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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret
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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret ⢠Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/marion-county-agrees-to-pay-out-3m-for-newspaper-raid-express-regret/
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Kansas tribes navigate future water problems without representation on statewide task force | via
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Kansas tribes navigate future water problems without representation on statewide task force ⢠Kansas Reflector
Joseph Rupnick, chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Council, is disappointed that the recently formed Kansas water task force does not include any Native American representation.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/11/07/kansas-tribes-navigate-future-water-problems-without-representation-on-statewide-task-force/
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Kansas has been quietly building a pot of more than $26 million that can be used for attracting professional sports teams to the state, giving the state an edge in its âborder warâ with Missouri.
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Kansas has amassed a $26 million fund from sports gambling revenue to help woo Chiefs, Royals ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas has been quietly building a pot of more than $26 million that can be used for attracting professional sports teams to the state, giving the state an edge in its âborder warâ with Missouri.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/10/03/kansas-has-amassed-a-26-million-fund-from-sports-gambling-revenue-to-woo-chiefs-royals/
about 2 months ago
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States Newsroom
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The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year. via
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@arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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Kansas officials crack down on âbrazenâ sales of marijuana and THC products with statewide raids | Via
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Kansas officials crack down on 'brazen' sales of marijuana and THC products with statewide raids ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi and Attorney General Kris Kobach announced a crackdown Wednesday on "brazen" sales of marijuana and THC as law enforcement raided 10 shops in six c...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/10/01/kansas-officials-crack-down-on-brazen-sales-of-marijuana-and-thc-products-with-statewide-raids/
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Kansas cancer survivor fears for health care as Congress weighs premium tax credit extension
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Kansas cancer survivor fears for health care as Congress weighs premium tax credit extension ⢠Kansas Reflector
Dawn Wheeler, a small business owner in Edwardsville, receives treatment for her metastatic breast cancer almost weekly.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/30/kansas-cancer-survivor-fears-for-health-care-as-congress-weighs-premium-tax-credit-extension/
about 2 months ago
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âRight now, doing in-person town halls will lead to violence. I am very fearful that these two groups will assault each other, and I just donât think itâs a very good idea right now,â U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas told reporters Thursday.
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U.S. Sen. Marshall of Kansas fears in-person town halls will lead to violence ⢠Kansas Reflector
Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas said in-person town halls will lead to violence, but he doesnât plan to stop holding them.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/29/u-s-sen-marshall-of-kansas-fears-in-person-town-halls-will-lead-to-violence/
about 2 months ago
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A trial that could determine whether state-imposed abortion restrictions can remain in Kansas began Friday with testimony from the abortion providers behind the challenge.
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Kansas abortion restrictions go on trial, with OB-GYNs taking the stand ⢠Kansas Reflector
A trial that could determine whether state-imposed abortion restrictions can remain in Kansas began Friday with testimony from the abortion providers behind the challenge.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/26/kansas-abortion-restrictions-go-on-trial-with-ob-gyns-taking-the-stand/
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
NEW: Andrew Baileyâs nearly three-year term as Missouriâs top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now heâs co-deputy director of the FBI. By
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âHis Audience Was Really Trumpâ: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
Andrew Baileyâs nearly three-year term as Missouriâs top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now heâs co-deputy...
https://www.propublica.org/article/andrew-bailey-fbi-missouri-attorney-general-culture-wars?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1758717008&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his attorneys said Wednesday.
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Firefighter arrested at Washington state wildfire released by ICE ⢠Stateline
A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his attorneys ...
https://stateline.org/2025/09/24/firefighter-arrested-at-washington-state-wildfire-released-by-ice/
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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat designed the social media platform âwith manipulative features that prey on the mental health of our children.â
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Kansas sues social media app Snapchat for harming teenagersâ mental health and well-being ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, in Washington County on Kansasâ northern border, accusing the appâs...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/23/kansas-sues-social-media-app-snapchat-for-harming-teenagers-mental-health-and-well-being/
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ICYMI: Drug-soaked paper was smuggled into at least one Kansas prison, according to state officials, who cited the ordeal as the reason for changing print newspaper subscription policies.
