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Kansas House passes election bills targeting noncitizens, advance voting
Kansas lawmakers could transform elections with a series of bills that squeeze advance voting timelines, stamp out rare instances of noncitizen voting and tinker with some candidate filing and advocacy rules.
Kansas House passes election bills targeting noncitizens, advance voting
Kansas lawmakers could transform elections with a series of bills that squeeze advance voting timelines, stamp out rare instances of noncitizen voting and tinker with some candidate filing and advocacy rules.
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Noah Tabora/Kansas Reflector
New Kansas law cracks down on sexual extortion, spousal abuse, fleeing police
Kansas lawmakers are praising a new law that creates the crime of sexual extortion and removes a spousal exemption to sexual battery. It also prohibits a court from ordering a victim of a crime to undergo a psychological evaluation.
Kansas judge strikes down law providing speedy challenge to mask mandates in schools
The Legislature’s attempt to promote “legal anarchy” in response to COVID-19 precautions in public schools is unconstitutional, a Johnson County District Court judge ruled Thursday.
Kansas ACLU’s executive director steps down
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas announced Thursday executive director Nadine Johnson has stepped down.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Kansas judge to decide whether secretary of state can hide public records by altering software
An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas says the state’s open records law might as well not exist if Secretary of State Scott Schwab is allowed to keep public information hidden by reconfiguring software.
Kansas education official reiterates critical race theory was ‘never, ever’ part of school curriculum
As Kansas schools face mounting pressure from parents and lawmakers to ban critical race theory from classrooms, education officials are reiterating that the college-level study is not part of the state curriculum.
Abigail Censky / Kansas News Service
Workers strike for higher wages and less overtime at Topeka Frito-Lay plant
Union members rejected a contract offer and walked off the job this week complaining about […]
Carlos Moreno / KCUR 89.3
Here are some of the Kansas hospitals refusing to publish their prices
Hospitals sued unsuccessfully to block the price transparency rule in court. The rule took effect […]
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
LaTurner urges COVID-19 vaccination, dismisses idea of state or federal mandates
U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, whose district includes Douglas County, is convinced the United States faces crisis on five fronts tied to the economy, energy independence, border security, cyber attacks and cultural erosion. He said American culture was under attack and critical race theory was a grave obstacle.
Schmidt urges Kansas Supreme Court to reconsider ruling on constitutional right to abortion
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that a law prohibiting an abortion procedure violates the state constitution.
Jill Hummels/Kansas Reflector
Both Kansas and Missouri now have legislation to help utilities shutter coal power plants
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri utilities will be able to shutter more coal plants, speeding […]
U.S. Department of Justice
Right-wing extremism has been taking root in rural Kansas for decades
The fringe beliefs of right-wing extremists in Kansas, dating back at least to groups like Posse Comitatus, who trained for war against their government 40 years ago have now migrated to the mainstream of American politics.
Consumer watchdog wants feds to acknowledge investors’ influence on Evergy expenses
A consumer watchdog wants federal regulators to acknowledge the influence of activist shareholders on Evergy’s decision-making, mirroring a local push that Kansas regulators rejected.
Greg Zolnerowich
Paddling through opportunities, challenges on one of Kansas’ last wild places
Riverkeeper Dawn Buehler can close her eyes and give voice to the sensation of gliding down the Kansas River near Manhattan. She is executive director of Friends of the Kaw and chairwoman of the Kansas Water Authority.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Supreme Court dissent: Open records decision mimics Lucy pulling ball from Charlie Brown
The Kansas Supreme Court dealt with a decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals by focusing on jurisdictional issues without defining boundaries of the Kansas Open Records Act as it pertained to public access to audio records of district court proceedings.
David Condos / Kansas News Service
While Kansas keeps hospital data under lock and key, Colorado helps employers dig into cost of care
One Colorado community studied prices in its area and then bargained down the hospital to help save $2 million on premiums in a single year.
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