Know Your Rights: LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination

Twenty-two percent of LGTBQ+ workers were not paid or promoted at the same rate as their colleagues in 2017, according to the National LGBTQ Workers Center. Sharon Brett, our Legal Director, was interviewed by KAKE on this workplace discrimination.

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What Kansas lawmakers would do if they really wanted to improve elections

Our system of government requires participation. It seems as though the Kansas Legislature wants to choose who participates. Voting is a right, not a privilege. Let’s keep working to make sure our lawmakers get the message.

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Wichita police unfairly target minorities with gang list, ACLU and Kansas Appleseed allege in lawsuit

A lawsuit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice alleges the Wichita Police Department use of a gang list has disproportionately harmed communities of color.

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Kansas man battling terminal cancer is freed from prison in rare release, ACLU says

Christopher McIntyre, a man battling terminal cancer was released from a Kansas prison Monday after corrections officials agreed his medical condition is so severe that he is not a threat to public safety. McIntyre is among 105 ACLU of Kansas clients who requested executive clemency.

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‘Can’t get more dire’: Kansas inmate battling cancer is seeking clemency, ACLU says

Without clemency, Christopher McIntyre's battle with cancer inside prison could be a death sentence he was never sentenced to receive.

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Bill to suspend “speedy trial statute” clears Kansas House

With Gov. Laura Kelly's statewide emergency order set to expire March 31, the clock is ticking for Kansas courts.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Kansas prisons, among worst in U.S. for infection rate

COVID-19 vaccinations have begun in Kansas prisons, with 653 inmates at five different facilities receiving a first dose of the vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Lansing Correctional Facility

Ruling: Kansas Must Release Names of Provisional Voters

A judge has ruled that Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab must release the names of people who cast provisional ballots in the 2018 general election, including whether their votes were counted.

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Lawmakers consider suspending speedy trial requirements as caseloads pile up in Kansas

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