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Kansas prison officials cite drug-soaked paper as reason for modifying newspaper subscriptions ⢠Kansas Reflector
Drug-soaked paper was smuggled into at least one Kansas prison, according to state officials, who cited the ordeal as the reason for changing print newspaper subscription policies.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/18/kansas-prison-officials-cite-drug-soaked-paper-as-reason-for-modifying-newspaper-subscriptions/
about 2 months ago
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My in-depth report on conflict at the state public defense agency, which includes an effort to unionize, disputes about qualifications, a judgeâs recusal, firing an attorney by voicemail, and allegations of unlawful interference with a capital murder case.
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Kansas death penalty case derailed by fighting, firing and fear at public defense agency ⢠Kansas Reflector
Conflict raging within the state public defense agency has sidetracked a capital murder case while competing factions wrestle for control.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/14/kansas-death-penalty-case-derailed-by-fighting-firing-and-fear-at-public-defense-agency/
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The Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll data with Homeland Security, the Trump administration has confirmed
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DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security ⢠Stateline
The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed.
https://stateline.org/2025/09/12/doj-is-sharing-state-voter-roll-lists-with-homeland-security/
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Kansas prisons canceled newspaper subscriptions bought by families of people serving time. Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association, said: âCreating barriers to real information is not beneficial to the newspaper or to the inmate."
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Kansas prisons reject newspaper subscriptions, blindsiding publishers and cutting off information ⢠Kansas Reflector
Rob Morgan, owner and publisher of the Neodesha Derrick News in southeast Kansas, knew something wasnât right when four subscriptions in a row were canceled.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/08/kansas-prisons-reject-newspaper-subscriptions-blindsiding-publishers-and-cutting-off-information/
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So there's this really cool newsletter that has policy news from all 50 states + DC... And it's curated by me! Stateline Daily is your morning cheat sheet for the latest in state and local policy news. Sign up today â or else (just kidding.....):
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"Kansas Reflector interviews with students, parents, educators and elected officials tied to Comanche County schools revealed a concerted effort by insiders to shield the districtâs top administrator..." from
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A Kansas student reported her coach for harassment and touching. School leaders kept it quiet. ⢠Kansas Reflector
A student's allegation of sexual harassment against a Kansas superintendent raises alarms about safety of children and risk of districts awash in secrecy.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/09/02/a-kansas-student-reported-her-coach-for-harassment-and-touching-school-leaders-kept-it-quiet/
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Armourdale residents, property owners and environmental justice advocates raised concerns about inadequate and inaccessible outreach from Reworld, potential traffic hazards, excessive noise, odors, flood risk and the companyâs track record in other communities.
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Kansas City activists fight global company's plans to open industrial waste recycling facility ⢠Kansas Reflector
Activists and community members are attempting to shield a historic Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood from further industrialization as a recycling company, touting a new age of environmentalism, trie...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/21/kansas-city-activists-fight-global-companys-plans-to-open-industrial-waste-recycling-facility/
3 months ago
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The latest from
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on CoreCivic's battle to reopen a shuttered state prison in Leavenworth to detain immigrants
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CoreCivic, Leavenworth await appellate court hearings on prison reopening ⢠Kansas Reflector
CoreCivic and the city of Leavenworth will continue their fight over development regulations in front of a Kansas appellate court.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/20/corecivic-leavenworth-await-appellate-court-hearings-on-prison-reopening/
3 months ago
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The salient question, according to Randy Callstrom, the CEO of Wyandot Behavioral Health Network in Kansas City, Kansas, is where will people go? In Kansas, he said, there is no place for people to turn.
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Trump order on homelessness will undo decades of progress, Kansas service providers warn ⢠Kansas Reflector
Service providers say President Donald Trumpâs executive order could jeopardize their efforts to help those who are experiencing homelessness.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/20/trump-order-on-homelessness-will-undo-decades-of-progress-kansas-service-providers-warn/
3 months ago
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Federal officials again wonât take action on Quivira National Wildlife Refuge's lost water, despite a report from Kansas regulators that found the refuge received insufficient amounts of water in two out of every three years between 2008 and 2021.
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Federal officials wonât take action on Kansas wildlife refugeâs lost water ⢠Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not allocate water in 2026 to a Kansas wildlife refuge that serves as a key destination for hundreds of species of migrating birds.
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/federal-officials-wont-take-action-on-kansas-wildlife-refuges-lost-water/
3 months ago
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In a Tuesday decision from a Texas federal court, the lesser prairie chicken was stripped of endangered or threatened species protections, which were established through a Biden-era ruling.
