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Opinion by Tara Wallace: Telehealth services provide a lifeline in Kansas and Missouri. Policy changes put them in upheaval. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/25/t...
Telehealth services provide a lifeline in Kansas and Missouri. Policy changes put them in upheaval. • Kansas Reflector
If you practice social work in Kansas or Missouri, you already know that access to care is more than a clinical question. It is a social justice question.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Opinion by Tara Wallace: Telehealth services provide a lifeline in Kansas and Missouri. Policy changes put them in upheaval. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/25/t...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @fischler.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/r...
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served 'unlawfully' • Kansas Reflector
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s form...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’ | via @fischler.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/r...
U.S. Senate passes Kansas lawmaker’s bill to correct grave markers of Jewish-American veterans | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/u...
U.S. Senate passes Kansas lawmaker's bill to correct grave markers of Jewish-American veterans • Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Senate passed a bill to identify Jewish-American servicemembers interred in cemeteries overseas with markers that didn't properly indicate religious heritage.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
U.S. Senate passes Kansas lawmaker’s bill to correct grave markers of Jewish-American veterans | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/u...
USDA prepares to reveal relief plan that could help Kansas farmers facing uncertainty | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/u...
USDA prepares to reveal relief plan that could help Kansas farmers facing uncertainty • Kansas Reflector
The head of the USDA said the agency would roll out a relief plan for the country’s agriculture sector in December.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
USDA prepares to reveal relief plan that could help Kansas farmers facing uncertainty | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/u...
Kansas child care providers navigate streamlined services, looser regulations under new bill | #ksleg via Maya Smith kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/k...
Kansas child care providers navigate streamlined services, looser regulations under new bill • Kansas Reflector
With the creation of a new child care law, advocates are now grappling with a system that will streamline departments into the Office of Early Childhood while also loosening regulations for child care...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Kansas child care providers navigate streamlined services, looser regulations under new bill | #ksleg via Maya Smith kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/k...
Opinion by Mark McCormick: Should a mother know who killed her child? Topeka police say no. | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/s...
Should a mother know who killed her child? Topeka police say no. • Kansas Reflector
The video of a Topeka police officer killing Dylan Walstrom revisits alarming variants between official accounts of police shootings and video evidence.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Opinion by Mark McCormick: Should a mother know who killed her child? Topeka police say no. | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/24/s...
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms | #ksleg via @tim-henderson.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/23/r...
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms • Kansas Reflector
In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. At the same time, U.S. Imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms | #ksleg via @tim-henderson.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/23/r...
Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/23/d...
Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize 'pro-life,' high cost, wrongful conviction arguments • Kansas Reflector
Panelists at a forum organized by the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty say the death penalty is inconsistent with "pro-life" ideals.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/23/d...
Opinion by Max McCoy: In 1943 Norman Rockwell painted democracy’s portrait. An editor from Kansas helped make it possible. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/23/i...
In 1943 Norman Rockwell painted democracy’s portrait. An editor from Kansas helped make it possible. • Kansas Reflector
When the Saturday Evening Post published an offensive antisemitic article in 1942, the furor threatened to sink the magazine. The Post's editor and much of the staff were sacked and a young former Kan...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Opinion by Max McCoy: In 1943 Norman Rockwell painted democracy’s portrait. An editor from Kansas helped make it possible. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/23/i...
Opinion by Kee Hyun Park and Shannon P. Carcelli: Farmers bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/22/f...
Farmers bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies • Kansas Reflector
In the past, farmers’ loyalty to Donald Trump has overridden economics. This time may be different.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Opinion by Kee Hyun Park and Shannon P. Carcelli: Farmers bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/22/f...
Anti-abortion groups, lawmakers push feds for more permanent ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood | #ksleg via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/22/r...
Anti-abortion groups, lawmakers push feds for more permanent ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood • Kansas Reflector
Anti-abortion organizations and Republican elected officials are searching for more ways to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal resources after congressional Republicans successfully cut...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Anti-abortion groups, lawmakers push feds for more permanent ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood | #ksleg via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/22/r...
Newest addition to Kansas Supreme Court promises to be the justice all Kansans deserve | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/n...
Newest addition to Kansas Supreme Court promises to be the justice all Kansans deserve • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Larkin Walsh is not in her seat because of a predetermined plan or politics. She is there because of people, she said in her first moments after being formally sworn in as...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Newest addition to Kansas Supreme Court promises to be the justice all Kansans deserve | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/n...
