Baya Burgess
Baya Burgess is the summer intern at Kansas Reflector and a 2026 graduate of the University of Kansas’ journalism school. She grew up in Lawrence, and she has been reporting since she was 15 years old. Baya covered student news and culture for three years and was a multimedia editor for one year at KU’s student-led newspaper, the University Daily Kansan. She loves to document the people around her and strives to make their stories known.
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The Democratic nominee is likely to face an uphill battle against Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann of Salina, who is seeking a fourth term in a district he has handily won since 2020. Mann is also facing GOP primary opponent, Craig Musser of Ellinwood. -
Effective July 1, it criminalized “unlawfully approaching” law enforcement officers or first responders within 25 feet under certain circumstances. -
Five of 10 education board seats are up for election every two years. This year, none of the fiveRepublican incumbents chose to seek reelection. Because three of the five members whose terms won’t end until 2028 are Democrats, this election could flip the board’s GOP majority. -
Kelly, who spent 14 years in the state Senate and will conclude her second term as governor in January, said she has been working on this for decades, and that it will continue to improve Kansas after her time as governor ends. -
Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994. The state has not carried out an execution since 1965, and no one has been sentenced to death in a decade. -
On June 5, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to classify an abortion pill as a contaminant. -
He said he was trying to sabotage the bill. -
The state has not carried out an execution since 1965. -
Maddie Zluticky, a student at Eisenhower High School in Goddard, wants to be the kind of teacher she didn’t have. -
After the presentation, Rep. Nikki McDonald, an Olathe Democrat, task force member and teacher, said “return on investment” language restricts a rounded approach to funding education.
