Brett Stover
brettstover.bsky.social
Brett Stover
@brettstover.bsky.social
Statehouse Reporter @ State Affairs California | Past: State Affairs Kansas, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Mizzou grad | https://pro.stateaffairs.com/author/bstover
More on the incident, in which Carr pushed a fellow Democratic legislator into a table: pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/...

Carr speaks on his frustrations that led to the argument with a Wichita city councilman: pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/politics/...
Toxic debate: Kansas Rep. Ford Carr engages in physical altercation over Wichita spill funds
A policy disagreement between two Wichita politicians turned ugly, leading to an altercation where Rep. Ford Carr shoved a fellow Democratic lawmaker.
pro.stateaffairs.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
American Airlines confirms that the flight from Wichita to D.C. had 60 passengers and four crew members on board.

Reuters and others have reported there were three Army soldiers on the Black Hawk helicopter.
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
(2/2) The program would be capped at $125M in its first year, with provisions allowing for annual growth.

But per last year's estimates of the number of private school students, the cost could eventually reach $430 million — not including public school students who transfer out.
January 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
And now the Kansas Medicaid portal is back up, the governor's office says.
January 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Update: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the WH is aware of the issue and expects the Medicaid portal "will be back online shortly."
January 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The new bill is very similar to one Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed last year.

Republicans were able to override her veto in the Senate but came up two votes short in the House.

With three more seats, Speaker Dan Hawkins said he expects the Legislature to "finish this up." #ksleg
January 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM