Kan. legislators consider bills to amend advance voting laws, filling vacancies

By NOAH TABORDAKansas Reflector

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School officials owe Black woman kicked off Kansas cheer team one thing: an apology

Talyn Jefferson wants to set the record straight: She was not removed from the cheer squad at Ottawa University because of her box braids hairstyle.

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Gov. Kelly: Kansas prison inmates should get COVID-19 vaccine before general population

Gov. Laura Kelly said prison inmates should get the COVID-19 vaccine before the general population during an interview Wednesday with The Topeka Capital-Journal.

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Repeat 911 caller in Topeka targeted people of color several times before officer hurt boy

Law experts and community activists question dispatch policy, law enforcement response

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Kansas man already served 27 years in prison for $7K in robberies. Don’t send him back

Michael McCloud spent 27 years in prison for several 1990-era armed robberies. At roughly $70 a day, that’s approximately $689,850 Kansas taxpayers shelled out punishing him.

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More than 21,000 felons are barred from voting in Kansas. Far more are eligible – but don’t realize it

A record-setting number of Kansans went to the polls in last week’s election. But more than 21,000 residents were unable to join them.

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ACLU of Kansas wants Ellis County voters to know misprinted ballots will be counted

TOPEKA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas wants the Ellis County clerk to provide direction directly to voters who received misprinted ballots.

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ACLU of Kansas encourages voters to track their votes and to call the Election Protection Hotline if they run into any irregularities

ACLU of Kansas encourages voters to track their votes and to call the Election Protection Hotline if they run into any irregularities

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The Kansas City Star: After 2 meetings allowing public comments, Overland Park may stifle them, critics say

The Overland Park City Council, this month for the first time, began allowing the public to speak at open comment periods, something every other Johnson County city offers.

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