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State Government December 10, 2025 - 6:06 pm

Kansas AG ditches anti-immigration health care lawsuit after change in federal policy

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kris Kobach announced Wednesday he voluntarily dismissed his federal lawsuit that targeted health care for immigrants across the U.S. But health care for certain immigrants was stripped away months ago.

State News December 10, 2025 - 3:42 pm

Kansas tribe fires business leaders for accepting $30 million ICE detention center contract

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has fired senior leaders of its tribally owned business for accepting a nearly $30 million deal to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

State News December 8, 2025 - 10:18 pm

CoreCivic changes course and will ask Leavenworth for permit to house ICE detainees

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Private prison company CoreCivic has applied for a permit to hold immigration detainees at its dormant Leavenworth facility, the city said on Monday.

State Government December 4, 2025 - 2:27 pm

Kansas governor says ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ could cost state $150 million or more

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is expected to cost Kansas at least $150 million as provisions cutting health care programs go into effect, Gov. Laura Kelly said in an interview with Kansas Reflector.

Business December 3, 2025 - 10:19 am

Kansas is one of the top hemp growing states, but a federal change threatens the industry

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

Kansas hemp growers and processors say a new, stricter federal law could derail the entire industry. The state has grown to one of the top five hemp producing states in the country.

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 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.

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.

Business November 19, 2025 - 10:25 am

This Lawrence diner owner says she’ll have to go without health insurance if federal subsidies end

by Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga, Kansas News Service

Meg Heriford of Ladybird Diner said as a small business owner, tax subsidies offered through the marketplace help make health insurance a possibility for her. But that may change.

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