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Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two bundles of election reform measures Friday that would have restricted advance voting, eliminated emergency powers to alter voting procedures, added a new crime for turning in others’ ballots, and strengthened penalties for existing election crimes.
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Updated at 8:43 p.m. Monday, April 19: The Kansas chapter of the National Lawyers Guild […]
Following a trend in Republican-dominated legislatures around the nation, GOP members of the Kansas Legislature […]
A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the Wichita Police Department use of a gang list has disproportionately harmed communities of color.
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TOPEKA — A pair of election bills passed by the Legislature to limit advance voting […]
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Supporters said the legislation is necessary to prevent discrimination against young women, who they said would not have a level playing field should transgender women be allowed to compete. Opponents said the bill harms and discriminates against transgender children.
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TOPEKA — Kansas Republican legislators from the House and Senate agreed Thursday to insert a […]
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Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation suspending the speedy-trial law in Kansas for 2 years in response to a massive backlog of criminal cases.
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Olvera Argueta now has spent nearly six months in jail after being pulled over for speeding in Texas and transferred to Kansas for a decade-old charge that was dropped.
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The Kansas AG says attorneys involved in the ACLU’s 5-year legal battle over voter rights are asking to be repaid for “grossly excessive” fees.
