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State Government November 26, 2025 - 2:17 pm

Kansas looking at three bidders for $10 million contract relying on AI to find guns in schools

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas attorney general’s office continues to work toward awarding a $10 million contract to a private vendor for deployment of AI and use of security cameras to spot guns in public schools.

State News November 26, 2025 - 11:30 am

Tariffs trickle into cost of Thanksgiving dinner, jilting consumers and farmers

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

The U.S. food industry is being hit hard by tariff policies and rising costs, and families see the effects in the cost of their Thanksgiving meals, according to a leader of the Kansas Farmers Union.

State Government November 25, 2025 - 3:45 pm

Kansas attorney general site hosts illicit content in apparent national scam campaign

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

For several days, the official site of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office hosted links to artificial intelligence deepfake software, financial scams and adult sites.

State News November 24, 2025 - 7:15 pm

USDA prepares to reveal relief plan that could help Kansas farmers facing uncertainty

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency would roll out a relief plan for the country’s agriculture sector in December, offering potential good news in a year of uncertainty for Kansans.

Crime & Courts November 23, 2025 - 12:37 pm

Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House.

Crime & Courts November 21, 2025 - 5:42 pm

Newest addition to Kansas Supreme Court promises to be the justice all Kansans deserve

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Larkin Walsh is not in her seat because of a predetermined plan or politics. She is there because of people, she said in her first moments after being formally sworn in Friday as the state’s newest justice.

Environment November 21, 2025 - 10:20 am

Sierra Club sues federal agency over decision to fast-track new power projects

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

An environmental organization is challenging a federal decision that allows the Southwest Power Pool to fast-track applications to bring new utility generation online.

Education November 20, 2025 - 5:54 pm

Kansas Board of Regents explores changes in faculty workload, post-tenure reviews

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Board of Regents is preparing to vote on faculty tenure policy recommendations that set academic workload expectations and require rigorous post-tenure reviews of professors at the state’s six public universities.

State Government November 20, 2025 - 5:44 pm

Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Republican secretaries of state for Kansas and Missouri signed an MOU to exchange voter registration information of 6 million people in a bid to identify people who failed to cancel registrations after moving from one state to the other.

Crime & Courts November 20, 2025 - 5:37 pm

Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid. Criminal defense attorneys say it’s a constitutional crisis.

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