The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Department of Revenue, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the State Fire Marshal — along with the county attorney and a magistrate judge — were complicit in the Aug. 11 raid or knew it was imminent. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2023/11/06/kan… “The most charitable interpretation I can come up with is they just didn’t know and were ill informed about freedom of the press,” @kajtweets said. “... A more nefarious interpretation is, of course, that they just didn’t care” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2023/11/06/kan…

In a secret audio recording of Republicans in Hutchinson, Ellis County GOP chairman outlines plans — tinted by hints of violence and the assurance that God is on their side — to turn Kansas into a conservative sanctuary #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2023/05/15/chu… This is the first in a weeklong series that examines the influence of religious beliefs on state government — restrictions on transgender residents, anti-abortion propaganda, tax dollars for private schools, a refusal to acknowledge systemic racism #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2023/05/15/chu…

MyPillow acolyte meets with Nemaha County officials, appears for 2nd time before elections committee, and takes bogus conspiracy show to Topeka church, where he's joined by four lawmakers and others pushing Big Lie #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2022/03/20/big… I obtained audio from church speech, where Douglas Frank claimed voter registration lists are easily hackable, because he has the passwords of every county clerk in the state #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2022/03/20/big…

This in-depth report by @Allie_Kite explores understaffing, violence and drugs at @CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth — described by a federal judge as a notorious "hell hole" — with sourcing of former guards, public defenders and inmate's widow #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2021/10/07/for… Judge Julie Robinson said she could only describe it as "an absolute hell hole."

"The court is aware of it,” she said. “The defense bar is aware of it. The prosecutors are aware of it. The United States Marshals are aware of it"
#ksleg kansasreflector.com/2021/10/07/for…

Ed Myers, a 70-year-old Newton man who believes the election was stolen, is upset he is the only person to show up for demonstration at Statehouse: "Where is everybody?" he asked as passersby honked #ksleg He brought some signs #ksleg

KDHE for the first time has identified the locations of COVID-19 clusters, including 26 long-term care facilities, seven K-State Greek houses, nine private businesses and four religious gatherings. #ksleg Here's a link to the developing story. In addition to naming the active outbreaks, the updated numbers show an 8% increase in COVID-19 deaths from last week #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2020/09/09/kan…

The Department for Children and Families secretly withheld millions in payments to private operators of the state foster care system, propelling them toward financial ruin and directly contributing to the suffering of kids in state custody #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200516/… Through documents and interviews over the past six months, I learned the state delayed more than $21M in payments to Saint Francis Ministries and KVC Kansas and never paid for at least $1.8 million in services from FY 2017 #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20200516/…

Republican #ks03 candidate Adrienne Vallejo Foster on crowd limits for religious gatherings: "I am calling on Governor Kelly to rescind her executive order, the county sheriffs to ignore this overreaching executive order, and the churches to hold service this Sunday" #ksleg Foster's statement says she was inspired by Jesus and the Founding Fathers to tell sheriffs to ignore the law #ksleg

Senators are recognizing individuals from their districts for accomplishments at the moment. We expect Rs and Ds to break for caucus meetings soon, then return for debate on abortion amendment. #ksleg

https://twitter.com/SenatorWagle/status/1222621089140035585

Also, please welcome KU student @sydhoover17 to our coverage team for this session. She is helping me with coverage of the abortion amendment this afternoon #ksleg

Secretary of State Scott Schwab doesn't like the ACLU's "odd insistence of filing costly litigation." The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit over the Crosscheck data breach doesn't like Schwab's "tone deaf" response to ending the litigation #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20191213/… Schwab: “Our office expects future disagreements to be resolved responsibly, through communication and collaboration, not courtroom confrontations motivated by financial gain at taxpayer expense.” #ksleg cjonline.com/news/20191213/…

U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins faces allegations of voter fraud and perjury after listing UPS store in Topeka as home residence on voter registration. He actually lives in Overbrook but cast ballot in last month's Topeka elections #ksleg #ks02 via @TimVCarpenter cjonline.com/news/20191203/… Jim Joice, Watkins’ chief of staff, said the representative mistakenly portrayed his residence to be the UPS building: “He just filed it incorrectly. I think that’s a little ludicrous.” #ksleg #ks02 cjonline.com/news/20191203/…

I'm at Holiday Inn in North Topeka where a small gathering is waiting for Steve Bannon to stump for Watkins. Organizer says he's en route from Topeka airport #ksleg #ks02 There's a screen set up, so some are wondering if he's just appearing by video. About a dozen people here. #ksleg #ks02