Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector opinion editor
@claywires.bsky.social
Tills the soil for takes @KansasReflector.com. Once called "more calming and grounding than a bottle of Xanax." Husband of Max, father of 13 year old.
I look at our nation and our government and see a system that no longer even pretends to do the best it can for people. Both political parties indulge in byzantine schemes, while leaders to the right hail authoritarian power grabs and those to the left squabble amongst themselves. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Food benefits skid to a stop in Kansas. Politics and government have utterly failed us. #ksleg
Food benefits skid to a stop in Kansas. Politics and government have utterly failed us. • Kansas Reflector
As people go hungry, does it really make sense for Democrats and Republicans to keep fighting a political battle?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I look at our nation and our government and see a system that no longer even pretends to do the best it can for people. Both political parties indulge in byzantine schemes, while leaders to the right hail authoritarian power grabs and those to the left squabble amongst themselves. #ksleg
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Former moderate GOP Kansas Senate President Steve Morris dies at 79 | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Former moderate GOP Kansas Senate President Steve Morris dies at 79 • Kansas Reflector
Former Kansas Senate President Steve Morris, who possessed a centrist's perspective on the formation of public policy, dies at home in Hugoton.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Former moderate GOP Kansas Senate President Steve Morris dies at 79 | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: Hoping Kansas will get ‘advanced’ nuclear energy? Careful what you wish for in the Age of Damocles.
Hoping Kansas will get ‘advanced’ nuclear energy? Careful what you wish for in the Age of Damocles. • Kansas Reflector
Those vying to bring TerraPower jobs to their communities might want to consider the safety and security risks.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: Hoping Kansas will get ‘advanced’ nuclear energy? Careful what you wish for in the Age of Damocles.
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Cook Political Report analyst skeptical redistricting solves Trump’s midterm election | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Cook Political Report analyst skeptical redistricting solves Trump's midterm election • Kansas Reflector
LAWRENCE — Political analyst Amy Walter views the campaign by President Donald Trump to gerrymander congressional districts as a gamble unlikely to blunt historical precedent and prevent a Democratic ...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Cook Political Report analyst skeptical redistricting solves Trump’s midterm election | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Rising health insurance costs hit Kansans amid Congressional battle over subsidies | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Rising health insurance costs hit Kansans amid Congressional battle over subsidies • Kansas Reflector
Kansans purchasing health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace are likely to see their premiums increase in 2026
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Rising health insurance costs hit Kansans amid Congressional battle over subsidies | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Gov. Laura Kelly escalates Kansas political feud by filing lawsuit against Kobach | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Gov. Laura Kelly escalates Kansas political feud by filing lawsuit against Kobach • Kansas Reflector
Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach are tangling in court on questions of who controls executive branch power to file lawsuits on state's behalf.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Gov. Laura Kelly escalates Kansas political feud by filing lawsuit against Kobach | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas inspector general digs into KanCare provider organizations | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas inspector general digs into KanCare provider organizations • Kansas Reflector
The first audit under expanded powers from the Kansas inspector general’s office identified more than a dozen problems within organizations providing health care through Kansas’ Medicaid program.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kansas inspector general digs into KanCare provider organizations | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion from @ericthomasphoto.bsky.social: ‘Could that happen to us?’: Study details Kansas journalists’ reactions to 2023 newspaper raid #ksleg
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October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Opinion from @ericthomasphoto.bsky.social: ‘Could that happen to us?’: Study details Kansas journalists’ reactions to 2023 newspaper raid #ksleg
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ACLU of Kansas files lawsuit challenging linkage of probation to restitution payments | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
ACLU of Kansas files lawsuit challenging linkage of probation to restitution payments • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — The American Civil Liberties of Kansas filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging decisions of judges in Johnson County District Court to order probation based on whether a defendant can pa...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ACLU of Kansas files lawsuit challenging linkage of probation to restitution payments | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas leaders honor new ‘front door’ to state government at Docking State Office Building | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas leaders honor new ‘front door’ to state government at Docking State Office Building • Kansas Reflector
State leaders gathered at the new Robert B. Docking State Office Building to celebrate completion of the three-year, $120 million project.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Kansas leaders honor new ‘front door’ to state government at Docking State Office Building | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Moran brings together differing viewpoints to dive into veterans’ disability fraud | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Moran brings together differing viewpoints to dive into veterans' disability fraud • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, wants to get to the bottom of recent reports of fraud by veterans claiming benefits.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Moran brings together differing viewpoints to dive into veterans’ disability fraud | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
So what do you want, Kansans? How many times do you need to be betrayed by the people you elect? Or are you just fine with everything? #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Statewide survey shows Kansans want progressive policy. But don’t ask them to vote for Democrats. #ksleg
Statewide survey shows Kansans want progressive policy. But don't ask them to vote for Democrats. • Kansas Reflector
People of Kansas, we need to have a heart-to-heart conversation. I don't know what you want after looking at the latest Kansas Speaks survey.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
So what do you want, Kansans? How many times do you need to be betrayed by the people you elect? Or are you just fine with everything? #ksleg
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Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage • Kansas Reflector
