Tim Carpenter
Reporter, Kansas ReflectorTim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International. He has been recognized for investigative reporting on Kansas government and politics. He won the Kansas Press Association's Victor Murdock Award six times. The William Allen White Foundation honored him four times with its Burton Marvin News Enterprise Award. The Kansas City Press Club twice presented him its Journalist of the Year Award and more recently its Lifetime Achievement Award. He earned an agriculture degree at Kansas State University and grew up on a small dairy and beef cattle farm in Missouri. He is an amateur woodworker and drives Studebaker cars.
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Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson said that enough Republican lawmakers signed on in his chamber to call a special session to consider gerrymandering the state's congressional map. It's not clear if the Kansas House has enough support yet, though. -
Republican Scott Schwab, who is also running for governor in 2026, is using a federal database to confirm U.S. citizenship of people registered to vote. -
President Trump wants Kansas to shift its congressional boundaries to help elect another Republican from the state. -
The pledge from David Booth, a KU alumnus, was one of the biggest single donations in the history of college athletics. The money is intended to help build a Gateway District next to the new Kansas Memorial Stadium. -
Those wanting merit-based selection of justices are keen to keep the status quo, while others seek to establish direct elections for justices. -
This saga began in March 2021 when Geary County sheriff’s deputy Bradley Rose pulled over a motorist on Interstate 70 because he noticed half of the word “Illinois” couldn’t be easily read on the tag. But a unanimous Kansas Supreme Court said that wasn't enough to qualify as reasonable suspicion of a crime. -
Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan asked Kansas officials to alter the deadline for a state incentive package “in light of substantial progress the Chiefs have made in discussions” about building a new stadium, headquarters, or other facilities across state lines. -
China is the source of 80% of toys purchased in the U.S. Two business owners in Kansas have been forced by the president's barrage of trade barriers to buy product early and in bulk, and deal with supply-chain issues. -
The Satanic Grotto's protest was aimed at criticizing religious oppression in Kansas politics. But Gov. Laura Kelly had the Satanic Grotto's permit amended, and legislative leaders modified policy to target the group, saying the First Amendment didn't apply. -
Under the state-federal partnership, an unspecified number of KBI agents would receive ICE training allowing them to issue immigration detainers, serve warrants for some immigration violations and arrest people allegedly in the U.S. without authorization.
