Legislative Update: Week 5
We are almost a third of the way through the legislative session!
February 18, 2025
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Take Action on SB 63
Many of you took action a few weeks ago by asking lawmakers to vote NO on SB 63 and protect parents’ rights to make decisions that are best for their kids.
February 13, 2025 Legislative Update: Week 4
As of February 9, 2025, the Kansas Legislature is approaching the "turnaround" deadline on February 20, 2025. This critical date requires most bills to pass out of their initial committees to remain active for the session.
February 10, 2025
Legislative Update: Week 3
During week three of the Kansas legislative session, civil liberties continued to be the target of the legislature. This remains a multi-front assault. Attacks on voting access, abortion bans, and singling out immigrant communities have all been on the docket this week.
February 3, 2025
OPINION: KU should declare itself a sanctuary campus
After only a couple of days in office, the Trump administration has set its sight on immigrants, not shying away from their plan to massively deport and separate good, hardworking, families.
February 3, 2025
Probation in Kansas Criminalizes Poverty and Continues a Legacy of Systemic Racism
Probation, the legal practice that allows an individual to remain in their community for all or part of the sentence for a criminal conviction, dates back as far as the early 19th century.
January 31, 2025