Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector opinion editor
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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.
This is not a man who rests on his laurels. This is a man who doesn’t know what laurels are. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: He’s a Kansas journalism icon. He’s written more than 2,000 stories for us. He’s Tim Carpenter. #ksleg
He's a Kansas journalism icon. He's written more than 2,000 stories for us. He's Tim Carpenter. • Kansas Reflector
Tim Carpenter is not a man who rests on his laurels. This is a man who doesn’t know what laurels are or what they're good for.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is not a man who rests on his laurels. This is a man who doesn’t know what laurels are. #ksleg
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Kansas spends more money on Medicaid with fewer enrollees, report says | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas spends more money on Medicaid with fewer enrollees, report says • Kansas Reflector
Medicaid spending is increasing in Kansas as enrollment declines, and the same trend appears across the country, according to a brief released Thursday.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Kansas spends more money on Medicaid with fewer enrollees, report says | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas congressional delegation divides along partisan line on bill ending shutdown | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas congressional delegation divides along partisan line on bill ending shutdown • Kansas Reflector
In Kansas delegation, five Republicans vote to end government shutdown. State's lone Democrat votes "no," calls for relief on health care costs.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Kansas congressional delegation divides along partisan line on bill ending shutdown | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas City nonprofit supports customized programs for communities across the globe | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas City nonprofit supports customized programs for communities across the globe • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas City, Kansas-based international nonprofit is leading people from 17 developing countries out of poverty through individualized projects.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Kansas City nonprofit supports customized programs for communities across the globe | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion from Torree Pederson: As skill gap grows, educating the future workforce is Kansas’ most important investment #ksleg
As skill gap grows, educating the future workforce is Kansas’ most important investment • Kansas Reflector
In my travels, I've seen the widening gap between the skills our students are learning and the demands of today’s workforce.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Opinion from Torree Pederson: As skill gap grows, educating the future workforce is Kansas’ most important investment #ksleg
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KU convention center opens, capping phase 1 of $800M stadium expansion, redevelopment | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
KU convention center opens, capping phase 1 of $800M stadium expansion, redevelopment • Kansas Reflector
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Government, university and community leaders commemorated the opening Wednesday of a state-of-the-art convention center at the University of Kansas, which is equipped with amenities m...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
KU convention center opens, capping phase 1 of $800M stadium expansion, redevelopment | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas audit questions state’s management of 4.1 million square feet of office space | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas audit questions state's management of 4.1 million square feet of office space • Kansas Reflector
Auditors with the Kansas Legislature say state officials don't provide consistent, accurate oversight of the government's leased or owned office space.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Kansas audit questions state’s management of 4.1 million square feet of office space | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas seeks share of federal government’s $50 billion rural health transformation program | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas seeks share of federal government's $50 billion rural health transformation program • Kansas Reflector
Kansas turned in application last week in hopes of receiving a share of $50 billion set aside for the Rural Health Transformation Program.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kansas seeks share of federal government’s $50 billion rural health transformation program | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran marks Veterans Day ringing Nasdaq bell from deck of USS intrepid | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran marks Veterans Day ringing Nasdaq bell from deck of USS intrepid • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran pays tribute on Veterans Day aboard a ship in New York City, while U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids honors a Vietnam veteran in Overland Park.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran marks Veterans Day ringing Nasdaq bell from deck of USS intrepid | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas audit: Counties not fully compensated for delivering state-mandated services | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas audit: Counties not fully compensated for delivering state-mandated services • Kansas Reflector
A new state audit says three Kansas counties didn't receive enough federal, state or user-fee funding in 2024 to cover two of three state-mandated services.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kansas audit: Counties not fully compensated for delivering state-mandated services | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses 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 5:37 PM
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
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South Koreans, Kansans can exchange driver’s licenses under new collaborative deal | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
South Koreans, Kansans can exchange driver’s licenses under new collaborative deal • Kansas Reflector
South Korean residents who move to Kansas are able to exchange their driver’s licenses for state credentials under an agreement solidified Monday, and Kansans can do the same in South Korea.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
South Koreans, Kansans can exchange driver’s licenses under new collaborative deal | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Chiefs weigh stadium in Kansas, but economist doubts economic gains | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Chiefs weigh stadium in Kansas, but economist doubts economic gains • Kansas Reflector