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Kansas lesser prairie chicken loses endangered species act protections after Texas court order ⢠Kansas Reflector
The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered classifications, lost its federal protections in court in a victory for Great Plains petroleum and...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/15/kansas-lesser-prairie-chicken-loses-endangered-species-act-protections-after-texas-court-order/
3 months ago
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Topeka, Shawnee Mission, Olathe and Kansas City, Kansas, public school districts are under investigation for potentially violating Title IX and FERPA for gender identity practices.
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U.S. education department launches investigation into Kansas schoolsâ gender identity policies ⢠Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating four Kansas school districts after a right-wing nonprofit complained about their policies allowing teachers to maintain confidentiality with transgend...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/14/u-s-education-department-launches-investigation-into-kansas-schools-gender-identity-policies/
3 months ago
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The state program that helped create 40 homes in a workforce housing development in western Kansas did not receive any funding this year from the Legislature. âWeâre concerned,â said Ryan Vincent, executive director of Kansas Housing Resources Corporation.
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https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/06/housing-progress-in-kansas-may-slow-with-state-federal-cuts-to-programs/
3 months ago
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Kansas lawmakers killed diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, practices in all forms of state government, including universities, after slipping a provision into the state budget.
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DEI barred in Kansas government, universities beginning Aug. 1 ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas lawmakers killed diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, practices in all forms of state government, including universities, after slipping a provision into the state budget.
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/dei-barred-in-kansas-government-universities-beginning-aug-1/
4 months ago
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Kansas AG Kris Kobach warns of "environmental lawfare" as he asks U.S. AG Pam Bondi to investigate Chinese energy foundation and urges Congress to modify Clean Air Act.
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Kansas AG, protecting American fossil fuels, asks for investigation of Chinese organization ⢠Kansas Reflector
The Kansas attorney general wants U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate a Chinese energy organization he accuses of waging âenvironmental lawfare.â
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansas-ag-protecting-american-fossil-fuels-asks-for-investigation-of-chinese-organization/
4 months ago
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4 months ago
BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a new preliminary injunction in Planned Parenthoodâs lawsuit against the federal government over Medicaid cuts. While the previous injunction only covered certain clinics, this one covers all of them.
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Stateline
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Under the Trump administration, ICE has netted more criminals than under Biden, but also swept up many more non-criminal immigrants.
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Fewer than half of ICE arrests under Trump are convicted criminals ⢠Stateline
Despite Trump administration rhetoric accusing Democrats of protecting violent criminals and drug-dealing immigrants, the administrationâs arrests have been catching a smaller share of criminals overa...
https://stateline.org/2025/07/24/fewer-than-half-of-ice-arrests-under-trump-are-convicted-criminals/
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Emporia State University President Ken Hush announced his retirement Thursday, nodding at past and future challenges in higher education.
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Emporia State University president who oversaw firings to step down in December ⢠Kansas Reflector
Emporia State University President Ken Hush announced his retirement Thursday, nodding at past and future challenges in higher education.
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/emporia-state-university-president-who-oversaw-firings-to-step-down-in-december/
4 months ago
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Federal court rules Kansas legislators tried to suppress speech with 2021 advance voting law
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Federal court rules Kansas legislators tried to suppress speech with 2021 advance voting law ⢠Kansas Reflector
A federal court ruling permanently blocked a 2021 Kansas law that banned groups from sending advance ballot applications to voters, finding that state lawmakers tried to suppress free speech.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/07/22/federal-court-rules-kansas-legislators-tried-to-suppress-speech-with-2021-advance-voting-law/
4 months ago
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Kansas Reflector
4 months ago
Opinion editor
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writes: Toast Kansas Reflectorâs first five years with five essential stories (and a donation, if you can)
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Toast Kansas Reflector's first five years with five essential stories (and a donation, if you can) ⢠Kansas Reflector
We don't serve advertisers or politicians here at Kansas Reflector. We serve our readers across the state and nation.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/07/22/toast-kansas-reflectors-first-five-years-with-five-essential-stories-and-a-donation-if-you-can/
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Local election officials worry about federal cuts to security, survey shows
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Local election officials worry about federal cuts to security, survey shows ⢠Stateline
Local election officials across the country fear the loss of federal support for election security, according to a new survey. Sixty percent of local election officials expressed some level of concern...
https://stateline.org/2025/07/17/local-election-officials-worry-about-federal-cuts-to-security-survey-shows/
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Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief
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Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy won a first place award in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest
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Kansas Reflector columnist again wins national award ⢠Kansas Reflector
Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy won a first place award in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest, the organization announced Thursday.
