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State News November 1, 2024 - 1:00 pm

This election, thousands of new U.S. citizens will vote for the first time in Kansas

by Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service

Kansas isn’t a battleground state nationally, but several key races are on the ballot, including the makeup of the entire state Legislature. Experts say the thousands of Kansans who become new citizens each year could play a decisive role.

Christina Craig/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life October 30, 2024 - 8:39 pm

Organizers gearing up for Lawrence Rally for Women’s Rights

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence women and allies will rally for women’s rights at South Park days ahead of the historic Nov. 5 election.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 30, 2024 - 2:40 pm

How to cast your ballot on or before Election Day in Douglas County

by Lawrence Times

The days are dwindling until Tuesday, Nov. 5, when many important local and national offices will be decided. Here’s how to cast your ballot early or on Election Day.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 29, 2024 - 3:57 pm

Douglas County clerk recommends mailing ballots ‘by today’ or hand-delivering to a ballot box

by Mackenzie Clark

Based on mail delivery times the elections office is seeing, voters who want to cast their vote by advance ballot should have them in the mail “by today,” Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said Tuesday.

Lawrence news October 29, 2024 - 2:42 pm

Kansas Republicans blast Democrat for mailing ‘voter guide’ without campaign disclosure

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

An adviser for Republican congressional candidate Derek Schmidt says the “fake newspaper” Democratic rival Nancy Boyda mailed to 160,000 households is “illegal” and “dishonest.”

Health October 29, 2024 - 10:40 am

Survey finds most Kansans support Medicaid expansion and abortion access

by Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service

More than 7 in 10 Kansans support expanding Medicaid, according to a new survey, and more than 6 in 10 Kansans say women are better-positioned than politicians to make the decision about whether to get an abortion.

Lawrence news October 23, 2024 - 8:12 pm

2024 election guide for Lawrence and Douglas County voters

by Lawrence Times

Big questions and representation at the local, state and national levels are on Lawrence voters’ ballots for the Nov. 5 general election. Here’s our key need-to-know election info, all in one place.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 23, 2024 - 3:02 pm

City asking Lawrence voters to increase sales taxes for affordable housing, homelessness programs

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence voters will soon decide whether to approve a sales tax increase that would add 1 cent per $20 spent in order to fund affordable housing and homelessness services. Here are some FAQs about the sales tax, what it would cost you, and what it would fund.

State Government October 22, 2024 - 5:54 pm

Kansas election official urges voters to avoid U.S. Postal Service delivery obstacles

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Secretary of State Scott Schwab encourages people to hand-deliver their ballots to dropboxes or mail them by Nov. 1 to avoid a repeat of how the postal service disenfranchised nearly 1,000 Kansas voters in the August primary.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
State Government October 22, 2024 - 11:45 am

Survey: Kansas voters support legalizing marijuana, oppose current direction of the country

by Daniel Caudill, Kansas News Service

New survey data gives a look at how people in Kansas feel about key issues including marijuana legalization, abortion and gender-affirming care for transgender kids.

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