The Kansas City Chiefs may be considering Kansas for a new stadium, but one economist says the economic benefits to stadiums are over sold.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Chiefs weigh stadium in Kansas, but economist doubts economic gains | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion from Rebecca Phillips: Kansans feel the pain of loss from many directions. Imagination and kind hearts can pull us through. #ksleg
Kansans feel the pain of loss from many directions. Imagination and kind hearts can pull us through. • Kansas Reflector
The shutdown affected millions of Americans and many, many Kansans. The pain of loss is great, and the trauma is great.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Opinion from Rebecca Phillips: Kansans feel the pain of loss from many directions. Imagination and kind hearts can pull us through. #ksleg
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Hesston foundation downsizing $20M grocery store plan conceived by indicted businessman | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Hesston foundation downsizing $20M grocery store plan conceived by indicted businessman • Kansas Reflector
Kansas foundation leader says plan for Hesston grocery store being revised in wake of indictment of Texas businessman who helped launch organization.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Hesston foundation downsizing $20M grocery store plan conceived by indicted businessman | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Appeals court revived Kansas-based trucking company’s $137M lawsuit against Teamsters | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Appeals court revived Kansas-based trucking company’s $137M lawsuit against Teamsters • Kansas Reflector
A formerly Kansas-based trucking company that tried to sue its unionized employees for blocking modernization efforts will return to court to attempt to extract millions, or potentially billions, of d...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Appeals court revived Kansas-based trucking company’s $137M lawsuit against Teamsters | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Renovated Kansas Museum of History tells stories of ‘everyday people fighting for their beliefs’ | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Renovated Kansas Museum of History tells stories of 'everyday people fighting for their beliefs' • Kansas Reflector
A reimagined Kansas Museum of History, which has been closed for three years, will reopen Nov. 22 with free admission, food trucks, music and special guests.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Renovated Kansas Museum of History tells stories of ‘everyday people fighting for their beliefs’ | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Speaker Dan Hawkins likely felt he didn’t have any choice. After Senate President Ty Masterson easily reached the two-thirds mark in his chamber, Hawkins had to play the disciplinarian in the House. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Smarting from special session embarrassment, Kansas House speaker drops hammer on holdouts #ksleg
Smarting from special session embarrassment, Kansas House speaker drops hammer on holdouts • Kansas Reflector
So the time has come for payback. The hammer fell Friday. Speaker Dan Hawkins purged holdouts from committee leadership roles.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Speaker Dan Hawkins likely felt he didn’t have any choice. After Senate President Ty Masterson easily reached the two-thirds mark in his chamber, Hawkins had to play the disciplinarian in the House. #ksleg
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Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: At home in Kansas, an afternoon in the sun during the strangeness of days #ksleg
At home in Kansas, an afternoon in the sun during the strangeness of days • Kansas Reflector
It’s an afternoon in early November and 65 degrees. There is no wind and the atmosphere is so clear it seems distilled by late fall.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: At home in Kansas, an afternoon in the sun during the strangeness of days #ksleg
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Kansas pays full November food assistance benefits; December payouts uncertain | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas pays full November food assistance benefits; December payouts uncertain • Kansas Reflector
After days of uncertainty, the Department for Children and Families announced Friday that it issued November benefits.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Kansas pays full November food assistance benefits; December payouts uncertain | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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U.S. senators from Kansas oppose eliminating filibuster to advantage Republicans | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
U.S. senators from Kansas oppose eliminating filibuster to advantage Republicans • Kansas Reflector
Two Republican U.S. senators from Kansas oppose reforming the filibuster rule to gain an advantage when considering the agenda of President Donald Trump.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
U.S. senators from Kansas oppose eliminating filibuster to advantage Republicans | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas House speaker punishes GOP colleagues for not supporting special session | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas House speaker punishes GOP colleagues for not supporting special session • Kansas Reflector
Kansas House speaker uses unilateral power to strip fellow Republicans of committee assignments for blocking a special session on U.S. House redistricting.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Kansas House speaker punishes GOP colleagues for not supporting special session | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg
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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
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Lawsuit delays $12B data center in Kansas City as community, environmental group voice concerns | via Erin Socha #ksleg
Lawsuit delays $12B data center in Kansas City as community, environmental group voice concerns • Kansas Reflector
A protest petition and lawsuit have put the brakes on a proposed $12 billion data center after zoning was initially approved by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, in M...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Lawsuit delays $12B data center in Kansas City as community, environmental group voice concerns | via Erin Socha #ksleg
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Opinion from Sam Foglesong: Can former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer define “Wokeism”? Consider the oxpecker bird. #ksleg
Can former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer define "Wokeism"? Consider the oxpecker bird. • Kansas Reflector
Beyond the clichés, Jeff Colyer offered little in the way of substantive policy solutions to Kansas problems, most notably education.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Opinion from Sam Foglesong: Can former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer define “Wokeism”? Consider the oxpecker bird. #ksleg