Lobbyist urges lawmakers to question accuracy of COVID-19 deaths, infections in Kansas

TOPEKA — A frequent skeptic of COVID-19's impact in Kansas pressed a mostly maskless GOP-led panel Monday to verify reported death totals and refuse...
Eric Stafford, left, of the Kansas Chamber and Dave Trabert of the Kansas Policy Institute spoke with the Legislature's economic recovery committee about potential tax reforms in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Kansas special-interest groups press legislators for tax breaks in wake of COVID-19

Kansas special-interest groups raised possible tax reform ideas with a legislative committee studying ideas for economic recovery from COVID-19.

Kicked out of nursing homes, countless Kansans don’t know their rights — or are...

Dustin Baker knows his 79-year-old grandfather, Larry Barrett, was difficult for the staff at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation, a 60-bed nursing home in Franklin...
Gov. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, speaks at the Capitol with Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, an Overland Park Republican. They disagreed on moving a portion of federal COVID-19 aid into the state's shrinking unemployment trust fund. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Gov. Laura Kelly blocks GOP bid to pour federal relief money into unemployment fund

Gov. Laura Kelly rejected a Republican plan to transfer an unspecified amount of federal COVID-19 aid into the state's shrinking unemployment trust fund.

Latino Kansans work to fill Spanish-speaking news media and information gap

TOPEKA — While living in Wichita, Claudia Amaro has twice jumped in to remedy the striking lack of critical information getting out to the...

How a small act of kindness in Kansas on Election Day gave me hope...

It was chilly in the shade here in Emporia on Election Day. I know because my wife was on her way to teach a...

His free speech rights threatened, Haskell student journalist fights back

A student journalist’s questions in Lawrence have put him at odds with his university and given him a taste of media attention. Jared Nally, 27,...

These 3 things will make rural Kansas communities healthier

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives...
Gov. Laura Kelly voted with others on the State Finance Council to extend for 30 days the state's COVID-19 disaster declaration. She also affirmed there were no plans to close businesses to deter spread of the virus that has killed more than 1,200 Kansans. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Gov. Laura Kelly dismisses rumor of plans for COVID-19 lockdown on Kansas businesses

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly voted with House and Senate legislative leaders Friday to extend the statewide disaster declaration applicable to COVID-19 and the...
Capitol infrastructure is being updated to bring more sophistication to commuinications — something better than placing a microphone in front of a laptop speaker to deliver audio. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

COVID-19 puts extraordinary spin on planning for 2021 session of Kansas Legislature

Kansas Legislature is under pressure to decide how to upgrade communication technology at the Capitol and prepare for the 2021 session opening in January.

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