Newscaster and reporter @WFYI Past: @NPR, @MO_Independent, @IPBS_News, @WNIN, @SideEffectsNews. Texan. Has the hair for radio. shorton@wfyi.org
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1 Feb 2022
Honored to be one of the fellows and looking forward to doing some great journalism in the coming months.
1 Feb 2022
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 retweeted
2 Jul 2023
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-laws…
ALT Two migrant children photographed working at a slaughterhouse in the midwest last fall.
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30 Jun 2023
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
ALT Breaking News. U.S. Supreme Court rejects Biden plan to cancel or reduce student loan debt. June 30, 2023
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Samantha Horton retweeted
29 Jun 2023
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."
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27 Jun 2023
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:
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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: kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief…
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27 Jun 2023
BREAKING: @KUcancercenter @KUHospital @KUMedCenter unveil new building that will combine research and clinical care. $100 million gift from Sunderland Foundation jumpstarts fundraising. #BreakingNews
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Samantha Horton retweeted
27 Jun 2023
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
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Samantha Horton retweeted
26 Jun 2023
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-va…
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24 Jun 2023
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
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Samantha Horton retweeted
22 Jun 2023
Scientists at the Stowers Institute in Kansas City say they found what sparks Huntington's disease | kcur.org/health/2023-06-19/h…
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Samantha Horton retweeted
20 Jun 2023
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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Samantha Horton retweeted
19 Jun 2023
Betts plans a presser today to call for a change in KCK leadership kcur.org/news/2023-06-19/thi…
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Samantha Horton retweeted
16 Jun 2023
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/…
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15 Jun 2023
How Are States Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Medicaid Policy? New 50-state Report ccf.georgetown.edu/2023/06/1… via @GeorgetownCCF
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Samantha Horton retweeted
14 Jun 2023
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.
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Samantha Horton retweeted
12 Jun 2023
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.
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Samantha Horton retweeted
12 Jun 2023
I heard a ton of feedback a few weeks ago when I shared a story about evictions in Wichita. I wanted to put out a public call for feedback on questions you have or stories you want to see about evictions, renting, housing, etc in Wichita!! @KMUW docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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