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda | #ksleg #ksed via Shauneen Miranda kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/r...
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda • Kansas Reflector
A new U.S. Department of Education regulation to narrow eligibility for a key student debt relief program for public service workers has drawn strong opposition from advocates who argue the regulation...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda | #ksleg #ksed via Shauneen Miranda kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/r...
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids encourages House vote on extending tax credit for health insurance | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/u...
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids encourages House vote on extending tax credit for health insurance • Kansas Reflector
Rep. Sharice Davids wants House vote on ACA tax break. Sen. Jerry Moran is eager to shield FAA from shutdowns. Rep. Ron Estes strives for CBO transparency.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids encourages House vote on extending tax credit for health insurance | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/u...
Sierra Club sues federal agency over decision to fast-track new power projects | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/s...
Sierra Club sues federal agency over decision to fast-track new power projects • Kansas Reflector
An environmental organization is challenging a federal decision that allows the Southwest Power Pool to fast-track new utility generation.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sierra Club sues federal agency over decision to fast-track new power projects | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/s...
In case you missed it: The Kansas Museum of History is reopening Saturday after a three-year, $6 million renovation. Admission is free for opening weekend.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In case you missed it: The Kansas Museum of History is reopening Saturday after a three-year, $6 million renovation. Admission is free for opening weekend.
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Opinion by @ericthomasphoto.bsky.social: Conventional politics return to national stage, with downstream effects on Kansas politics | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/c...
Conventional politics return to national stage, with downstream effects on Kansas politics • Kansas Reflector
Lately, a weird thing has been happening in national political discussions. Things have gotten down-right conventional. The hum-drum of Washington seems to have returned.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Opinion by @ericthomasphoto.bsky.social: Conventional politics return to national stage, with downstream effects on Kansas politics | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/21/c...
The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? | #ksleg via @fischler.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/r...
The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after recipients...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? | #ksleg via @fischler.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/r...
Kansas Board of Regents explores changes in faculty workload, post-tenure reviews | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Kansas Board of Regents explores changes in faculty workload, post-tenure reviews • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Board of Regents is working toward new post-tenure and workload policies setting new scholarly benchmarks for public university professors.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Kansas Board of Regents explores changes in faculty workload, post-tenure reviews | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/r...
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death' • Kansas Reflector
President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition on social media Thursday and threatened them with punishment as severe as death, after they appeared in a video message encouraging ...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/r...
Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people • Kansas Reflector
Voter registration information on 6 million Kansas or Missouri residents will be exchanged by GOP officials in pursuit of people registered in both states.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis • Kansas Reflector
For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid.Federal funding for a group of criminal justice professionals expired in ...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Opinion by Huascar Medina: Penny pinching: Ramifications of coin’s demise extend beyond nostalgia | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/p...
Penny pinching: Ramifications of coin’s demise extend beyond nostalgia • Kansas Reflector
Pining for pennies isn't just nostalgic. The cost-saving move also feels like state-sponsored greedflation.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Opinion by Huascar Medina: Penny pinching: Ramifications of coin’s demise extend beyond nostalgia | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/p...
Spiraling health insurance costs stymie members of US Senate panel | #ksleg via @jennifershutt.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/19/r...
Spiraling health insurance costs stymie members of US Senate panel • Kansas Reflector
U.S. senators began debating how to reduce health care costs for Americans during a hearing Wednesday, where experts’ varied recommendations and comments from lawmakers previewed the rocky and potenti...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Spiraling health insurance costs stymie members of US Senate panel | #ksleg via @jennifershutt.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/19/r...
Lawsuit claims Farm Bureau hid fraudulent activity from insurance regulators | #ksleg via Clark Kauffman @iowacapitaldispatch.com kansasreflector.com/2025/11/19/r...
Lawsuit claims Farm Bureau hid fraudulent activity from insurance regulators • Kansas Reflector
Two alleged whistleblowers are suing Farm Bureau's insurance company for alleged racketeering and concealment of fraud from state regulators.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Lawsuit claims Farm Bureau hid fraudulent activity from insurance regulators | #ksleg via Clark Kauffman @iowacapitaldispatch.com kansasreflector.com/2025/11/19/r...