansas governor's race pairs legislators from Johnson, Sedgwick counties ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher said Thursday that Wichita Rep. KC Ohaebosim would be her lieutenant governor running mate, forming a Democratic ticket of like-minded statehouse veterans...
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/14/democratic-ticket-in-kansas-governors-race-pairs-legislators-from-johnson-sedgwick-counties/
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Morgan Chilson
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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.
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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.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/ice-begins-deportation-process-for-former-kansas-mayor-who-committed-election-crimes/
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Three Kansans who came into close âhigh riskâ contact with a person who has confirmed Andes hantavirus are being monitored by state and federal officials |
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Three Kansans being monitored for hantavirus after contact with infected cruise ship passenger ⢠Kansas Reflector
Three Kansans who came into âhigh riskâ contact with a person who has confirmed Andes hantavirus are being monitored by state officials.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/three-kansans-being-monitored-for-hantavirus-after-contact-with-infected-cruise-ship-passenger/
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Morgan Chilson
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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.
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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.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/12/kansas-utility-regulators-stop-transmission-line-path-through-endangered-grasslands/
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about 1 month ago
Kansas state employees retain choice of Blue Cross, Aetna for health insurance |
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Kansas state employees retain choice of Blue Cross, Aetna for health insurance ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas state employees can choose between two health insurance companies, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/11/kansas-state-employees-retain-choice-of-blue-cross-aetna-for-health-insurance/
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New podcast episode: Kansas Abortion Fund president Sandy Brown wants Kansans to show up in August and repeat their 2022 decision to defeat a constitutional amendment that could upend abortion rights in the state.
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Kansas abortion rights advocate hoping for encore defeat of constitutional amendment in August vote ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas Abortion Fund president Sandy Brown wants Kansans to show up in August and repeat their 2022 decision to defeat a constitutional amendment that could upend abortion rights in the state.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/11/kansas-abortion-rights-advocate-hoping-for-encore-defeat-of-constitutional-amendment-in-august-vote/
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C.J. Janovy
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Iâve been intentionally listening to Portuguese pop and anti-fascist folk, so I havenât devoted much energy thinking about American musicâs global influence. Until we went to the Portugal Burger Cup.
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âThe burgers were as weird as the musicâ
A âfestival de street foodâ soundtrack inspires these riffs on American pop in Portugal.
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Jonathan Shorman
about 1 month ago
In recent days
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published its AI policy. Bottom line: âStates Newsroom does not publish stories or commentaries generated by AI.â
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AI Policy ⢠States Newsroom
AI Policy States Newsroom is, above all, dedicated to journalism practiced by people. We believe in the power of having on-the-ground reporters covering our communities with the finesse and nuance tha...
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Max McCoy
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My
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column today: The erosion of trust in human institutions is now compounded by the harlequin of artificial intelligence, resulting in the kind of society that previously was only described in science fiction.
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Does Claude dream of electric gavels? A federal case with Kansas connections sets an AI precedent. ⢠Kansas Reflector
That Heppner turned to Claude to prepare his legal advice, and that I have a legal connection to the AI agent, is bizarre.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/10/does-claude-dream-of-electric-gavels-a-federal-case-with-kansas-connections-sets-an-ai-precedent/
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Morgan Chilson
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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.
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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.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/08/state-employees-speak-out-against-dropping-blue-cross-from-kansas-health-plan/
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about 1 month ago
Kansas contemplates special legislative session to rekindle debate on property taxes |
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Kansas contemplates special legislative session to rekindle debate on property taxes ⢠Kansas Reflector
Rumblings about a potential special session of the Legislature devoted to property tax issues remind Kansans about lack of political consensus on a remedy.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/08/kansas-contemplates-special-legislative-session-to-rekindle-debate-on-property-taxes/
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Anna Kaminski
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Below average rainfall and a bone-dry riverbed of dead brush fueled a 1,500-acre wildfire in Central KS, but the KS Fire Marshalâs Office deemed the cause âundetermined,â even though it sparked one day after a controlled burn was performed on an adjacent ranch.
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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.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/07/a-kansas-wildfire-scorched-1500-acres-after-citys-burn-the-official-cause-is-undetermined/
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Tim Carpenter
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Former CEO of Beneficient -- Brad Heppner -- guilty of fraud. He worked Kasnas Legislature, landed state bank charter.
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Former Beneficient executive with Kansas political ties guilty of fraud in $150M scheme ⢠Kansas Reflector
Former boss of Texas company entrusted with a Kansas bank charter is guilty of fraud related to misappropriation of at least $150 million.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/07/former-beneficient-executive-with-kansas-political-ties-guilty-of-fraud-in-150m-scheme/
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En EspaĂąol: Un pastor del ĂĄrea de Kansas City se postularĂĄ para el Senado de los Estados Unidos como âun demĂłcrata de mentalidad independiente.â
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Pastor demócrata de Kansas busca reemplazar a Roger Marshall en el Senado ⢠Kansas Reflector
Un pastor del ĂĄrea de Kansas City se postularĂĄ para el Senado de los Estados Unidos como "un demĂłcrata de mentalidad independiente", poniendo fin a meses de especulaciones sobre la posibilidad de que ...
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Adam Hamilton, a Kansas City-area pastor, will run for U.S. Senate as âan independent-minded Democrat,â putting to bed months of speculation that he would challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall as an independent. |
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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 âan independent-minded Democrat,â putting to bed months of speculation that he would challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall as an independent.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/30/kansas-pastor-enters-u-s-senate-race-as-democrat-wants-to-give-roger-marshall-an-early-retirement/
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Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill requiring daily recess, annual fitness test of public school students | via
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Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill requiring daily recess, annual fitness test of public school students ⢠Kansas Reflector
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill mandating Kansas public schools deliver a daily 30-minute recess and annually test students' physical fitness.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/29/gov-laura-kelly-vetoes-bill-requiring-daily-recess-annual-fitness-test-of-public-school-students/
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US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps, diluting Voting Rights Act | via
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US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps, diluting Voting Rights Act ⢠Kansas Reflector
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion sharply weakening a major portion of the federal Voting Rights Act.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/29/repub/us-supreme-court-limits-use-of-race-in-congressional-district-remaps-diluting-voting-rights-act/
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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.
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Access to Justice group works to increase resources, attract attorneys to rural Kansas ⢠Kansas Reflector
A âcivil justice crisisâ in state courts requires systemic change, and Kansasâ multifaceted approach is making a difference.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/27/access-to-justice-group-works-to-increase-resources-attract-attorneys-to-rural-kansas/
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US Supreme Court hears arguments on cancer warning labels for Roundup weedkiller |
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US Supreme Court hears arguments on cancer warning labels for Roundup weedkiller ⢠Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Supreme Court could be ready to overturn a Missouri state court verdict that favored a man who sued the manufacturer of the popular herbicide Roundup for lacking any warning that the product ...
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/04/27/repub/us-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-cancer-warning-labels-for-roundup-weedkiller/
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