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.

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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

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 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 Guard deploys for war with Iran as 5 Kansas congressional members vote to sidestep War Powers Act. kansasreflector.com/2026/03/09/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

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

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

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

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 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 to create state sports authority to own stadium for Chiefs and prevent project bonds from being subject to federal income tax. kansasreflector.com/2026/03/06/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

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

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 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

Kansas Senate budget seeks to pry state funding from 'wine and cheese crowd' • Kansas Reflector Kansas Senate narrowly adopts — 21-19 — a new state budget bill amid competing complaints the measure spends too much and too little.

Kansas Senate budget seeks to pry state funding from ‘wine and cheese crowd’ | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Tech companies vie for influence over Kansas app store age verification legislation • Kansas Reflector A brigade of tech sector lobbyists flooded a Kansas committee with information and advocacy before legislators weighed a bill that would require age verification in app stores.

Tech companies vie for influence over Kansas app store age verification legislation | via @anna-writes.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

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

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

Kansans on food assistance can’t buy candy, soda beginning in February 2027 • Kansas Reflector Kansans receiving food assistance can’t buy soda or candy with those dollars beginning in 2027, Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday.

Kansans on food assistance can’t buy candy, soda beginning in February 2027 | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows ‘death and destruction’ for Iran • Kansas Reflector Senate Republicans and a single Democrat blocked a War Powers Resolution Wednesday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s joint war with Israel in Iran that has taken the lives of six American tro...

US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows ‘death and destruction’ for Iran | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Kansas Senate budget seeks to pry state funding from 'wine and cheese crowd' • Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Wichita Sen. Joe Claeys won support for a $1 million public transportation project in Sedgwick County by yanking $500,000 from the state’s creative arts commission and deleting $500,000 from ...

Proposed Kansas Senate budget challenges state's 'wine and cheese crowd.' kansasreflector.com/2026/03/04/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas Senate brings focus to $50M low-interest loan to Wichita aviation company • Kansas Reflector Kansas Senate blocks attempt to prevent state from making low-interest, $50 million loan to a Wichita company controlled by Florida venture capital firm.

Kansas Senate engages in rough-and-tumble debate on plan to grant $50M low-interest loan to Wichita company. kansasreflector.com/2026/03/04/k... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Southwest Kansas remains alert for wildfires amidst extreme weather conditions • Kansas Reflector Southwest Kansas rancher Cole Gardiner is in recovery mode after a wildfire tore through 35,000 acres and kicked around 200 cattle.

Southwest Kansas remains alert for wildfires amidst extreme weather conditions | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Olathe Republican legislator dies at age 70 • Kansas Reflector Kansas state Rep. John Resman, a conservative Olathe Republican serving his fifth term in the House, died Monday.

Kansas House Republican, Olathe Rep. John Resman, passes away unexpectedly. kansasreflector.com/2026/03/02/o... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas Medicaid practices jeopardize vulnerable mental health clients and networks, therapist says • Kansas Reflector Practices by Medicaid managed care organizations jeopardize Kansas’ already fragile mental health system, one expert says.

Kansas Medicaid practices jeopardize vulnerable mental health clients and networks, therapist says | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Republicans celebrate as lesser prairie chicken loses threatened, endangered status • Kansas Reflector The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitats have dramatically improved, but because a Texas court sided with energy and ...

Republicans celebrate as lesser prairie chicken loses threatened, endangered status | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up • Kansas Reflector Tuberculosis is a costly disease, and cases have been rising back to pre-pandemic rates. Public health agencies are struggling to keep up.

Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up | via @nhassanein.bsky.social #ksleg

FEMA shutdown drags on amid stalemate over reforms to immigration enforcement • Kansas Reflector The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months.

FEMA shutdown drags on amid stalemate over reforms to immigration enforcement | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

Democrats push back against Trump anti-DEI funding cuts for minority-serving colleges • Kansas Reflector U.S. Senate Democrats threw a spotlight Thursday on President Donald Trump’s attempts to yank funds away from minority-serving institutions.

Democrats push back against Trump anti-DEI funding cuts for minority-serving colleges | via Shauneen Miranda #ksleg

Education Department data shows foreign contracts, gifts to US colleges topped $5B in 2025 • Kansas Reflector American colleges and universities received gifts and contracts worth more than $5.2 billion from foreign entities in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which also recently published...

Education Department data shows foreign contracts, gifts to US colleges topped $5B in 2025 | via Shauneen Miranda #ksleg

Kansas House member ridicules Legislature's building committee as rubber stamp operation • Kansas Reflector State Rep. Avery Anderson says the Kansas Legislature's committee on state building construction can't be trusted to provide meaningful recommendations on which state agency capital improvement projec...

Kansas House member ridicules Legislature’s building committee as rubber stamp operation | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg