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Big tobacco, Kansas lawmakers take on unauthorized vapes | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/briefs/big-t...
Big tobacco, Kansas lawmakers take on unauthorized vapes • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas Senate approved tougher regulations on vapes Wednesday in an effort to crack down on unlicensed products and eliminate advertisements geared toward children.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Big tobacco, Kansas lawmakers take on unauthorized vapes | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/briefs/big-t...
Kansas local government leaders question ‘millions’ in costs, lack of detail in bathroom bill | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/k...
Kansas local government leaders question ‘millions’ in costs, lack of detail in bathroom bill • Kansas Reflector
Local government leaders want details about how to enforce a “bathroom bill” that some city officials say could cost taxpayers “millions.”
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February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Kansas local government leaders question ‘millions’ in costs, lack of detail in bathroom bill | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/k...
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social and @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/r...
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video • Kansas Reflector
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday, blocking the Department of Defense from downgrading Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s rank as a retired Navy captain for appearing in a vid...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social and @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/r...
Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success | via @maxnesterak.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/r...
Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success • Kansas Reflector
President Donald Trump’s border czar announced on Thursday an imminent end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success from the unprecedented federal incursion that brought thousands of immigration off...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Operation Metro Surge, claiming success | via @maxnesterak.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/r...
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One Kansas Republican said during a debate Wednesday that his colleagues were overreaching in their attempt to make schools ask for legislative approval to participate in a federal free meal program. #ksleg
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Kansas Senate passes bill scrutinizing free lunch families, dodging challenges from some Republicans • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA – A contingent of Kansas Republicans narrowly advanced a bill that would increase scrutiny of households that qualify for free and reduced lunch, but it fielded pushback from Democrats and fell...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
One Kansas Republican said during a debate Wednesday that his colleagues were overreaching in their attempt to make schools ask for legislative approval to participate in a federal free meal program. #ksleg
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Kansas bill calls for communism class, civics test amid claims of ‘anti-Americanism’ in schools | #ksleg #ksed via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/k...
Kansas bill calls for communism class, civics test amid claims of ‘anti-Americanism’ in schools • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Republicans and a think tank want to require students to learn about communist/socialist regimes and pass a civics exam to graduate.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Kansas bill calls for communism class, civics test amid claims of ‘anti-Americanism’ in schools | #ksleg #ksed via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/k...
Kansas Senate passes bill scrutinizing free lunch families, dodging challenges from some Republicans | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/k...
Kansas Senate passes bill scrutinizing free lunch families, dodging challenges from some Republicans • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA – A contingent of Kansas Republicans narrowly advanced a bill that would increase scrutiny of households that qualify for free and reduced lunch, but it fielded pushback from Democrats and fell...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Kansas Senate passes bill scrutinizing free lunch families, dodging challenges from some Republicans | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/k...
Opinion by Amii Castle: In arresting and prosecuting journalists, Trump administration draws from authoritarian playbook #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/i...
In arresting and prosecuting journalists, Trump administration draws from authoritarian playbook • Kansas Reflector
After an authoritarian takes over, the press never criticizes dear leader, so the people hear only what dear leader wants them to hear.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Opinion by Amii Castle: In arresting and prosecuting journalists, Trump administration draws from authoritarian playbook #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/12/i...
US House in bipartisan vote defies Trump, agrees to end his tariffs on Canada | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/r...
US House in bipartisan vote defies Trump, agrees to end his tariffs on Canada • Kansas Reflector
In a notable break from President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy, several House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency at the north...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
US House in bipartisan vote defies Trump, agrees to end his tariffs on Canada | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/r...
Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/r...
Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds • Kansas Reflector
Leaders from several agencies within the Department of Homeland Security testified before a U.S. House panel Wednesday about how a shutdown would affect the programs they oversee, though Democrats arg...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/r...
Forty individuals, organizations object to Kansas Senate bill adding barriers to food and health aid | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/f...
Forty individuals, organizations object to Kansas Senate bill adding barriers to food and health aid • Kansas Reflector
Dozens of organizations or individuals oppose a bill that would impose new state application and reporting requirements for programs serving children, elderly people, poor people, pregnant women and p...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Forty individuals, organizations object to Kansas Senate bill adding barriers to food and health aid | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/f...
House bill would designate Shawnee County as venue for all challenges to Kansas election laws | #ksleg via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/h...
House bill would designate Shawnee County as venue for all challenges to Kansas election laws • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas Secretary of State's Office wants to block voting rights groups from "forum shopping" legal challenges to election laws by requiring such cases to be filed in Shawnee County District Court,...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
House bill would designate Shawnee County as venue for all challenges to Kansas election laws | #ksleg via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/h...
House bill would add $25 million to annual spending on Kansas water crisis | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/h...
House bill would add $25 million to annual spending on Kansas water crisis • Kansas Reflector
More money could be flowing to the Kansas Water Plan under a new House bill, expanding the impact of a popular 2023 law aimed at addressing the growing water crisis.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
House bill would add $25 million to annual spending on Kansas water crisis | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/h...
Opinion by Bill Kurtis: On the streets of Minneapolis, protesters call out ICE forces. Cellphone videos are a powerful ally. | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/o...
