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Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International. He has been recognized for investigative reporting on Kansas government and politics. He won the Kansas Press Association's Victor Murdock Award six times. The William Allen White Foundation honored him four times with its Burton Marvin News Enterprise Award. The Kansas City Press Club twice presented him its Journalist of the Year Award and more recently its Lifetime Achievement Award. He earned an agriculture degree at Kansas State University and grew up on a small dairy and beef cattle farm in Missouri. He is an amateur woodworker and drives Studebaker cars.
Clock is ticking: Ditch the switch for year-round standard or daylight saving time?
By: Tim Carpenter - February 14, 2021
A pending Kansas House resolution pleads with Congress to adopt year-round daylight saving time, but opponents are pretty wound up about it.
Kansas Republican state Sen. Bud Estes passes away after lengthy illness
By: Tim Carpenter - February 13, 2021
Dodge City Sen. Bud Estes, a Republican, passes away after lengthy illness. Colleagues remember his as dedicated lawmaker.
Federal gold medal bill honors Black, all-female World War II battalion
By: Tim Carpenter - February 13, 2021
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran renews quest to award Congressional Gold Medal to only Black, all-woman battalion to serve overseas in World War II.
Obscure history of Black lynchings in Kansas inspires activism against modern-day racism
By: Tim Carpenter - February 12, 2021
Activists say the history of Black lynching in Kansas serves as a point of departure for consideration of modern forms of racial injustice.
Lawrence attorney nominated for vacancy on Court of Appeals
By: Tim Carpenter - February 12, 2021
Gov. Kelly nominates a Lawrence attorney with experience in health and employment law to vacancy on Kansas Court of Appeals.
Convenience stores, municipal governments want piece of action if Kansas legalizes sports betting
By: Tim Carpenter - February 11, 2021
Kansas Senate committee absorbs advice on how to amend a bill legalizing sports betting online and at casinos.
Kansas senator sponsors effort to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports
By: Tim Carpenter - February 11, 2021
TOPEKA — Sen. Renee Erickson is advocating passage of a bill by the Kansas Legislature to forbid individuals declared male at birth who later transitioned to female from participating in women’s sports programs at the elementary, high school and college levels. Erickson, a Wichita Republican and retired school principal, is sponsor of the Fairness in […]
KDHE digging into vaccination reporting flaws to address ‘credibility’ issue
By: Tim Carpenter - February 10, 2021
Kansas near the both among states in comfirmed COVID-19 vaccination rates, but KDHE pledges to fix IT issues creating reporting lag.
Kansas casino managers betting Senate bill catalyst for legalizing sports gambling
By: Tim Carpenter - February 10, 2021
Kansas Legislature takes another swing at legal sports gambling with a Senate bill putting four casinos at the forefront of the venture.
Kansas Senate jettisons restraint to transform modest tax bill into $470 million behemoth
By: Tim Carpenter - February 9, 2021
Gov. Kelly, Democratic legislative leaders not happy with GOP tax-cut bill, suggest amendment raising standard deduction on state income tax filers.
Tax-break seeking health club kingpin delinquent on at least $549,000 in property tax payments
By: Tim Carpenter - February 9, 2021
Fitness club operator seeking exemption to property taxes is deliinquent on than $500,000 in property tax owed three Kansas counties.
Medicaid brain injury funding in jeopardy, waiting list for services in Kansas may be next
By: Tim Carpenter - February 8, 2021
TOPEKA — Janet Williams worries about the future of a 14-year-old with a serious brain injury suffered when his bicycle was hit by a car. The Kansas youth endured rehabilitation to relearn or develop skills lost in the accident and is preparing to go home at last, she said. What should be cause for celebration […]