Samantha Horton

Honored to be one of the fellows and looking forward to doing some great journalism in the coming months.

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A major child labor rollback goes into effect in Iowa this weekend. 14 year-olds are now allowed to work in meat coolers, 15 year-olds can join assembly lines and 16 year-olds can serve alcohol. In a few weeks, similar rollbacks take effect in Arkansas. who13.com/news/new-iowa-…

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debt, effectively killing the $400 billion plan. Millions of Americans are expected to resume payments by late summer. bit.ly/3JEkrzn

NEW: What happens when the hospital sends you a bill but you don't have a home? Bethany Birch got sued. She worked out a payment plan and paid $5,270 over 4 years, but accrued another $$2,716 in interest. "I'm barely chipping away at this debt." npr.org/sections/healt…

This is data I would be interested in seeing for Kansas, especially in a state that has not expanded Medicaid. This report from Georgetown University notes that in non-expansion states children are more likely to remain eligible than their parents: ccf.georgetown.edu/2023/02/01/chi…

BREAKING: @KUcancercenter @KUHospital @KUMedCenter unveil new building that will combine research and clinical care. $100 million gift from Sunderland Foundation jumpstarts fundraising. #BreakingNews

Come work with the Kansas News Service. You'll have the time to dig deeply into stories and get them right. @davidcondos showed the western Kansas beat is fascinating. @hppr values this job. Give it a look #journalismjobs #ksleg drive.google.com/file/d/1YB7dPX… drive.google.com/file/d/1YB7dPX…

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point. Many predict more vaccines that help treat some cancers could be out in five years. apnews.com/article/cancer…

New: In a late-night filing, AG Kris Kobach's office is asking a federal judge to undo a policy Kansas agreed to in 2019 that allows transgender residents to change the gender marker on their birth certificates #ksleg cjonline.com/story/news/pol…

Scientists at the Stowers Institute in Kansas City say they found what sparks Huntington's disease | kcur.org/health/2023-06…

Breaking: The state's electric grid operator is asking Texans to conserve energy from 4 to 8 p.m. today. 1/ l8r.it/8WT6

Betts plans a presser today to call for a change in KCK leadership kcur.org/news/2023-06-1…

New: Evergy's Lawrence coal plant was supposed to close this year. Then it was planned to close next year. Now, it'll stay open until 2028. kansasreflector.com/2023/06/16/eve…

How Are States Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Medicaid Policy? New 50-state Report ccf.georgetown.edu/2023/06/15/how… via @GeorgetownCCF

I talked to @iowatribeofksne and the @Quapaw_Nation on their efforts to implement regenerative agricultural practices that take care of the water and the soil, and why they're sharing what they've learned with others. kcur.org/2023-06-12/ind…

New: Based on @KFF data collected from 20 states as of today, over 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid so far as the pandemic-era continuous coverage requirement unwinds. kff.org/medicaid/issue…