@TimVCarpenter

Politics reporter with Kansas Reflector. Formerly of Topeka Capital-Journal, Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International

Joined July 2011
  • Tweets10K
  • Following2.4K
  • Followers6.3K
1Media
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Sherman Smith@sherman_newsOct 23
A former state employee sued Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and two other Republican legislators for demanding she be fired over a comment she posted to Facebook when Charlie Kirk was killed in September 2025. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/10/…

Former Kansas employee sues Republican legislators who wanted her fired over Charlie Kirk post •...

TOPEKA — A former state employee sued Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and two other Republican legislators for demanding she be fired over a comment she posted to Facebook when Charlie Kirk was...

kansasreflector.com
8
24
63
2,003
Tim Carpenter retweeted
sam zeff
@samzeffOct 7
Two Kansas businesses now say Sen. Roger Marshall misused their images in an attack ad kcur.org/politics-elections-… #kssen

Two Kansas businesses now say Sen. Roger Marshall misused their images in an attack ad

Sen. Roger Marshall’s campaign used images from two Kansas businesses in a recent attack ad against Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton without the businesses’ knowledge or approval. Marshall’s campaign...

kcur.org
18
24
647
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Jason Hancock@J_HancockSep 3
A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2026…

Missouri House candidate charged in plot to plant drugs on Republican primary opponent • Missouri...

A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege.

missouriindependent.com
47
638
95
1,701
402,707
Tim Carpenter retweeted
sam zeff
@samzeffSep 3
NEW: KU could lose $1 million per football game this season due to stadium construction kcur.org/sports/2026-09-03/k… #football #ksleg #ku @NCAA @KUFootball @FansOfKU @JayhawkSlant @JayhawkTalk

KU could lose $1 million per football game this season due to stadium construction

The University of Kansas is rebuilding its football stadium and creating an almost billion-dollar Gateway District. The project is straining revenues for the university.

kcur.org
26
15
10
73
88,482
Tim Carpenter retweeted
🄵🄸🅂🄷
@TheDrummerDadJun 30
The most Oklahoma thing I’ve ever seen. I love it.
665
2,939
358
40,592
2,404,351
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Curtis Rogers@AKidFromKentMar 4
Never one to give ASU credit for anything but hitting the smoke machine on Bill Self after he’s been ejected is incredible work by that arena worker
129
2,057
245
47,151
2,252,569
Annual survey shows most Kansans support unregulated access to abortion, legalized recreational marijuana and Medicaid expansion, and they have a more favorable view of Gov. Laura Kelly than of President Donald Trump #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/10/…

Kansas Speaks survey shows 'lots of daylight' between views on issues and political support •...

A new survey of Kansas adults highlights the divide between popular opinion and political reality on various issues, and shows that few people recognize the name of any candidate for governor in next...

kansasreflector.com
40
38
12
152
8,278
Gov. Laura Kelly warned Wednesday that the loss of Affordable Care Act Marketplace tax credits will have “disastrous effects” on health care unless they are restored by Congress before enrollment begins Nov. 1. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/…

Kansas governor says health care cuts will have 'disastrous effects' if Congress can't reach deal •...

Gov. Laura Kelly warned Wednesday that the loss of Affordable Care Act Marketplace tax credits will have "disastrous effects" on health care unless they are restored by Congress before enrollment...

kansasreflector.com
8
2
15
2,889
My in-depth report on conflict at the state public defense agency, which includes disputes about qualifications, a judge’s recusal, firing an attorney by voicemail, and allegations of unlawful interference with a capital murder case. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/…

Kansas death penalty case derailed by fighting, firing and fear at public defense agency • Kansas...

Conflict raging within the state public defense agency has sidetracked a capital murder case while competing factions wrestle for control.

kansasreflector.com
2
1
8
1,066
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Sherman Smith@sherman_news2 Sep 2025
This in-depth story by @TimVCarpenter examines alleged sexual harassment and unwanted touching by a golf coach who was also the district superintendent — and efforts by school board members and the high school principal to keep it quiet. #ksleg #ksed kansasreflector.com/2025/09/…

A Kansas student reported her coach for harassment and touching. School leaders kept it quiet. •...