A Colorado engineer calls into question assumptions built into traffic infrastructure that unnecessarily threatens bicyclists and pedestrians.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas school district switches software, asks court to dismiss lawsuit for spying on students | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas school district switches software, asks court to dismiss lawsuit for spying on students • Kansas Reflector
The Lawrence public school district switched digital surveillance software vendors for the new school year while facing litigation that accuses school officials of unconstitutional spying on students,...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Kansas school district switches software, asks court to dismiss lawsuit for spying on students | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
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‘Hope for the best’: Government shutdown strains Kansas food resources, local businesses | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
‘Hope for the best’: Government shutdown strains Kansas food resources, local businesses • Kansas Reflector
Kansans are scrambling to pay bills and feed their families as they miss federal government paychecks and food assistance payments.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
‘Hope for the best’: Government shutdown strains Kansas food resources, local businesses | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Wichita’s foster care woes tinge Kansas’ court-mandated progress report | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Wichita’s foster care woes tinge Kansas’ court-mandated progress report • Kansas Reflector
A recent report examining the Kansas foster care agency’s performance in 2024 improved from last year, the agency head said, but one region is especially struggling to meet expectations.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wichita’s foster care woes tinge Kansas’ court-mandated progress report | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion from Mark McCormick: Thirty years ago, the Million Man March gave Black men new hope and affirmation. It’s still there. #ksleg
Thirty years ago, the Million Man March gave Black men new hope and affirmation. It's still there. • Kansas Reflector
For men who caravanned to Washington, D.C., for the 1995 Million Man March, the event marked an attempt toward a modern Harlem Renaissance.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Opinion from Mark McCormick: Thirty years ago, the Million Man March gave Black men new hope and affirmation. It’s still there. #ksleg
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Kansas activists: U.S. crackdown sends wave of fear through immigrant communities | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas activists: U.S. crackdown sends wave of fear through immigrant communities • Kansas Reflector
Cofounders of Kansas Immigration Coalition offer snapshot view of President Donald Trump's crackdown, which they say escalates fear and points to need of reform.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Kansas activists: U.S. crackdown sends wave of fear through immigrant communities | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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‘We don’t shut down’: Kansas ag leaders tell Congress to get back to work | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
‘We don’t shut down’: Kansas ag leaders tell Congress to get back to work • Kansas Reflector
Kansas farm leaders are pushing Congress to get back to work, noting a closed government doesn’t mean U.S. lawmakers can’t be in session.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
‘We don’t shut down’: Kansas ag leaders tell Congress to get back to work | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion from Mark McCormick: At Kansas No Kings rally, a call to resurrect shared history and civic virtues before they vanish #ksleg
At Kansas No Kings rally, a call to resurrect shared history and civic virtues before they vanish • Kansas Reflector
My concern as a speaker at the Overland Park rally centered on a largely already dismantled cause, but one worth fighting to restore.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Opinion from Mark McCormick: At Kansas No Kings rally, a call to resurrect shared history and civic virtues before they vanish #ksleg
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Kansas Senate secures GOP petition signatures to call special legislative session | via @claywires.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas Senate secures GOP petition signatures to call special legislative session • Kansas Reflector
The president of the Kansas Senate said Monday a sufficient number of Senate Republicans signed a petition to call a special session of the Legislature to consider new congressional district boundarie...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Kansas Senate secures GOP petition signatures to call special legislative session | via @claywires.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas Speaks survey shows ‘lots of daylight’ between views on issues and political support | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas Speaks survey shows 'lots of daylight' between views on issues and political support • Kansas Reflector
A new survey of Kansas adults highlights the divide between popular opinion and political reality on various issues, and shows that few people recognize the name of any candidate for governor in next ...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Kansas Speaks survey shows ‘lots of daylight’ between views on issues and political support | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
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Entire Kansas congressional delegation voluntarily halts their paychecks amid shutdown | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Entire Kansas congressional delegation voluntarily halts their paychecks amid shutdown • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas congressional delegation — five Republicans and one Democrat — volunteered not to receive a paycheck during the federal government shutdown.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Entire Kansas congressional delegation voluntarily halts their paychecks amid shutdown | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Federal migrant worker program proves fickle, agriculture workers and employers want change | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Federal migrant worker program proves fickle, agriculture workers and employers want change • Kansas Reflector
Blueberries unpicked and dropping from plants in New Jersey, crops left to dry up in North Carolina fields and understaffed rural Kansas cattle operations are becoming more and more common, and food i...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Federal migrant worker program proves fickle, agriculture workers and employers want change | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
When we face daunting obstacles, we have to begin somewhere. Talking, exchanging information and making connections all strengthen us for the task ahead. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Taking it to the streets: Kansas nonprofits tour state to raise alarm over impending federal cuts #ksleg
Taking it to the streets: Kansas nonprofits tour state to raise alarm over impending federal cuts • Kansas Reflector
Three Kansas nonprofit groups joined forces to inform state residents about the threats posed by federal legislation.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
When we face daunting obstacles, we have to begin somewhere. Talking, exchanging information and making connections all strengthen us for the task ahead. #ksleg