Kansas Reflector series examines exploited process as lawmakers wrap up session
Kansas Reflector editor in chief Sherman Smith and opinion editor Clay Wirestone sum up the Legislature's two-day veto session and preview a new series.
13 Apr 35min
Kansas Reflector staff recap 2026 legislative session
The Kansas Legislature wrapped up its main session the early morning hours of Saturday, March 28. Opinion editor Clay Wirestone leads a conversation with Kansas Reflector reporters to recap what happe...
6 Apr 29min
Katy Tyndell makes leap from civic engagement work to congressional race
Katy Tyndell is among Democrats hoping for the chance to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, who has held the 4th District since 2017. She talks about her background as an attorney in Washington, D...
30 Mar 31min
Jason Hart launches U.S. Senate race without constraints of a campaign manager
Jason Hart is one of eight Democratic candidates lining up to take a shot at unseating Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall. He talks about being a political novice, his experience as a prosecutor of c...
23 Mar 39min
Erik Murray's bid for U.S. Senate is guided by solutions
Erik Murray is a Kansas City, Kansas-based entrepreneur who is trying to beat out a crowded field of Democrats running for U.S. Senate with a solutions-oriented campaign and a 105-county tour, which h...
16 Mar 50min
Kansas law would let for-profit companies skim from veteran benefits
Former Kansas Rep. Jim Karleskint, a Vietnam War veteran who now lobbies for Veterans of Foreign Wars, says lobbying by for-profit claim consultants paved the way for legislation that would allow them...
9 Mar 25min
Changes in Medicaid practices needed to support Kansas mental health network, expert says
Clinician and trauma therapist Tara Wallace talks about practices by Medicaid managed care organizations that harm mental health professionals, their clients and the already fragile Kansas network.
2 Mar 26min
Jeff Colyer on his campaign to be Kansas governor again
Former Gov. Jeff Colyer says experience in legislative and executive branch affairs and a lifetime as surgeon prepares him to return to the Capitol as governor in January 2027.
23 Feb 29min
