Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Members of the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th air refueling wing based at Forbes Field in Topeka are deployed in support of President Donald Trump's war against Iran. Five of the state's six congressional delegation members oppose halting the U.S. military's engagement pending approval by Congress. (Heber Davis / Upsplash) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Servicemembers in a Kansas Air National Guard air refueling wing deployed in support of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in...

Sen. Brenda Dietrich, R-Topeka, is a leading advocate of a Kansas Senate bill that seeks to bring greater state regulation to pharmacy benefit managers operating in Kansas. She says the measure, passed 32-8 by the Senate, is crafted to deliver transparency to PBMs and address the "unfair and frightening" power of PBMs over local pharmacies in Kansas. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A bipartisan majority in the Kansas Senate passed a complex...

Protesters adorned with clothing reminiscent of “the Handmaid’s Tale” carried cloth signs labeled “Shame” as they challenged Kansas legislators Monday at the Kansas Capitol to enact policies for benefit of Kansans rather than follow a path toward theocratic government. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Five people walked through the Kansas Capitol on Monday shrouded in long, red cloaks and with faces concealed from view by wing-like white...