Jacob Fischler is a national correspondent for States Newsroom, a network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes Kansas Reflector.

Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom

Jacob Fischler is a national correspondent for States Newsroom, a network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes Kansas Reflector.

Stories by Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom

Protestors rally against carbon dioxide pipelines.

Thanks to Federal Tax Credits, Carbon Dioxide Pipelines are Booming in the Midwest

By Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom | July 6, 2023

Thousands of miles of carbon dioxide pipelines planned in the Midwest have been spurred by federal tax credits in a new climate law. Questions are being raised.

A view of the front portico of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Pressed to Recuse Himself from Jan. 6 Cases

By Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom | March 30, 2022

Two dozen congressional Democrats are calling for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, following revelations his wife communicated with the Trump White House about overturning the election.