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State News August 8, 2025 - 1:16 pm

Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted voicemail that sparked inquiry into Lenexa leader’s citizenship

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted the voicemail that prompted a police inquiry into the citizenship of a Lenexa City Council member, the bureau’s legal department says.

Nathan Kramer
Education July 22, 2025 - 2:25 pm

In final push to boot DEI initiatives, KU tells employees to remove pronouns from email signatures

by Cuyler Dunn

KU has eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion positions and programs and is directing employees to remove gender-identifying pronouns from their email signatures before the end of the month in response to state legislation.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts July 10, 2025 - 12:47 pm

Local advocacy groups to host event on impacts of anti-transgender legislation

by Lawrence Times

Trans Lawrence Coalition is teaming up with Loud Light and Equality Kansas to host an event exploring the national and local ramifications of anti-transgender legislation and recent court rulings.

State Government June 13, 2025 - 8:33 am

Kansas Republican exploits fear of imaginary ‘axis of ballot harvesting’ to gain political advantage

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

As Kansas Rep. Pat Proctor launched his campaign to oversee state elections, he honed in on a signature phrase that would serve his interest of dismissing critics — and reporting by Kansas Reflector — while appealing to far-right voters.

Crime & Courts May 31, 2025 - 9:35 am

Kansas Supreme Court splits on constitutionality of drug-dog search at Wichita traffic stop

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A divided Kansas Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that “officers do not run afoul of the Fourth Amendment’s protections by performing a dog sniff of any vehicle that is legally parked in public.”

Crime & Courts May 6, 2025 - 3:57 pm

Lawsuit challenges ‘unconstitutional’ Kansas law cutting grace period for mail-in ballots

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

Three advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Monday in Douglas County District Court challenging the Kansas Legislature’s attempt to “arbitrarily” reject advance ballots of voters if the mail system fails to deliver them by Election Day. 

State Government March 27, 2025 - 2:11 pm

If you vote by mail in Kansas, you’ll have less time to return your ballot starting next year

by Daniel Caudill, Kansas News Service

Kansas will have one of the shortest mail-in voting periods in the country starting next year.

State Government March 25, 2025 - 7:54 pm

Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill to limit advance voting

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The House and Senate on Tuesday overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of legislation that could result in thousands of advance ballots being disqualified.

State Government March 24, 2025 - 4:23 pm

Kansas governor vetoes legislation that would disqualify slow-arriving mail-in ballots

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed legislation that would eliminate a three-day grace period for advance mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day.

Crime & Courts January 27, 2025 - 4:03 pm

‘Who are they going to target next?’ Kansas appeals court hears arguments on gender markers

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

”Today it’s our transgender population, but who’s next? … State-sponsored discrimination has no place in our democracy, and this is what this bill is all about,” an attorney for the Kansas Department of Revenue told Kansas Court of Appeals judges Monday.

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