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State Government January 22, 2025 - 2:53 pm

Kansas House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A bill proposed in the Kansas House seeks to remove people who are not U.S. citizens from the state’s voter rolls through temporary driver’s license records, invoking concern for potential disenfranchisement of Kansas voters.

Health November 1, 2024 - 3:20 pm

Kansans support marijuana legalization, but lawmakers won’t bite

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A wide majority of Kansans support legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, but a group of legislators assigned to weigh medical marijuana legalization declined to push the issue in the 2025 session.

Crime & Courts October 17, 2024 - 10:07 am

ACLU challenges Kansas death penalty as ‘arbitrary, racially discriminatory, unreliable’

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union has asked a state court to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, arguing it violates constitutional rights, is racially biased and fails to deter crime.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 18, 2024 - 4:47 pm

Hundreds of mail-in ballots weren’t counted in the Douglas County primary. Election officials are working to avoid the same fate in November.

by Cuyler Dunn

After more than 200 mail-in ballots from Douglas County voters were not counted in the August primary, local election officials are working to ensure similar problems don’t arise in November.

Education August 21, 2024 - 2:39 pm

After a Kansas district allowed Gideons to hand out Bibles at school, ACLU sends warning

by Suzanne Perez, Kansas News Service

ACLU of Kansas officials say an elementary school principal in Belleville invited a representative from Gideons International to distribute Bibles at the school. In a letter, the ACLU warned that the principal’s actions violated the First Amendment.

Crime & Courts April 15, 2024 - 7:42 pm

KHP ordered to pay plaintiffs $2.3 million for unconstitutional ‘Kansas two-step’ traffic policy

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Kansas Highway Patrol to pay $2.34 million in attorney fees and other costs following a successful challenge to constitutionality of the state law enforcement agency’s practice of detaining motorists and searching vehicles without establishing reasonable suspicion.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events March 16, 2024 - 1:28 pm

Training session in Lawrence to educate about LGBTQ+ storytelling

by Lawrence Times

Three Kansas organizations will offer a free training session Monday at Art Love Collective about the ways powerful storytelling can contribute to LGBTQ+ advocacy.

Crime & Courts January 24, 2024 - 10:42 am

Kansas prosecutor, disciplined after she complained about a judge, laments ‘broken’ legal system

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Former Montgomery County prosecutor Lisa Montgomery appeared before a judicial ethics panel in May to face retribution for breaking a cardinal rule. She had complained publicly about a sitting judge.

Education December 15, 2023 - 4:28 pm

Kansas school district that forced Native American boy to cut hair changes dress code policy

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

A Girard dress code policy that led to the forced cutting of an 8-year-old Native American boy’s hair has been rescinded. 

State Government November 20, 2023 - 6:34 pm

ACLU of Kansas argues against Kobach request for temporary injunction in driver’s license case

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The ACLU argued in a court filing Monday the state’s Republican attorney general shouldn’t be granted a temporary injunction forbidding Kansans to change driver’s licenses to affirm their gender identity.

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