Politics + Government

Kansas Reflector’s 10 most read stories of 2021

By: Sherman Smith - December 31, 2021 8:30 am

Will Pope, in red, holds a flag inside the Senate Carriage Entrance on the east side of the U.S. Capitol during Wednesday’s riot. Pope ran for the Topeka City Council in 2018. (Screen capture from Jayden X video on YouTube)

TOPEKA — These stories from 2021 attracted the most attention at KansasReflector.com.

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1. Kansas groups halt voter registration drives to avoid being jailed under new law

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2. Kansas Senate Majority Leader had 0.17 blood alcohol level in wrong-way pursuit

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3. Expanded child tax credit payments start July 15. Here’s how they work.

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4. Kobach teamed up with Wichita businessman to sell COVID-killing device. An investigation found no validity to their claims.

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5. KU faculty, students go on offense at Allen Fieldhouse to block administration’s budget strategy

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6. U.S. House reconciliation package would provide path to citizenship

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7. Kansas man who ran for Topeka City Council appears in video of fatal shooting at U.S. Capitol

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8. Four Kansas hospitals fail to meet new federal standard for cost transparency

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9. Lawrence chiropractor censured, fined $4,000 for flawed COVID-19 advertising

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10. Four Kansas Republicans introduce plan to criminalize services for transgender kids

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Sherman Smith

Sherman Smith is the editor in chief of Kansas Reflector. He writes about things that powerful people don't want you to know. A two-time Kansas Press Association journalist of the year, his award-winning reporting includes stories about education, technology, foster care, voting, COVID-19, sex abuse, and access to reproductive health care. Before founding Kansas Reflector in 2020, he spent 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal. He graduated from Emporia State University in 2004, back when the school still valued English and journalism. He was raised in the country at the end of a dead end road in Lyon County.