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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Kansas officials mum on ousted museum director, sword: ‘Doubt President Trump knew’
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Kansas officials mum on ousted museum director, sword: ‘Doubt President Trump knew’

“I knew nothing of it. I doubt President Trump knew anything about this story either.”

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 4d

The Missouri Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed patient medical records and “adverse event documentation” from Planned Parenthood.
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Why Missouri attorney general is demanding abortion patient medical records

The Missouri Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed patient medical records and “adverse event documentation” from Planned Parenthood.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 5d

A 911 call-taker coached the Sigma Alpha Epsilon men to perform CPR on an unconscious chapter member.
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KU sanctions fraternity after underclassman hospitalized first day of classes

A 911 call-taker coached the Sigma Alpha Epsilon men to perform CPR on an unconscious chapter member.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 9d

Dawn Wheeler said it’s unnerving to know that her future ability to keep up with chemotherapy expenses could hinge on whether lawmakers can reach an agreement to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.

It’s terrifying for someone like me,” she said.
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KC-area cancer patient depends on tax credit. Will Congress let it expire?

A single shot she must receive every other week costs around $10,000 each time, she said.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 11d

In a letter to colleagues, Kansas’ top GOP lawmakers said AG Kris Kobach believes this issue is “even more important than redistricting.”
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Fuming over transgender driver’s license ruling, Kobach asks for special session

In a letter to colleagues, Kansas’ top GOP lawmakers said AG Kris Kobach believes this issue is “even more important than redistricting.”

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 12d

After a two-year ban, trans Kansans will be allowed to change the gender markers on their driver’s licenses and state ID cards.
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After 2-year ban, trans Kansans will get to change gender on driver’s licenses

The Kansas Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal marks a second high-profile legal defeat for Kobach this week.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 13d

Gov. Laura Kelly called Attorney General Kris Kobach’s lawsuit against her “low-rent political theater” and a waste of taxpayer money. A judge just threw it out.
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Judge throws out Kobach’s lawsuit over Gov. Kelly’s refusal to give feds SNAP data

Gov. Laura Kelly called Attorney General Kris Kobach’s lawsuit against her “low-rent political theater” and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 14d

Christy Davis believes she knows rural Kansas better than Roger Marshall. The former USDA official is challenging him as a Democrat in 2026.
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Democrat to challenge Roger Marshall next year for U.S. Senate seat in Kansas

Christy Davis believes she knows rural Kansas better than U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall. The former USDA official is challenging him in 2026.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 14d

The court ruled that a Leawood rehabilitation center was wrong for denying a prospective employee a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
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Kansas Supreme Court upholds expanded religious exemption for COVID-19 vaccine

The court ruled a Leawood rehabilitation center was wrong for denying a prospective employee a religious exemption to the vaccine mandate.

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Glenn E. Rice @grice1911.bsky.social · 17d

This high-stakes Johnson County trial could reshape abortion access in Kansas. My colleague @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social lays out the details.

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This high-stakes Johnson County trial could reshape abortion access in Kansas

In a trial that started Friday in Johnson County, abortion providers are challenging Kansas laws that they say are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 18d

Two Overland Park abortion clinics — Hodes & Nauser and Planned Parenthood Great Plains — are challenging a bevy of Kansas abortion laws that they claim are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.
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This high-stakes Johnson County trial could reshape abortion access in Kansas

In a trial that started Friday in Johnson County, abortion providers are challenging Kansas laws that they say are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 19d

Sen. Roger Marshall, who spent decades as a practicing OB-GYN, said he believes “using Tylenol short-term” during pregnancies is “OK.”
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Kansas’ Roger Marshall, a doctor, weighs in on Trump’s Tylenol & autism claims

Sen. Roger Marshall, who spent decades as a practicing OB-GYN, said he believes “using Tylenol short-term” during pregnancies is “OK.”

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 19d

Katie Allen accused KSDE of “bowing to the vigilante clamoring” by terminating her employment after she called Kirk’s death “well deserved" in a Facebook comment she quickly deleted.
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Ex-Kansas employee ousted over Charlie Kirk comment sues education department

Katie Allen accused KSDE of “bowing to the vigilante clamoring” by terminating her employment after she called Kirk’s death “well deserved.”