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansas-reflector-columnist-again-wins-national-award/
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The impacts of the Kansas Legislature's accelerated budget process begin to unfold as disability advocates warn of first-time waitlists for crucial brain injury and chronic illness services.
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Brain injury, chronic illness services could see first-time waitlists in Kansas after budget cuts ⢠Kansas Reflector
Verenice Cartagena told Kansas legislators she suffered a string of brain injuries beginning at 5 years old that culminated in a stroke in her 40s, which led to a cascade of physical and mental health...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/07/17/brain-injury-chronic-illness-services-could-see-first-time-waitlists-in-kansas-after-budget-cuts/
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âWeâve created a situation where theyâre allowed less transparency,â said Sara Prem, American Lung Association advocacy director, of the regulatory impacts of coal-friendly Trump administration policies. From
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Clean-air activists uneasy with Holcomb coal plant's 2-year exemption from new pollution rule ⢠Kansas Reflector
President Donald Trump awards coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas exemption from federal rules, generating energetic outcry from environmentalists.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/07/03/clean-air-activists-uneasy-with-holcomb-coal-plants-2-year-exemption-from-new-pollution-rule/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
CEO quits struggling Texas company with unique Kansas banking charter |
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CEO quits struggling Texas company with unique Kansas banking charter ⢠Kansas Reflector
Brad Heppner's resignation at Beneficient, granted a Kansas bank charter in a quest to lead a financial revolution, raises questions about the company's future.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/30/ceo-quits-struggling-texas-company-with-unique-kansas-banking-charter/
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Kansas labor secretary Amber Shultz said the USDOL is fulfilling its goal to cut DEI funding âif they want fraudsters to have equitable access to our funds.â
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U.S. labor department terminates Kansas unemployment fraud prevention grant because of DEI ⢠Kansas Reflector
A Kansas program aimed at preventing unemployment fraud has been caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administrationâs crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/27/u-s-labor-department-terminates-kansas-unemployment-fraud-prevention-grant-because-of-dei/
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Dalton Henry, president of the Haskell Board of Regents, said the university has succeeded in advancing Native students and strengthening tribal nations for decades. âYet, persistent challenges under federal oversight have limited its potential,â he said.
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GOP lawmakersâ bill would shift Haskell oversight from Bureau of Indian Education to local board ⢠Kansas Reflector
Four Republican lawmakers want oversight of a Kansas Native American university to shift from the federal government to a board of regents under proposed legislation.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/26/gop-lawmakers-bill-would-shift-haskell-oversight-from-bureau-of-indian-education-to-local-board/
5 months ago
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âIn a country where we grow enough food so that no one has to go hungry, no one should go hungry,â said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
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Democrats rail against federal cuts to food assistance program in big âuglyâ bill ⢠Kansas Reflector
Democratic leaders rallied Wednesday against the congressional budget and tax cut bill, fearing changes to the national food assistance program will blow holes in state budgets and leave Americans hun...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/25/democrats-rail-against-federal-cuts-to-food-assistance-program-in-big-ugly-bill/
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More than half of rural hospitals in Kansas are at risk of closing, and a new report found that Kansas would experience a 15% reduction in total rural Medicaid hospital reimbursement under the proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Kansas rural hospitals brace for impact of $4 billion funding loss under mega-bill ⢠Kansas Reflector
A hiring freeze, deferred wage raises and delayed hospital maintenance are all on the table at the Hutchinson Regional Health Center as chief executive officer Benjamin Anderson and his team weigh the...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/24/kansas-rural-hospitals-brace-for-impact-of-4-billion-funding-loss-under-mega-bill/
5 months ago
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Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief
5 months ago
A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday cleared the way for Kansans to resume changing their gender markers on driverâs licenses, rejecting arguments made by Attorney General Kris Kobach and overturning a lower court ruling
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Kansas appeals court ruling restores ability to change gender markers on driver's licenses ⢠Kansas Reflector
A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday cleared the way for Kansans to resume changing their gender markers on driver's licenses, rejecting arguments made by Attorney General Kris Kobach and overt...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/13/kansas-appeals-court-ruling-restores-ability-to-change-gender-markers-on-drivers-licenses/
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Moran asks federal officials to keep airspace restrictions at D.C. airport in place |
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Moran asks federal officials to keep airspace restrictions at D.C. airport in place ⢠Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran pressed federal officials Wednesday on how they intend to ensure safety at the Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., in the wake of a January crash between a pa...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/13/moran-asks-federal-officials-to-keep-airspace-restrictions-at-d-c-airport-in-place/
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More than 1,800 protests are scheduled across the nation for Saturday. At least 15 of them are set to occur in Kansas cities. A Kansas Highway Patrol spokeswoman encouraged participants to "maintain civility while exercising their First Amendment rights.â
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Kansas troopers on standby for protests, ahead of nationwide anti-Trump demonstrations ⢠Kansas Reflector
State troopers are on standby in Kansas as demonstrations against federal immigration raids crop up around the country following an increased military presence in response to protests in Los Angeles.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/11/kansas-troopers-on-standby-for-protests-ahead-of-nationwide-anti-trump-demonstrations/
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Several immigrants at Leavenworth experienced such a depression from extended lockdown periods, which sometimes lasted for three days, that they attempted suicide, said a letter from eight civil rights and attorney groups.
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Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim ⢠Kansas Reflector
Immigrants being held inside a federal prison in Kansas and their attorneys reported an unsanitary, inequitable and unhealthy environment that has left people, even those who have won their immigratio...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/06/immigrants-detained-in-leavenworth-federal-prison-live-in-squalor-without-sunlight-letters-claim/
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Are you listening to Kansas Reflector podcasts? Definitely worth your time! I put my first one up today, with Hal Luthi, a Kansas rancher, and Allen Featherstone, w/K-State Agricultural Economics, about tariffs and trade policy, as well as the farm bill.
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Ag experts talk trade, federal Farm Bill and hopes for the future. ⢠Kansas Reflector
Two Kansas agriculture experts talk about the politics of trade, the federal Farm Bill and their hopes for the future.
https://kansasreflector.com/podcasts/ag-experts-talk-trade-federal-farm-bill-and-hopes-for-the-future/
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Trans student sues University of Kansas after being fired for speaking to media about housing policy
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Trans student sues University of Kansas after being fired for speaking to media about housing policy ⢠Kansas Reflector
An interview with a news outlet cost a former University of Kansas resident assistant his job and his home. Now, heâs suing the university for violating his free speech rights.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/23/trans-student-sues-university-of-kansas-after-being-fired-for-speaking-to-media-about-housing-policy/
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The USDA is asking for personal data of people who have applied or received help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP. Kansas stepped up for privacy and denied the request at this time, saying they didn't know what the data would be used for.
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Kansas denies USDA request for personal data of residents receiving food assistance ⢠Kansas Reflector
State officials denied a federal request to disclose personal information of Kansans using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/22/kansas-denies-usda-request-for-personal-data-of-residents-receiving-food-assistance/
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ICYMI: My in-depth look at homelessness outside of Kansas' urban metros highlighted a small town solution that treats housing as health care. The approach could be a model for statewide use.
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In southeast Kansas, housing is treated as health care, and people are getting off the streets ⢠Kansas Reflector
Stevie and Brandon Perez could not stay awake any longer. They found two chairs in Mercy Hospitalâs intensive care unit waiting room, a place they knew would be open, and they drifted off.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/19/in-southeast-kansas-housing-is-treated-as-health-care-and-people-are-getting-off-the-streets/
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Drought-stricken governments in west-central Kansas escalated their fight for water rights from state to federal court, which could impact how cities across the state handle future disputes.
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A Kansas county and two cities move water fight to federal court as drought threatens their future ⢠Kansas Reflector
Drought-stricken governments in west-central Kansas have escalated their fight for water rights from state to federal court, which could impact how cities across the state handle future disputes.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/23/a-kansas-county-and-two-cities-move-water-fight-to-federal-court-as-drought-threatens-their-future/
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Kansas abortion advocacy group sues state officials over law banning foreign contributions | via
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Kansas abortion advocacy group sues state officials over law banning foreign contributions ⢠Kansas Reflector
A Kansas reproductive rights advocacy group, backed by a Washington, D.C. law firm, sued state officials over a new law banning financial contributions from âforeign nationalsâ to support or oppose co...
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/19/kansas-abortion-advocacy-group-sues-state-officials-over-law-banning-foreign-contributions/
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