A student's allegation of sexual harassment against a Kansas superintendent raises alarms about safety of children and risk of districts awash in secrecy.

kansasreflector.com
7
1
15
1,217
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Sherman Smith@sherman_news8 Aug 2025
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted the voicemail that prompted a police inquiry into the citizenship of a Lenexa City Council member #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/08/…

Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted voicemail that sparked inquiry into city leader's citizens...

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted the voicemail that prompted a police inquiry into the citizenship of a Lenexa City Council member, the bureau's legal department says.

kansasreflector.com
4
13
2
32
2,477
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Sherman Smith@sherman_news6 Aug 2025
Lenexa police investigated city council member Melanie Arroyo's citizenship after the KBI forwarded a complaint they received from an unnamed caller. For Arroyo, it was a painful reminder that of how vulnerable she is to baseless allegations #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/08/…

Police investigate a Kansas city council member's citizenship after a complaint left via voicemail...

Lenexa City Councilwoman Melanie Arroyo speaks out after city police investigate her citizenship status and require her to prove her citizenship.

kansasreflector.com
5
16
2
29
2,713
Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy won a first place award in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/k…

Kansas Reflector columnist again wins national award • Kansas Reflector

Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy won a first place award in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest, the organization announced Thursday.

kansasreflector.com
1
7
48
1,445
Kansas Reflector debut for @jonshorman: If Elon Musk seriously pursues his goal of standing up the "America Party," he will have to navigate patchwork state-level rules to get candidates on general election ballots across the country #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/07/…

Elon Musk says he’ll launch the ‘America Party.’ Can he get candidates on the ballot? • Kansas...

Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to form a new political party came easily, with the billionaire simply posting his intentions on his social media platform, X. Now comes the hard part.

kansasreflector.com
3
5
14
937
Nebraskan farmer owns a pro-fracking committe by asking them to drink water from a fracking zone near his farm
341
6,292
157
63,215
5,121,773
Check out this in-depth story by @annafkaminski on the overlap between homelessness and access to health care in rural Kansas, and how one community is making a difference kansasreflector.com/2025/05/…

In southeast Kansas, housing is treated as health care, and people are getting off the streets •...

Stevie and Brandon Perez could not stay awake any longer. They found two chairs in Mercy Hospital’s intensive care unit waiting room, a place they knew would be open, and they drifted off.

kansasreflector.com
1
8
1
16
1,328
I think what’s happening on the national level is pretty much a replay of what happened to Kansas between 2012 and 2018,” said @DonHineman. “The anger is bubbling every day." #ksleg washingtonmonthly.com/2025/0…

Donald Trump Is Following the Sam Brownback Playbook

Sam Brownback's radical agenda undermined Kansas's prosperity, decimated vital government services, and put a Democrat in power.

washingtonmonthly.com
11
45
8
91
5,476
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Sherman Smith@sherman_news2 Apr 2025
Five of the six southwest Kansas counties reporting measles cases have seen kindergarten vaccination rates drop, one showing a 24 percentage point dip over a four-year period. #ksleg via Morgan Chilson kansasreflector.com/2025/04/…

Vaccination rates down in most Kansas counties where measles cases have been reported • Kansas...

Five of the six Southwest Kansas counties reporting measles cases have seen kindergarten vaccination rates drop, one showing a 24% dip over a four-year period. 

kansasreflector.com
1
11
15
1,253
Tim Carpenter retweeted
Sherman Smith@sherman_news1 Apr 2025
Former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez apologized to the Kansas Supreme Court during a disciplinary hearing Tuesday, while justices wondered why it's in the government interest to punish lawyers for criticizing a judge #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/04/…

Kansas Supreme Court justices uneasy about sanctioning prosecutor for 'petty criticisms' of judge •...

Former Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez told members of the Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday that she "never in my craziest of nightmares" thought she would be standing before them in a...

kansasreflector.com
1
4
8
1,058
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that would roll over the previous year’s state budget if the Legislature failed to pass one, pointing out that every legislative body since the state’s founding had managed to pass a budget #ksleg via Morgan Chilson kansasreflector.com/2025/03/…

Kansas governor vetoes bill that would extend state budget if lawmakers fail to pass one • Kansas...

Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill that would roll over the previous year's state budget if the Legislature failed to pass one, saying every legislative body since the state's founding had...

kansasreflector.com
12
15
1
43
2,568
Load more