Andy Marso
Reporter, Kansas News ServiceAndy Marso is a reporter for KCUR 89.3 and the Kansas News Service based in Topeka.
Andy previously covered state government for the Topeka Capital-Journal where he shared the Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award and received the Great Plains Journalism Award for investigative/project reporting.
He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas. He previously wrote for The Olathe News, the St. Cloud Times and the Washington Post. His memoir, “Worth the Pain: How Meningitis Nearly Killed Me – Then Changed My Life for the Better,” was named a 2014 Kansas Notable Book.
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At 59 years old, Bill Miller is starting to have neck and back problems. Thirty-two years of bending over to check patients’ teeth and gums will do that,…
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There will be a political shift in the Kansas legislature with the new leaders lawmakers selected Monday. Conservatives will hold on to the very top jobs…
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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote early next week on a major medical research and mental health bill that two members of the Kansas congressional…
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An analysis of KanCare performed by a former Republican governor’s think tank found that the switch to managed care Medicaid in Kansas has delivered on…
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The leader of a mental health crisis center in Kansas City told legislators Tuesday that the amount of money his facility is saving Kansas hospitals,…
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Roy Alcorn shot pool with friends last week as sunlight streamed through the open door of a small building at Equi-Venture Farms.A month earlier, Alcorn…
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Editor’s note: This story was updated at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 with results from Johnson County. Democrats gained enough Kansas House seats in Tuesday’s election…
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At the end of the balloting today, the complexion of both the Kansas Legislature and the state’s highest court could be radically different.There’s less…
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For Ashlyn Harcrow, the sound of the train whistle brings up all kinds of thoughts she’d like to avoid.Harcrow, 24, has been living at the Topeka Rescue…
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A public letter by the head of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services praising KanCare’s effect on Kansans with disabilities has drawn a…