Samantha Horton

Newscaster and reporter @WFYI Past: @NPR, @MO_Independent, @IPBS_News, @WNIN, @SideEffectsNews. Texan. Has the hair for radio. [email protected]

[Samantha Horton @SamHorton5]

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

[The Independent @MO_Independent]

With grant funding from the KC-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Midwest Newsroom is hiring two journalists (@niaraalexandra & (@SamHorton5) for a 6-month fellowship to work alongside reporters and editors at The Missouri Independent. #moleg #mogov
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[Samantha Horton @SamHorton5]

@ErasTourResell Me!

[Hannah Dreier @hannahdreier]

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. https://t.co/Dp1zvJggXV

[The Associated Press @AP]

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. https://t.co/DJLK0hgkyd

[Bram Sable-Smith @besables]

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."

https://t.co/tnZtXs3Js6

[Samantha Horton @SamHorton5]

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:
https://t.co/zeBKuS0ju8

[KFF @KFF]

Early data show children make up about 1/3 of #Medicaid disenrollments in the 4 states currently reporting data, for a total of 147,000 children out of 419,000 total disenrollments: https://t.co/jQeHUwB8EF

[John Holt @JohnHoltNews]

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

[Scott Canon @ScottCanon]

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
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[The Associated Press @AP]

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. https://t.co/vuLTMFhDmc

[Andrew Bahl @AndrewBahl]

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

https://t.co/NPV5RbWMmz

[Celia Llopis-Jepsen @Celia_LJ]

Scientists at the Stowers Institute in Kansas City say they found what sparks Huntington's disease | https://t.co/mLkSLMHxXg

[KUT Austin @KUT]

Breaking: The state's electric grid operator is asking Texans to conserve energy from 4 to 8 p.m. today. 1/
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[PeggyLowe @peggyllowe]

Betts plans a presser today to call for a change in KCK leadership https://t.co/rVo9U8Jr7n

[Allison Kite @Allie_Kite]

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. https://t.co/758NDKBCT8

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

How Are States Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Medicaid Policy? New 50-state Report https://t.co/gARy57631O via @GeorgetownCCF

[Eva ሄዋን @EvaRTesfaye]

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.
https://t.co/99a5t3KqdU

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

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.

https://t.co/JxDYHATm1Z