With so many organizations clamoring for my time and money following the disastrous 2024 election, I ultimately chose to focus the bulk of my effort with the ACLU of Kansas Beehive.
As the legislature begins to wind down over the next several weeks before the veto period, there have been fewer bills moving through the legislative process due to a targeted focus of the supermajority to accomplish their legislative agenda.
The fate of the ballot collection period is in question after the legislature passed SB 4 and sent it to Governor Kelly's desk. But If we looked at how to make voting easier instead of always trying to make it harder, what could we achieve?
This legislative session, extremist Senators are pushing a ballot initiative that would politicize the Kansas Supreme Court and open the door for special interest groups to buy their way into the Kansas judiciary.