“Ordinances that criminalize poverty, status and culture enable police to target disenfranchised and vulnerable communities. Stripping these ordinances from the books is the most basic way to reduce the frequency of police encounters that could result in a tragedy,” Kirsten Kuhn writes.
“It may sound like hyperbole at first, but if the current real estate trends in Lawrence continue at the current pace, soon it may be nearly impossible to buy a single-family home in Lawrence for less than $200,000,” Ryan Desch writes.
“Just go ahead and throw out your copies of the Constitution,” Kirsten Kuhn writes as a bill suspends statutory speedy trial rights in Kansas until May 2023.
“Feb. 7, 2011 — the day Brownback abolished the Kansas Arts Commission — was a setback for the arts in Kansas and an embarrassment for the state nationally,” Kevin Boatright writes.