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 19d

The DOJ filed a statement of interest in federal court on Tuesday, characterizing the city’s resistance as an illegal effort to undermine the federal government’s immigration enforcement.
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Leavenworth’s protest of ICE prison in Kansas ‘aggressive and unlawful,’ DOJ says

The Department of Justice claims that the city of Leavenworth is undermining federal authorities’ ability to enforce immigration laws.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 21d

Kansas missed another deadline for complying with the Trump administration’s demand to turn over SNAP beneficiaries’ personal information.
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Trump administration blocks $10 million for SNAP funding from Kansas. What now?

Kansas missed another deadline for complying with the administration’s demand to turn over SNAP beneficiaries’ personal information.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 26d

“He had just come to get accolades from people that liked him — thought that he was going to be praised.”
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The JoCo attorney who challenged Roger Marshall at tense town hall wants his job

“He had just come to get accolades from people that liked him — thought that he was going to be praised.”

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 26d

Carving up Johnson County to dilute its voting power mid-decade would likely be unpopular and legally tenuous, lawmakers told The Star.
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Should Kansas redistrict? ‘Questionable decision,’ Johnson County Republicans say

Carving up Johnson County to dilute its voting power mid-decade would likely be unpopular and legally tenuous, lawmakers told The Star.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 27d

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold at least $10 million for Kansas’ food assistance program if officials don’t comply.
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Kansas governor won’t send SNAP recipients’ personal info to feds. She’s getting sued

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold at least $10 million for Kansas’ food assistance program if officials don’t comply.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 13

The suit derides the “bizarre giraffe-neck appendage” of a new congressional district that splits Kansas City along its historic racial dividing line.
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Lawsuit challenging Missouri congressional map calls out racial division of KC

The suit derides the “bizarre giraffe-neck appendage” of a new district that splits Kansas City along its historic racial dividing line.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 12

Senior party leaders have placed several calls to prominent Missouri Democrats in recent days, asking them to consider running for Congress.
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Eyeing gerrymandered map, national Democrats seek to recruit Missouri candidates

Senior party leaders have placed several calls to prominent Missouri Democrats in recent days, asking them to consider running for Congress.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 11

Speaking at St. James Church, pastors described it as a moral imperative for Missourians to reject Gov. Mike Kehoe’s redistricting plan, which would divide Kansas City into three separate congressional districts.
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Amid redistricting fight, KC pastors accuse lawmakers of giving ‘authority’ to DC

Speaking at St. James Church, pastors described it as a moral imperative for Missourians to reject Gov. Mike Kehoe’s the redistricting plan.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 10

The veto referendum process has been used as recently as 2017 to block unpopular legislation from becoming law in Missouri.
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Do Missourians have a way to stop gerrymandered maps? Here’s one option

The veto referendum process has been used as recently as 2017 to block unpopular legislation from becoming law in Missouri.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 8

The complaint says law enforcement told New York Times reporter Kevin Draper “the device was likely planted by parties concerned about the reporting that he was doing.”
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Reporter who found tracker on his car in Kansas sues FBI for records

The complaint says law enforcement told Kevin Draper “the device was likely planted by parties concerned about reporting that he was doing.”

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 8

Doing so would require a massive overhaul of the state’s congressional maps to break up Johnson County’s voting power.
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Redistrict Kansas to push Sharice Davids out of office? It may backfire, expert says

Doing so would require a massive overhaul of the state’s congressional maps to break up Johnson County’s voting power.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · Sep 6

Cleaver, 80, said he plans to run for reelection next year, even if Missouri Republicans’ redrawn congressional maps manage to withstand legal challenges.
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Cleaver condemns GOP redistricting: ‘Trying to redraw the nation’s conscience’

Cleaver, 80, said he plans to run for reelection next year, even if Missouri Republicans’ redrawn maps manage to withstand legal challenges.

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