The special prosecutors write: āIt is not a crime under Kansas law for a law enforcement officer to conduct a poor investigation and reach erroneous conclusions.ā So what is it, then? #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Prosecutorsā report on Marion newspaper raid excuses abuse of power, leaves questions dangling #ksleg
If you read special prosecutors' report about the raid on a Kansas newspaper, officials' abuse of power occurs as an immaculate deception.
Outside groups donāt invest in promoting a candidate just for fun. They want to advance their policy objectives and see certain candidates as ways to achieve those objectives. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Big money propels mailers into mailboxes for Kansas primary season. Hereās what they tell us. #ksleg
Over the past couple of months we asked you to send along the candidate mailers you received, and my goodness, did you deliver
Trump and Vance may pose an authoritarian threat to our democracy. Iāve made the point, as have Biden and a host of others. But that puts a heavy burden on voters grappling with high food prices and expensive housing. Far simpler to see the orange-hued Florida man as, well, weird. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: āWeirdā Republicans: Trump, Vance and Kobach can be summed up in one word #ksleg
The word of the moment is "weird." Thatās the term floating around about Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance.
As the two-term Democratic governor of a solidly Republican state, Laura Kelly has abundant experience working across the aisle. Born in 1950, she might be too old to run in 2028. But right now? Sheās a spring chicken compared with Trump and Biden. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social: Hey Democrats, if you want a quick-fix Biden replacement, try Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly #ksleg
Allow me to suggest a replacement for Democratic President Joe Biden on the campaign trail: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly
Primary elections can be easily overlooked in the rush toward November. In a red state like Kansas, however, they can decide an awful lot (setting aside the lucky folks running unopposed). #ksleg
Opinion by @claywires.bsky.social: Make sense of Kansas primary season with these tips from your friendly local opinion editor #ksleg
With two weeks and a couple of days left to go until the Kansas primary election, I thought it was a good time for all of us to have a chat.
In moments of crisis, we seek both reassurance and authority. As such, volume predominates. Poor-quality information and commentary spreads far and wide as pompous windbags pontificate, meeting market demand for easy answers. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: In wake of Trump assassination attempt, Kansas history reveals unpredictability of political rage | #ksleg
I do not know what the Trump assassination attempt will mean for the presidential race. Neither does anyone else in the news media.
We have switched from technology making us smarter and better informed to dumber and worse informed. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Ready for more technology in your daily life? Me neither. But business tycoons have other plans. #ksleg
Almost no one wants a bigger role in their lives for technology 10 years from now. Yet technology companies have decided that's the future regardless.
The hateful inertia of Kansas politics and the blazing Dumpster fire of the presidential election are one and the same story. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: What a mess: Doddering Biden, scheming Supreme Court, vacuous Kansas lawmakers implicate all of us #ksleg
The hateful inertia of Kansas politics and the blazing Dumpster fire of the presidential election are one and the same story.
Itās meant to be the word āshudder,ā as in shiver or tremble at the prospect of further bad news.
You might wonder how Kansas Reflector has been doing and whether we are prepared to keep on serving Kansas like weāve done in the past. The good news is that we absolutely are. We are strong and getting stronger. #ksleg
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Democracyās warning signs flash āemergencyā as newsrooms shudder in Kansas and nationwide #ksleg
Follow the news and stay informed. Let others know the importance of understanding the world around you, even when that world is uncertain and dangerous.