Tim Carpenter

@TimVCarpenter

Topeka Capital-Journal statehouse bureau chief, formerly of Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International

Joined July 2011

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  1. 20 hours ago

    Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts just arrived at Kansas Department of Agriculture ahead of news conference where he's to announce decision not to seek re-election in 2020.

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  2. Jan 4

    U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., will be in Manhattan this morning to disclose his plans for either retiring from public office or seeking another term in 2020.

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    Jan 3

    Congratulations to our Board President on being nominated by to be MN Commissioner of Agriculture! We look forward to continuing to work with Thom to help keep Minnesota’s family farmers on the land.

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  4. Jan 3

    Gov.-elect Laura Kelly asks Gov. Jeff Colyer's team to suspend new foster care grants pending a review. Outgoing DCF Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel agrees to put grants on hold, but objects to Kelly's claim DCF hasn't been transparent with Kelly.

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  5. Jan 3

    Gov.-elect Laura Kelly picks Laura Howard, an attorney and KU official, as interim secretary of Kansas Department for Children and Families and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Kelly also wants DCF to suspend new foster care "grant" program.

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  6. Jan 3

    On the Capitol Insider podcast, Kansas statehouse reporters Jim McLean, Sherman Smith, Jonathan Shorman and Tim Carpenter revisit special and wacky moments, evolution of political thought and the elections of 2018. We also take a peek at 2019.

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    29 Dec 2018

    Kansan of the Year Laura Kelly: Colleagues, friends attest to governor-elect's competitiveness, kindness

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  8. 29 Dec 2018

    No Kansas political roundup for 2018 would be complete without Trump ripping Democrats, the two guys with strange ideas about race relations, a GOP sore loser election crooner, a Dem's lasso of truth, GOP defections, and more.

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  9. 29 Dec 2018

    Wow, 2018 was crazy political year in Kansas. This roundup of "They said what?" includes Vermin Supreme. He wasn't allowed to run for AG, leading Supreme to suggest Kansas can't attract top-notch talent while blocking out-of-staters like himself.

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    28 Dec 2018

    For the record, this facility is not mandatory by statute nor is it accredited or recognized by any national organization. is legal to cultivate in 2019 specifically under the licensing program developed by the

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    27 Dec 2018

    “Industrial hemp is not pot, but it is a pot of gold for Kansas farmers,” Joe Bisogno said at the ribbon-cutting for America’s Hemp Academy in DeSoto. NEW via

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  12. 27 Dec 2018

    Shawnee County precinct members select Democrat Freda Warfield to fill the 58th District seat in the Kansas House to be vacated by Rep. Vic Miller, who is moving on to the Kansas Senate.

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    17 Dec 2018
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    Pat Roberts was the only United States Senator in the Capitol today for a just-for-show session. Says he's beyond frustrated and shutdowns never work.

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    GOP Senator Pat ROBERTS suggests a solution for the shutdown: MORE border money, but NO wall, no fence, no slats right now. Says Trump would still have "the issue" and could raise it in his State of the Union address. In meantime, suggests reopening government...

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  16. 27 Dec 2018

    DeSoto businessman Joe Bisogno is opening Kansas' first industrial hemp school, America's Hemp Academy. Here's why: "Industrial hemp is not pot, but it is a pot of gold for Kansas farmers."

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  17. 23 Dec 2018

    Gov. Jeff Colyer feels good about growth of Kansas' economy, K-12 funding deal, more civility in Topeka. “Everybody understands I came in in very difficult circumstances,” he said. “We’re in an entirely different place than we were just a year ago.”

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    Sen. Pat Roberts gives the New York Times his Jim Mora "Playoffs?! Playoffs?!" moment.

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  19. 22 Dec 2018

    Here's outgoing Gov. Jeff Colyer on his one-year stint as Kansas' top politician with hints about his future, advice for Gov.-elect Laura Kelly and a plea for state government to look forward rather than dwell one the past.

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  20. 21 Dec 2018

    Trio of Kansas' U.S. House members support bill with $5B-plus for border security. Senate prepares to consider House bill, seek compromise with House/Trump or step into partial government shutdown.

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