Kansas Reflector

Kansas House endorses bill to protect state's financial interests if Beneficient collapses • Kansas Reflector Kansas House endorses bill shielding state from financial entanglements if Dallas-based Beneficient, which holds a Kansas bank charter, is insolvent.

Kansas House endorses bill to protect state’s financial interests if Beneficient collapses | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot  • Kansas Reflector A Kansas Republican is again looking for a path to stop abortion in the state through a proposal saying life begins at conception.

Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Senate reverses self to kill budget proviso using safety net funds for property tax cuts • Kansas Reflector Kansas Senate unknowingly passes amendment stripping millions of dollars from safety-net aid to people with disabilities, mental illness and the elderly.

Kansas Senate reverses self to kill budget proviso using safety net funds for property tax cuts | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Conservative groups escalate Title IX complaint against Kansas school district over trans policies • Kansas Reflector Conservative nonprofits added pressure to an investigation into the Shawnee Mission school district by sending a supplemental complaint.

Conservative groups escalate Title IX complaint against Kansas school district over trans policies | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg

Cancer research advocates win major victory for U.S., Kansas, as Congress rejects proposed cuts • Kansas Reflector A handful of officials stepped up to ensure that the cuts proposed by Trump to NIH and NCI budgets would not be approved.

Opinion from Fred Logan: Cancer research advocates win major victory for U.S., Kansas, as Congress rejects proposed cuts #ksleg

Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill • Kansas Reflector President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will wrap up “quickly,” though he didn’t give a specific dat...

Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas tribe competes for ownership of former boarding school to cement Native perspectives • Kansas Reflector Kansas acquired land nearly a century ago that is home to some of the state’s oldest buildings, but the state now faces an ownership challenge from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, raising question...

Kansas tribe competes for ownership of former boarding school to cement Native perspectives | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Gas prices spike across US amid Iran war • Kansas Reflector Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world’s petroleum products.

Gas prices spike across US amid Iran war | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Air National Guard's 190th refueling wing deploys in support of war against Iran • Kansas Reflector Kansas National Guard deploys in U.S. fight against Iran, while 5 of 6 congressional delegation members oppose halting the war pending consent of Congress.

Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th refueling wing deploys in support of war against Iran | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Former Kansas legislator says veteran benefits ‘claim sharks’ won over GOP leadership with lobbying • Kansas Reflector A bill that would greenlight unaccredited for-profit claim consultants to continue to skim benefits from Kansas veterans — likely in conflict with federal law — cleared the House and is working its wa...

Former Kansas legislator says veteran benefits ‘claim sharks’ won over GOP leadership with lobbying | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas lawmaker blasts 'wine and cheese' crowd. But wine and cheese are delicious and cheap! • Kansas Reflector In case you haven’t been to either a grocery store or liquor store recently, wine and cheese are quite cheap. And delicious!

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Kansas lawmaker blasts ‘wine and cheese’ crowd. But wine and cheese are delicious and cheap! #ksleg

State Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion under new federal law, report finds • Kansas Reflector State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance progra...

State Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion under new federal law, report finds | via @acvollers.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Democrats in U.S. Senate campaign focus on defeating GOP incumbent • Kansas Reflector Five Democratic candidates vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall told more than 150 people Sunday how they will deliver in Washington, D.C.

Kansas Democrats in U.S. Senate campaign focus on defeating GOP incumbent | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Democrats in governor's race use debate stage to spotlight affordability, health care, rural Kansas • Kansas Reflector Three Democratic candidates for governor highlighted concerns they say Kansans want addressed: affordability, health care and rural support.

Democrats in governor’s race use debate stage to spotlight affordability, health care, rural Kansas | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

If Kansas punishes schools for student walkouts, it will discourage free speech. Just as intended. • Kansas Reflector If you’ve been following the news lately it’s easy to recognize some aspects of those 1960s student protests to anti-ICE protests of today.

Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: If Kansas punishes schools for student walkouts, it will discourage free speech. Just as intended. #ksleg

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead • Kansas Reflector At least eight states have given TANF funds to crisis pregnancy centers in recent years, even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal protections for abortion rights in 2022.

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead | via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social #ksleg

‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis • Kansas Reflector Largely staffed by volunteers or part-time workers, these centers — sometimes referred to as pregnancy resource centers — offer limited services related to pregnancy and are guided by a religious miss...

‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis | via @acvollers.bsky.social, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social, @nhassanein.bsky.social and @chatlanis.bsky.social #ksleg

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed. • Kansas Reflector States Newsroom conducted a 50-state investigation examining state and federal budgets, as well as the tax records of these organizations, finding that while the magnitude of public funding for them i...

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn’t followed. | via @acvollers.bsky.social, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social, @nhassanein.bsky.social, @chatlanis.bsky.social and @sofiaresnick.bsky.social #ksleg

At hearing about anti-trans law, frustration simmers over enduring discrimination against Kansans • Kansas Reflector None of these legal maneuverings will change the fact that transgender Kansans, both men and women, live and work in our state.

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: At hearing about anti-trans law, frustration simmers over enduring discrimination against Kansans #ksleg

After positive January, latest job report shows losses again • Kansas Reflector The United States lost 92,000 jobs in February, edging unemployment up slightly according to the latest employment figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After positive January, latest job report shows losses again | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge • Kansas Reflector Kansans won’t know until at least Tuesday if a judge will delay implementation of the state’s new “bathroom law,” but a concession by Attorney General Kris Kobach means key components of the law can b...

Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas House introduces bill creating sports authority needed to complete Chiefs stadium deal • Kansas Reflector The Kansas House introduces bill to create a public sports authority to oversee ownership of the $3 billion stadium to be built for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kansas House introduces bill creating sports authority needed to complete Chiefs stadium deal | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Republican Party organizes April fundraiser to raffle 30 firearms in 30 days • Kansas Reflector Kansas Republican Party is hosting a 30-day raffle for firearms to generate cash for political activities and express admiration for the 2nd Amendment.

Kansas Republican Party organizes April fundraiser to raffle 30 firearms in 30 days | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Small change in law's wording could impact when Kansas police remove kids from unsafe home • Kansas Reflector A one-word change for a Kansas law could determine whether a child is immediately removed by officers from a potentially dangerous home environment.

Small change in law’s wording could impact when Kansas police remove kids from unsafe home | via @maya3smith.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas 'lemonade stand law' could boost kid businesses with tax, licensing exemptions • Kansas Reflector Melody Ellis started her first business at 4 years old, and while juggling an art business and an artisan lemonade stand, she said she is working on her third.

Kansas ‘lemonade stand law’ could boost kid businesses with tax, licensing exemptions | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas City clergyman considers run against U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall. What's he thinking? • Kansas Reflector After a Lenten season of prayer and study, Adam Hamilton will decide if he’ll challenge incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall.

Opinion from Mary Sanchez: Kansas City clergyman considers run against U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall. What’s he thinking? #ksleg

Can a Kansas City pastor’s sunny unity message attract divided voters? • Kansas Reflector Adam Hamilton’s stature, as the leader of the Church of the Resurrection makes his potential Senate run a complicated question.

Opinion from Eric Thomas: Can a Kansas City pastor’s sunny unity message attract divided voters? #ksleg

US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran • Kansas Reflector House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress.

US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin • Kansas Reflector President Donald Trump on Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post.

Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ksleg

New Kansas bathroom law likely to harm mental health, increase risks for trans people, experts say • Kansas Reflector Refusing to allow transgender Kansans the ability to use the bathroom of their choice or hold documents that match their gender affects their mental health and may open them to acts of violence, resea...

New Kansas bathroom law likely to harm mental health, increase risks for trans people, experts say | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg