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Health August 28, 2023 - 6:07 pm

Kansas abortion provider counters ‘devastation’ inflicted by restrictions on out-of-state patients

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, said her organization, like many of the state’s other abortion providers, has been flooded with an influx of out-of-state visitors seeking care denied to them in their own states.

Community Voices August 20, 2023 - 1:24 pm

Clay Wirestone: Kansas newspaper raid draws plenty of attention, but journalists defy threats across U.S. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”When powerful people go after journalists and news outlets, they go after everyone. … Let’s look at outrages big and small from across the United States,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 17, 2023 - 11:31 am

Doug Anstaett: Kansas Reporters’ Shield Law, passed by huge majorities, should have prevented raid on Marion paper (Column)

by Doug Anstaett, Kansas Reflector

”Under the shield law, those who wish to subpoena interview recordings, unpublished notes and other information gained through the newsgathering process must allow those being subpoenaed to have their day in court before proceeding,” Doug Anstaett writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 14, 2023 - 12:28 pm

Clay Wirestone: Powerful voices speak up for Kansas paper after shocking raid. Meanwhile, where’s the affidavit? (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“The question isn’t whether reporters are above the law. It’s whether Marion law enforcement is above the law,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 12, 2023 - 10:15 am

Clay Wirestone: In Marion County newspaper raid, a grim threat to Kansans’ First Amendment rights (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”The outrageous law enforcement assault on the Marion County Record newspaper raises a veritable forest of red flags,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

State Government August 7, 2023 - 12:57 pm

Gov. Laura Kelly forms PAC to support moderate GOP, Democratic legislative candidates

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly launched a political action committee Monday to support election of moderate Republican and Democratic candidates to the Kansas Legislature and loosen the policy grip of conservative lawmakers at the Capitol.

Community Voices August 2, 2023 - 8:29 am

Rachel Sweet: One year ago, Kansas made history. The fight to protect abortion rights isn’t over. (Column)

by Rachel Sweet, Kansas Reflector

”One year ago, Kansas became the first state in the nation to vote on reproductive rights following the fall of Roe v. Wade and the first to boldly protect the constitutional right to abortion,” Rachel Sweet writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices July 17, 2023 - 12:41 pm

Clay Wirestone: A powerful storm sledgehammered northeast Kansas. Amidst the chaos, I spotted lessons for us all. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Can you imagine living without a home? Can you imagine living without the fundamental comfort of — as an architect friend of mine once put it — a thermally controlled space?” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices July 3, 2023 - 12:08 pm

Clay Wirestone: This Lawrence, Kansas, gathering spot held a special place in my heart. I’ll miss it terribly. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Being a regular, having a place, having a group of people you know and see every few days, that makes a difference in one’s life,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices June 26, 2023 - 10:38 am

Clay Wirestone: Kris Kobach comes for trans Kansans’ birth certificates. Did legislators want this to happen? (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s move to strip trans Kansans of the right to change their gender markers came late Friday, a notorious dumping ground for unpleasant news,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

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