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Jonathan Shorman
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Democracy Reporter, Stateline.
Past: The Kansas City Star
Kansan. KU graduate.
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As part of the ruling, Immergut finds that the deployment of California and Texas Guard to Oregon violated Oregon’s sovereignty

This is an issue I recently explored in-depth for @stateline.org

stateline.org/2025/10/22/t...
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Department of Justice is suing Maine and Oregon for refusing to turn over state voter data, DOJ says

Last week, the Trump administration confirmed DOJ is sharing voter data with Homeland Security: stateline.org/2025/09/12/d...
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Cleaver just showed up to a large anti-gerrymandering protest in Kansas City as Missouri Republicans plan to carve up the metro.

I asked if he’s committed to running in a redrawn 5th district and he said “I’m committed to going to federal court”
September 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Pennsylvania is refusing the Department of Justice's demand for the state's full voter file, containing all fields, including sensitive personal info.

Excerpt from PA SOS Al Schmidt, dated today >>>
August 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
How a campaign webpage describes it stopelectionrigging.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Good morning from the National Association of Secretaries of State conference in Biloxi. If you’re here (or know someone I should meet), let me know! It would be great to connect
August 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
July 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Folks, this is one of the better recipes I’ve found in a while
July 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang has now vacated her previous injunctions that had allowed legal abortion to resume in Missouri.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday directed her to vacate the injunctions
May 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Folks, there's no H in my name
May 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: Kansas is reporting a possible measles exposure at a Wichita airport
May 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here's a quick example from Johnson County

www.jocogov.org/department/c...
May 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Folks, this is a big deal. White House budget proposes to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant program. That money is all over the place across the Kansas City metro (and nationally)
May 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
White House budget proposes to eliminate funding to Community Action Agencies
May 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Some scheduling updates in the federal lawsuit filed by Kansas City and other municipal governments over HHS' public health grant terminations.

Hearing set for May 21 in Washington, D.C.
May 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
DOJ says an arrest has been made in connection to Tesla Cybertruck arson in Kansas City last month
April 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh no
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Kansas, any future U.S. Senate vacancies must be filled by a member of the same political party as the former senator, under a law Gov. Laura Kelly is allowing to become law.

Republicans have held the state's U.S. Senate seats for decades, but the governor (who appoints) regularly switches sides
March 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A few hundred people rallying outside the IRS campus in Kansas City in favor of federal workers. I spotted Rep. Emanuel Cleaver earlier
March 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
March 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Cleaver signs on to letter urging Schumer to oppose the CR
March 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Kansas confirms measles case, in southwest Stevens County
March 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
U.S. Department of Education announces 50% job cut. Kansas City has a regional office. No immediate word on impact locally
March 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican: "Remember: the U.S. Senate has repeatedly and for years voted BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars to Ukraine with no strings attached and with no true oversight. It’s time for some ACCOUNTABILITY"
February 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM