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Kansas senator seeks higher rent for Statehouse reporters, who write ‘inaccurate’ stories - Butler County Times-Gazette

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By Sherman SmithKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Sen. Virgil Peck wants to raise the rent of reporters who write “inaccurate” things about him from their Statehouse offices. The Associated Press, Kansas City Star, Topeka Capital-Journal, Kansas Public Radio, KSNT-TV and Hawver’s Capitol Report, now run by State Affairs, currently pay $100 per year for basement offices that range in size from 154 to 311 square feet. Peck, a Havana Republican, inserted i…

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At tense hearing, Kansas House panel reviews evidence in complaint against outspoken lawmaker • Kansas Reflector

Rep. Ford Carr raises his hand to make an objection during a March 25, 2025, evidentiary hearing into a complaint against him. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Rep. Ford Carr says Republicans intend to slander his reputation and expel him from the Legislature for being a “scary Black man.” Speaking truth to power, he told Kansas Reflector, “has a way of making many uncomfortable,” including some of his fellow Democrats. Officially, the H…

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Kansas senator seeks higher rent for Statehouse reporters, who write ‘inaccurate’ stories - Butler County Times-Gazette

By Sherman SmithKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Sen. Virgil Peck wants to raise the rent of reporters who write “inaccurate” things about him from their Statehouse offices. The Associated Press, Kansas City Star, Topeka Capital-Journal, Kansas Public Radio, KSNT-TV and Hawver’s Capitol Report, now run by State Affairs, currently pay $100 per year for basement offices that range in size from 154 to 311 square feet. Peck, a Havana Republican, inserted i…

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Kansas State Rep. Rebukes 'Scary Black Man' Description Despite Repeated Altercations

This story deserves equal time if only because we're uncertain if a ruckus in a pub/restaurant and tough talk on the Topeka House floor merits this racially charged defense . . . What's worse is that the middle-class white progressive scribes eat this stuff up without asking any tough questions . . . Check-it: Read more at tonyskansascity.com

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At Tense Hearing, Kansas House Panel Reviews Evidence in Complaint Against Outspoken Lawmaker

Rep. Ford Carr says Republicans intend to slander his reputation and expel him from the Legislature for being a “scary Black man.”Speaking truth to power, he told Kansas Reflector, “has a way of making many uncomfortable,” including some of his fellow Democrats.Officially, the House Select Investigating Committee is considering a complaint made by Rep. Leah Howell, a Derby Republican, that alleges Carr, a Wichita Democrat, broke a House rule abo…

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At tense hearing, Kansas House panel reviews evidence in complaint against outspoken lawmaker

TOPEKA — Rep. Ford Carr says Republicans intend to slander his reputation and expel him from the Legislature for being a “scary Black man.” Speaking truth to power, he told Kansas Reflector, “has a way of making many uncomfortable,” including…

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Butler County Times Gazette broke the news in on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
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