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Tim Carpenter

@kansascarpenter.bsky.social

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Kansas reporter for 40 years. Member of the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Founding member of Kansas Reflector. Covered the Capitol for 16 years at Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International.

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@kansasreflector.comOct 9, 2026, 8:05 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Debate about Kansas law incentivizing data center construction charges up governor’s race | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 9, 2026, 9:41 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly rallies Iowa educators for Sand’s campaign | via @iowacapitaldispatch.com #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 8, 2026, 7:59 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Gen Z politicians who want to make a change grapple with parties that aren’t always ready for them | via @bayaburgess.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 8, 2026, 9:00 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas GOP candidate for secretary of state fined $93,000 for breaking federal labor law | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 9, 2026, 5:59 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Extra: After promising to “meaningfully” respond to a detailed list of questions if Kansas Reflector and MS NOW extended its deadline for comment, Ryan Dollar, a lawyer for the Marshall campaign, sent a statement that did not address the questions.

@kansasreflector.comOct 9, 2026, 5:54 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

According to Marshall’s most recent Federal Election Commission records filed in July, no one working for Marshall’s campaign had received a paycheck in the past five years — a situation that campaign finance experts said was potentially unprecedented in the modern era of politics. (2/2)

@kansasreflector.comOct 9, 2026, 5:52 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Roger Marshall’s complicated history of blurring the line between taxpayer dollars and campaign cash | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social and @mepfuller.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 7, 2026, 9:57 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Gov. Laura Kelly backs Kansas Democrat for US House, wades into Iowa governor’s race | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 8, 2026, 3:14 AMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas state tax revenue tops estimate by 6.1% in first quarter of budget year | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 6, 2026, 1:27 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas agriculture and rural communities need immigrants, but system has failed them | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 6, 2026, 6:56 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids introduces healthcare reform package in response to federal cuts | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 6, 2026, 8:31 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls | via @jonshorman.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 6, 2026, 9:21 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Kansas attorney general nominees Kris Kobach, Chris Mann tussle in campaign debate | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 6, 2026, 2:56 AMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Roger Marshall’s attack ad against Adam Hamilton contains unauthorized image of children | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 6, 2026, 12:28 AMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Nonprofits to erase $34 million in medical debt for 21,000 Kansans | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 5, 2026, 8:53 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Democrat Cindy Holscher’s campaign for Kansas governor highlights distinctions from GOP rival | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansascarpenter.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:51 PM

Kansas Sen. Cindy Holscher, Democratic Party nominee for governor, offers glimpse of herself and her candidacy. kansasreflector.com/2026/10/05/d... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

@kansasreflector.comOct 3, 2026, 11:37 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority | via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 5, 2026, 12:31 AMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg

@kansasreflector.comOct 5, 2026, 3:03 PMReposted by @kansascarpenter.bsky.social

After states sue, Trump administration walks away from disability rights enforcement | via @acvollers.bsky.social #ksleg

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