Anna Kaminski
Crime, Public Safety, and Homelessness Reporter at The Bulletin (Bend, OR)
she/her | current: @KansasReflector | fmr: @BendBulletin
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1 week ago |
kansasreflector.com | Anna Kaminski
TOPEKA — A directive from the U.S. Department of Education immediately froze more than $22 million in federal funding meant to help Kansas students recover from pandemic-era learning loss. The freeze hasn’t yet reached classrooms, but the state recognizes that could change and is asking officials to give the funds back.
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1 week ago |
hastingstribune.com | Anna Kaminski
By Anna Kaminski Rep. Susan Ruiz, a Shawnee Democrat, on April 10, 2025, on the House floor condemned a veto override of legislation allowing LGBTQ+ kids in foster care to be placed in religious households that may disagree with their gender identity or sexual orientation. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)
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1 week ago |
kansasreflector.com | Anna Kaminski
TOPEKA — The way Kansas LGBTQ+ youths in foster care are placed into homes could change after lawmakers forced a bill into law that permits foster children to be placed with families who don’t affirm a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity based on the parents’ religious or moral beliefs.
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1 week ago |
kansasreflector.com | Anna Kaminski
TOPEKA — A major health insurance company lost out on a bid to continue its role as one of Kansas’ Medicaid providers, and the state Legislature passed a law to avoid a repeat. Aetna Better Health of Kansas embroiled itself last year in legal battles with the state arguing the selection process for providers of the $4 billion Medicaid program was flawed. Legislators similarly criticized the executive branch for a lack of transparency.
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1 week ago |
hastingstribune.com | Anna Kaminski
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Kansas House overrides vetoes of fetal child support, mandatory school video bills #ksleg https://t.co/VOzTBbGUfz
Kansas governor vetoes bill that removes protections for LGBTQ+ foster kids in religious households #ksleg https://t.co/R9EVQ0BbQl
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