I wasn't aware of that, it was just the first non-paywalled article about it I found. The primary source: https://www.rochester.anglican.org/communications/news/gover...

lol says you, its been my experience that reason.com does NOT post made-up stories, they simply have priorities aligned with their political biases which is relatively normal nowadays. AI agrees.

google:

"Reason.com is a reputable source that adheres to journalistic standards, but its content is filtered through a specific, consistent libertarian lens."