On the streets of Minneapolis, protesters call out ICE forces. Cellphone videos are a powerful ally. • Kansas Reflector
The siege of Minneapolis differed from the Irish “Troubles” in one important respect. Day after day, each scenario was recorded.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Opinion by Bill Kurtis: On the streets of Minneapolis, protesters call out ICE forces. Cellphone videos are a powerful ally. | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/02/11/o...
CoreCivic appeals to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...
CoreCivic appeals to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees • Kansas Reflector
CoreCivic argued Tuesday for the right to begin holding prisoners in Leavenworth, even as it's working through a local permit process.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
CoreCivic appeals to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...
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Another thought: If you're a state/local election official and you're reading this knowing that a federal judge signed off on a search/seizure based on the claims here, are you more concerned now about the ability of DOJ to come after your materials?
From a quick read, the Fulton County affidavit doesn't include any suggestion of a foreign nexus to the investigation — further highlighting the unusual nature of DNI Tulsi Gabbard's involvement
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Exhibit 2 – #22, Att. #2 in Pitts v. United States (N.D. Ga., 1:26-mi-00012) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Filing by United States of America re 9 Order,, Case Unsealed,, Set Submission Deadline, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Albus, Thomas) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
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February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Another thought: If you're a state/local election official and you're reading this knowing that a federal judge signed off on a search/seizure based on the claims here, are you more concerned now about the ability of DOJ to come after your materials?
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From a quick read, the Fulton County affidavit doesn't include any suggestion of a foreign nexus to the investigation — further highlighting the unusual nature of DNI Tulsi Gabbard's involvement
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Exhibit 2 – #22, Att. #2 in Pitts v. United States (N.D. Ga., 1:26-mi-00012) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Filing by United States of America re 9 Order,, Case Unsealed,, Set Submission Deadline, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Albus, Thomas) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
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February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
From a quick read, the Fulton County affidavit doesn't include any suggestion of a foreign nexus to the investigation — further highlighting the unusual nature of DNI Tulsi Gabbard's involvement
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Despite working through the permitting process in Leavenworth, CoreCivic continued its appeal to overturn an injunction that keeps the company from housing ICE detainees. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...
CoreCivic appeals to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees • Kansas Reflector
CoreCivic argued Tuesday for the right to begin holding prisoners in Leavenworth, even as it's working through a local permit process.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Despite working through the permitting process in Leavenworth, CoreCivic continued its appeal to overturn an injunction that keeps the company from housing ICE detainees. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/c...
Kansas Senate bill may add $17M to oversight of health and welfare programs | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...
Kansas Senate bill may add $17M to oversight of health and welfare programs • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas Senate committee studies a controversial bill requiring intense scrutiny of applicants seeking to enroll in government food and health programs.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Kansas Senate bill may add $17M to oversight of health and welfare programs | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...
Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/r...
Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing • Kansas Reflector
The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined during a U.S. House hearing Tuesday to apologize to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the victims of fatal shootings by immigrat...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/r...
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An outstanding way for Leavenworth residents to meet the press — and for journalists to engage with their audience.
I'll be there with senior reporters @crazeywriter.bsky.social and @kansascarpenter.bsky.social. Ask us anything! (Within reason.) #ksleg
Join Kansas Reflector staff Wednesday evening in Leavenworth for a Q-and-A about what's happening in the Legislature, CoreCivic's efforts to reopen its private prison, and more! Our town hall starts at 6 p.m. at Home2 Suites, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Leavenworth County. #kselg
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
An outstanding way for Leavenworth residents to meet the press — and for journalists to engage with their audience.
Kansas bill compels public school teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse training | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...
Kansas bill compels public school teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse training • Kansas Reflector
Kansas House Education Committee looking at Erin's Law, adopted in 38 states, to require teachers and students receive yearly training on sexual abuse.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Kansas bill compels public school teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse training | #ksleg #ksed via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...
Kansas pharmacists fight for better oversight of pharmacy middleman companies | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...
Kansas pharmacists fight for better oversight of pharmacy middleman companies • Kansas Reflector
Hundreds of Kansas pharmacists advocated for pricing transparency that would help them stop filling many prescriptions for free.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Kansas pharmacists fight for better oversight of pharmacy middleman companies | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/k...
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A Kansas bill would ban chatbots from forming human-like relationships with people, and would hold companies accountable if their AI bots encouraged suicide or murder.
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Bill targets emotional, sometimes dangerous interactions between Kansans and artificial intelligence • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas bill would stop artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT from encouraging suicide or murder online.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A Kansas bill would ban chatbots from forming human-like relationships with people, and would hold companies accountable if their AI bots encouraged suicide or murder.
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Bill targets emotional, sometimes dangerous interactions between Kansans and artificial intelligence | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/b...
Bill targets emotional, sometimes dangerous interactions between Kansans and artificial intelligence • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas bill would stop artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT from encouraging suicide or murder online.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Bill targets emotional, sometimes dangerous interactions between Kansans and artificial intelligence | #ksleg via @crazeywriter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/10/b...