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Aug 23, 2025

Why Kansas mail-in voting faces a historic crossroads | Opinion

Starting in 2026, Kansas voters will face one of the shortest mail-in voting windows in the country. A new law, passed by the Republican-majority Legislature, eliminated the three-day grace period that...

Aug 22, 2025

ACLU report shines light on Sedgwick County bail system

A June 2025 report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is shining a light on the bail system in Sedgwick County.

Aug 19, 2025

ACLU Study: Inmates Who Can't Afford Cash Bail Could Stay in Jail for Months

A study shows inmates in Sedgwick County who cannot afford to pay cash bail can end up in jail for months. The Kansas News Service reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is calling for...

Aug 15, 2025

ICE is holding record number of detainees. Where are they?

However, private prison companies such as CoreCivic and The GeoGroup have announced contracts to operate detention centers in places including Leavenworth, Kansas, where the shuttered Midwest Regional...

Aug 15, 2025

Some Kansas immigrants will lose access to health care because of Trump policy changes

Monica Bennett, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, told the Kansas News Service that immigrants are being used as scapegoats for rising government spending on health services.

Aug 14, 2025

Can ICE agents pull you over? Jailing of KC area immigrant raises question

“They held that if a police officer witnesses a traffic violation, they can go ahead and conduct a traffic stop, pull someone over, even if that stop is ‘pretexual’” — meaning the real motivation was to...