Politics reporter with Kansas Reflector. Formerly of Topeka Capital-Journal, Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International
Joined July 2011
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Two Kansas businesses now say Sen. Roger Marshall misused their images in an attack ad kcur.org/politics-elections-…
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A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. #moleg #mogov
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NEW: KU could lose $1 million per football game this season due to stadium construction kcur.org/sports/2026-09-03/k…
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Never one to give ASU credit for anything but hitting the smoke machine on Bill Self after he’s been ejected is incredible work by that arena worker
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Annual survey shows most Kansans support unregulated access to abortion, legalized recreational marijuana and Medicaid expansion, and they have a more favorable view of Gov. Laura Kelly than of President Donald Trump #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/…
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Gov. Laura Kelly warned Wednesday that the loss of Affordable Care Act Marketplace tax credits will have “disastrous effects” on health care unless they are restored by Congress before enrollment begins Nov. 1. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/…
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My in-depth report on conflict at the state public defense agency, which includes disputes about qualifications, a judge’s recusal, firing an attorney by voicemail, and allegations of unlawful interference with a capital murder case. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/…
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This in-depth story by @TimVCarpenter examines alleged sexual harassment and unwanted touching by a golf coach who was also the district superintendent — and efforts by school board members and the high school principal to keep it quiet. #ksleg #ksed kansasreflector.com/2025/09/…
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted the voicemail that prompted a police inquiry into the citizenship of a Lenexa City Council member #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/08/…
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Lenexa police investigated city council member Melanie Arroyo's citizenship after the KBI forwarded a complaint they received from an unnamed caller. For Arroyo, it was a painful reminder that of how vulnerable she is to baseless allegations #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/08/…
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Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy won a first place award in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/k…
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Kansas Reflector debut for @jonshorman: If Elon Musk seriously pursues his goal of standing up the "America Party," he will have to navigate patchwork state-level rules to get candidates on general election ballots across the country #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/07/…
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Nebraskan farmer owns a pro-fracking committe by asking them to drink water from a fracking zone near his farm
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Check out this in-depth story by @annafkaminski on the overlap between homelessness and access to health care in rural Kansas, and how one community is making a difference kansasreflector.com/2025/05/…
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I think what’s happening on the national level is pretty much a replay of what happened to Kansas between 2012 and 2018,” said @DonHineman. “The anger is bubbling every day." #ksleg washingtonmonthly.com/2025/0…
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Five of the six southwest Kansas counties reporting measles cases have seen kindergarten vaccination rates drop, one showing a 24 percentage point dip over a four-year period. #ksleg via Morgan Chilson kansasreflector.com/2025/04/…
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Former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez apologized to the Kansas Supreme Court during a disciplinary hearing Tuesday, while justices wondered why it's in the government interest to punish lawyers for criticizing a judge #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/04/…
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Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that would roll over the previous year’s state budget if the Legislature failed to pass one, pointing out that every legislative body since the state’s founding had managed to pass a budget #ksleg via Morgan Chilson kansasreflector.com/2025/03/…
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Kansas Capitol Police detain Satanic Grotto president Michael Stewart after he throws a punch while demonstrating inside the Statehouse. #ksleg via @gracefromkansas tiktok.com/@ksreflector/vide…
