Lawrence school district could lose $468K in federal grants lawrencekstimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

Fired student worker sues, alleging KU violated his First Amendment rights. He was fired from his position in the wake of speaking out against the university’s decision to end the hall’s gender-inclusive housing. lawrencekstimes.com/2025/05/22/a...

Arts organizations in Lawrence could see losses to already thin budgets after President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts in his new budget outline.  lawrenceks.news/42MfgaA

Lawrence city commissioners will consider advancing millions of dollars in tax breaks for Phase 2 of KU's Gateway Project at their meeting Tuesday. #kufball A breakdown of remaining construction and tax incentives before next week's meeting @lawrencekstimes.com: lawrencekstimes.com/2025/05/02/l...

“Public media is a cultural lifeline.” Kansas Public Radio director emphasizes importance of public media amid Trump order directing cuts @lawrencekstimes.com lawrencekstimes.com/2025/05/02/k...

Had the amazing opportunity to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner and scholar luncheon this weekend thanks to the KU J-School and the White House Correspondents Association!!

“I was hoping to learn about inclusive education in the States, but there’s nothing here now. So, I feel really devastated, like, why am I here?” KU international students worried after visas revoked nationwide. For @lawrencekstimes.com lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/23/k...

KC World Cup CEO: Lawrence one of the ‘most engaged’ communities in region lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/22/l...

“We want input at the first draft, not at the final draft." New Lawrence advocacy group aims to increase involvement in local government decisions @lawrencekstimes.com lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/04/c...

“Anthony is loved by everyone in our building. He’s a friend and he’s an advocate. That’s why he got fired: advocating for us, for our hall.” KU students march against removal of gender-inclusive housing, firing of student worker @lawrencekstimes.com lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/02/k...

Lingering hostility among rogue Republicans over an ethics investigation surfaced ahead of Saturday's Kansas GOP meeting, where discussion includes alleged campaign finance violations involving legislators, party officers and political operatives #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/02/28/k...

“We regarded Indian education as a cornerstone of self-sufficiency and quality of life. This crisis must be resolved.” For @lawrencekstimes.com: Haskell community divided over federal legislation that would shift oversight of university lawrencekstimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

Lawrence school board members tonight gave quick and enthusiastic approval to hire Jeanice Kerr Swift as the district's next superintendent. lawrenceks.news/4h0nNu6

“Research saves lives. That has been demonstrated many times,” KU faculty concerned about cuts to federal grants that fund lifesaving research lawrencekstimes.com/2025/02/15/k...

Videos show Topeka police killed Black man holding wrench, not knife, contradicting narrative. Story from @journalist-sherman.bsky.social: kansasreflector.com/2025/01/31/v...

From last night's @semafor.com media newsletter: Mark Cuban on why he is increasingly active on Bluesky www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

Kansas City’s staggering run of success continues: this is a team that simply refuses to lose. The Chiefs have now won nine straight playoff games and 17 straight one-score games. Their last postseason defeat was in the 2022 AFC Championship Game. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...

A district committee on Monday will update the school board on its interest in exploring a feeder system in the future instead of making any boundary changes for next year. The board will also consider a bid to install solar panels for Sunflower Elementary. lawrenceks.news/42w622i

From @ddesrochers.bsky.social - Kansas was the only state that missed a legal deadline for certifying its six Electoral College votes www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

August: 1,000 ballots not counted due to processing delays. Micah Kubic of ACLU KS: “If folks do the right things, their ballot should be counted." lawrencekstimes.com/2024/09/18/b... January: Kansas Senate bill eliminates grace period for mail-in ballots kansasreflector.com/2025/01/23/k...

Fun to read about Woj. But this story really shows how different college sports is compared to 10 years ago. “I think Woj will define what that position will become" Why Did ‘Woj’ Take a 99% Pay Cut? To Save the Team He Loves. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/m...

Recently, religious groups have taken vastly different stands on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, University of Kansas professor Chris Koliba tells @ctdunn7.bsky.social Read more from @kansasreflector.com

Faith groups across Kansas are diving into local politics — and getting results | via @ctdunn7.bsky.social #ksleg

"Good faith — the best of our faith — looks like this, looks like justice.” Faith groups across Kansas are diving into local politics — and getting results kansasreflector.com/2025/01/21/f...

In an effort to begin difficult budget conversations and grapple with an anticipated $6.5 million deficit, city finance staff will present to Lawrence city commissioners Tuesday, several months earlier than the budget is typically discussed. lawrenceks.news/4g8KWKm #LawrenceCityComm

"Truth has a stubborn way of persisting." Fear and loathing in the Kansas Statehouse: Explaining the GOP’s new press restrictions kansasreflector.com/2025/01/20/f...

We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn

the funniest thing in baseball is when sources say a player has narrowed it down to three teams and the third one is always the blue jays. it’s like on star trek when they’d say “like shakespeare, albert einstein, and salaak of vulcan,” buddy you just made up the third one

Opinion from @ericthomasphoto.bsky.social: Zuckerberg’s conservative pivot fogs our understanding of censorship #ksleg

Tidbit from me in this morning's @semafor.com Principals newsletter: NYT is considering more changes to its editorial board endorsements. Last year, the paper said it would no longer endorse in local races. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

In Topeka tonight to cover Laura Kelly’s State of the State address.

"For each of those, the impacts they estimate are similar to what a Super Bowl would be." "The biggest event to ever happen in Kansas City." "The opportunity that you have maybe once in a generation." Lawrence officials begin prep for World Cup in KC: lawrencekstimes.com/2025/01/15/l...

"They have spurned the history and heritage of Kansas. You cannot claim to honor these men in your very rotunda while spitting on those who fulfill their noble mission today." Kansas GOP leaders unite to smother Statehouse news. kansasreflector.com/2025/01/14/k...

‼️‼️ Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why kansasreflector.com/2025/01/13/k...

Check out this story from the New York Times this morning referencing my reporting on Gaggle in Lawrence schools.

"Do we have a status on Santa?" - heard during this morning's news meeting

Lawrence city commissioners defend city staff amid divided community opinions on pool renovations lawrencekstimes.com/2024/11/20/c...

“Once again, they aren’t providing opportunity for the public to provide input.” Lawrence City Commission to consider $550K contract for new pool renovation design t.co/Lu79p8F9SK

decided to create a starter pack of ks reporters/newsrooms, tag who i’m missing go.bsky.app/C7HXLAT

The one thing every wrongful death row conviction has in common is that the jury got it wrong, Herman Lindsey, a death row exoneree, said today at the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty conference in Lawrence. lawrenceks.news/3UV3UMN

“It’s so important that we have good people on the jury. Otherwise, if we don’t have good people on the jury, the prosecutor gets to do what they want to do, the judge does what they want to do.” Read: lawrencekstimes.com/2024/11/16/d...