Anna Kaminski
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Covering the Legislature and politics in Kansas
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Kansas efficiency committee targets DEI curricula in college classrooms | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas efficiency committee targets DEI curricula in college classrooms • Kansas Reflector
Rep. Kristey Williams opened a Tuesday hearing by stating her intention to promote educational excellence, “review and highlight anything that may have been a deterrent to that” and examine whether DE...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Senate Republicans reject Trump's plea for gerrymandered maps
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Senate Republicans reject Trump's plea for gerrymandered maps • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate voted 19-31 on Thursday against redrawing the state’s congressional districts — spurning months of demands from President Donald Trump. The final outcome…
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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Senate Republicans reject Trump's plea for gerrymandered maps
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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Kansas tribes navigate future water problems without representation on statewide task force | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Kansas tribes navigate future water problems without representation on statewide task force | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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 “border war” with Missouri. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/03/k...
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 “border war” with Missouri.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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 “border war” with Missouri. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/03/k...
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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.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year.
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Kansas officials crack down on ‘brazen’ sales of marijuana and THC products with statewide raids |
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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...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Kansas officials crack down on ‘brazen’ sales of marijuana and THC products with statewide raids |
Via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas cancer survivor fears for health care as Congress weighs premium tax credit extension kansasreflector.com/2025/09/30/k...
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.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Kansas cancer survivor fears for health care as Congress weighs premium tax credit extension kansasreflector.com/2025/09/30/k...
“Right 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 don’t think it’s a very good idea right now,” U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas told reporters Thursday. kansasreflector.com/2025/09/29/u...
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 doesn’t plan to stop holding them.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Right 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 don’t think it’s a very good idea right now,” U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas told reporters Thursday. kansasreflector.com/2025/09/29/u...
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. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/26/k...
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.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/26/k...
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NEW: Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile.
Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NEW: Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile.
Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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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 ...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat designed the social media platform “with manipulative features that prey on the mental health of our children.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/23/k...
Kansas sues social media app Snapchat for harming teenagers’ 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 Kansas’ northern border, accusing the app’s...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat designed the social media platform “with manipulative features that prey on the mental health of our children.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/23/k...
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. kansasreflector.com/2025/09/18/k...
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.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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. kansasreflector.com/2025/09/18/k...
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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 judge’s recusal, firing an attorney by voicemail, and allegations of unlawful interference with a capital murder case. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/14/k...
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.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My in-depth report on conflict at the state public defense agency, which includes an effort to unionize, disputes about qualifications, a judge’s recusal, firing an attorney by voicemail, and allegations of unlawful interference with a capital murder case. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/14/k...
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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.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll data with Homeland Security, the Trump administration has confirmed
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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: “Creating barriers to real information is not beneficial to the newspaper or to the inmate." #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/08/k...
Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association, said: “Creating barriers to real information is not beneficial to the newspaper or to the inmate." #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/08/k...
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 wasn’t right when four subscriptions in a row were canceled.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Kansas prisons canceled newspaper subscriptions bought by families of people serving time.
Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association, said: “Creating barriers to real information is not beneficial to the newspaper or to the inmate." #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/08/k...
Emily Bradbury, executive director of the Kansas Press Association, said: “Creating barriers to real information is not beneficial to the newspaper or to the inmate." #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/08/k...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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 — or else (just kidding.....):
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And it's curated by me! Stateline Daily is your morning cheat sheet for the latest in state and local policy news.
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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 district’s top administrator..." from @timcarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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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.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Kansas Reflector interviews with students, parents, educators and elected officials tied to Comanche County schools revealed a concerted effort by insiders to shield the district’s top administrator..." from @timcarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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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 company’s 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...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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 company’s track record in other communities.
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The latest from @crazeywriter.bsky.social on CoreCivic's battle to reopen a shuttered state prison in Leavenworth to detain immigrants #ksleg
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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.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The latest from @crazeywriter.bsky.social on CoreCivic's battle to reopen a shuttered state prison in Leavenworth to detain immigrants #ksleg
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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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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 Trump’s executive order could jeopardize their efforts to help those who are experiencing homelessness.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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.
#ksleg
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In Kansas, he said, there is no place for people to turn.
#ksleg
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Federal officials again won’t 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. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/feder...
Federal officials won’t take action on Kansas wildlife refuge’s 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.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Federal officials again won’t 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. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/feder...