Kansas senator seeks higher rent for Statehouse reporters, who write 'inaccurate' stories • Kansas Reflector

Kansas senator seeks higher rent for Statehouse reporters who write ‘inaccurate’ stories

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 into the state budget a directiv…

Kansas senator seeks higher rent for Statehouse reporters, who write 'inaccurate' stories • Kansas Reflector

Sen. Virgil Peck, a Havana Republican, presides over a March 5, 2025, session of the Senate. (Sherman Smith/Kansas 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 o…

Senator seeks to hike reporter rent