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Kansas House speaker, state budget director tangle over status of current state budget. kansasreflector.com/2025/10/13/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas state budget director disputes House speaker's assertion of budget thriftiness • Kansas Reflector

The Kansas budget director objects to claims by House Speaker Dan Hawkins the state government budget adopted by the 2025 Legislature spent less than the amount proposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly...

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Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs | #ksleg via @tim-henderson.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/10/11/r...

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs • Kansas Reflector

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

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Opinion by Rex Buchanan and Mike Hayden: As Kansans cluster in urban areas, our public lands deserve appreciation and protection | #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/13/a...

As Kansans cluster in urban areas, our public lands deserve appreciation and protection • Kansas Reflector

For an increasingly urban population, state and federal parks are increasingly important. They are a way to know and enjoy the natural world.

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Kansas judges, attorneys weigh ‘fragmented’ remote court proceedings as Supreme Court seeks change | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/10/13/k...

Kansas judges, attorneys weigh 'fragmented' remote court proceedings as Supreme Court seeks change • Kansas Reflector

A Kansas Supreme Court proposal to give judges a framework for holding remote appearances has drawn mixed reviews.

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Podcast: Republican leaders of the Kansas Legislature are working to cobble together the necessary two-thirds majority of the House and Senate to call a special session in November. | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social and @journalist-sherman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/podcasts/kan...

Kansas Republicans work toward special session on gerrymandering, gender markers • Kansas Reflector

Republican leaders of the Kansas Legislature are working to cobble together the necessary two-thirds majority of the House and Senate to call a special session in November.

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Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social and @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/10/13/r...

Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown • Kansas Reflector

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown.

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kansascarpenter.bsky.social @kansascarpenter.bsky.social · 3d

U.S. Sen. Moran of Kansas anxious government shutdown a threat to aviation safety. kansasreflector.com/briefs/u-s-s... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran contends government closure 'slowly crushing our aviation system' • Kansas Reflector

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, urged Senate colleagues to pass a budget resolution to reopen the government and reduce risk of an aviation disaster.

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Gov. Laura Kelly plunges into town halls to draw public input about Kansas budget priorities | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Gov. Laura Kelly plunges into town halls to draw public input about Kansas budget priorities • Kansas Reflector

SALINA — Anna Pauscher Morawitz devoted her opportunity to directly lobby Gov. Laura Kelly to request more be done to help Kansas rise above 47th in the nation in state appropriations for the arts. Du...

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kansascarpenter.bsky.social @kansascarpenter.bsky.social · 3d

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly seeks public input on future state budget at town halls. kansasreflector.com/2025/10/10/g... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Gov. Laura Kelly plunges into town halls to draw public input about Kansas budget priorities • Kansas Reflector

SALINA — Anna Pauscher Morawitz devoted her opportunity to directly lobby Gov. Laura Kelly to request more be done to help Kansas rise above 47th in the nation in state appropriations for the arts. Du...

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Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas City metro exposed to flood risk by government shutdown, official warns • Kansas Reflector

A Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition official says the shutdown of the federal government leaves the Kansas City metro area vulnerable to flooding.

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Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops | via @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg

Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops • Kansas Reflector

President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and forme...

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U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as culprit in shutdown | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to 'Trump derangement syndrome' as culprit in shutdown • Kansas Reflector

The six-person Kansas congressional delegation — five Republicans, one Democrat — share views on the weeklong shutdown tied to failure to pass a short-term funding bill to finance government operation...

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University of Kansas collaborates on $1.5M grant to train teachers for Native-serving schools | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

University of Kansas collaborates on $1.5M grant to train teachers for Native-serving schools • Kansas Reflector

University of Kansas is embarking on a collaborative five-year, $1.5 million program to increase the number of certified K-12 teachers in Native-serving communities.

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Kansans resume changes to gender markers on driver’s licenses after two-year legal battle | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/10/09/k...

Kansans resume changes to gender markers on driver's licenses after two-year legal battle • Kansas Reflector

Wednesday marked the first day in two years that transgender Kansans were able to change the gender markers on their drivers licenses after the Kansas Supreme Court denied Attorney General Kris Kobach...

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‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens. | #ksleg via Kevin Hardy @stateline.org kansasreflector.com/2025/10/09/r...

‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens. • Kansas Reflector

States are continuing to operate federally funded programs during the shutdown. But they say they can only front those costs for so long — and some are worried about getting repaid.

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kansascarpenter.bsky.social @kansascarpenter.bsky.social · 6d

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall claims Democrats infected by anti-Trump hatred. kansasreflector.com/2025/10/07/u... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to 'Trump derangement syndrome' as culprit in shutdown • Kansas Reflector

The six-person Kansas congressional delegation — five Republicans, one Democrat — share views on the weeklong shutdown tied to failure to pass a short-term funding bill to finance government operation...

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Kansas town embraces ‘generation worth of improvements’ as Panasonic ramps up production | via Sara Maloney #ksleg

Kansas town embraces 'generation worth of improvements' as Panasonic ramps up production • Kansas Reflector

De Soto is moving forward with plans for major developments even though Panasonic may delay full production at its new electric vehicle battery plant.

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Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown • Kansas Reflector

The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of ...

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A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown • Kansas Reflector

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well as...

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kansascarpenter.bsky.social @kansascarpenter.bsky.social · 7d

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to embark on two-month, eight-city listening tour on state budget. kansasreflector.com/2025/10/06/g... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Gov. Laura Kelly to launch eight-city listening tour on future state budget • Kansas Reflector

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to host public town halls in eight cities to gather input on new state budget in 2026 legislative session.

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Kansas governor candidate Cindy Holscher talks about serving voters best by bridging partisan divide. kansasreflector.com/2025/10/06/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas senator leans into bipartisan allure in campaign for Kansas governor • Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — All four of Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher successful campaigns for the Kansas Legislature were in districts distinguished by the strong influence of Republicans and independents. Her p...

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Q&A: How new technology would fuel a different kind of nuclear power plant in Kansas | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Q&A: How new technology would fuel a different kind of nuclear power plant in Kansas • Kansas Reflector

A TerraPower leader talks about the next generation of nuclear power plants and how they differ in design from Kansas' Wolf Creek.

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Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social and @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg