By Sherman Smith | editor-in-chief

Today, we're celebrating Kansas Reflector's 6th birthday!

In the past year, we have continued to cover government and politics with a healthy dose of skepticism. We broke big stories about a school superintendent's sexual harassment and conflict raging at the public defender's office.

In a weeklong series, we documented ways in which the Legislature has silenced opposition and left the public out of public policy decisions.

And more recently, we've explored concerns about a landfill fire in Galena and garnished wages for medical debt.

We have come so far since we launched, and we want to keep the momentum going.

We couldn’t do this work without the support of our readers. Your contributions directly fund reporter salaries, open records requests, and even the notebooks we use to report these stories. You also support our summer internship, which has produced in-depth reports like the one last week about how a new state law makes it difficult for people to keep tabs on ICE activity.

Will you join the celebration and support Kansas Reflector today?