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Oct 12, 2020

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.

But after only two...

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.

But after only two...

Aug 19, 2020

ACLU calls out Overland Park police for ‘militarized response’ to Black Lives Matter protest

In a letter addressed to Overland Park Police Chief Frank Donchez, the civil rights group highlighted concerns with officers’ handling of a peaceful protest on July 24. The ACLU was acting in support of...

In a letter addressed to Overland Park Police Chief Frank Donchez, the civil rights group highlighted concerns with officers’ handling of a peaceful protest on July 24. The ACLU was acting in support of...

Jul 28, 2020

Ruling: Kansas must release names of provisional voters

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, a Kansas judge ruled, handing a...

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, a Kansas judge ruled, handing a...

Jun 24, 2020

Suit: Kansas official must disclose uncounted ballot names

The top election official in Kansas violated the state’s open records law by refusing to release the names of people who cast provisional ballots or say whether their votes were counted, according to a...

The top election official in Kansas violated the state’s open records law by refusing to release the names of people who cast provisional ballots or say whether their votes were counted, according to a...

May 14, 2020

Spurred by Pandemic, Kansas ACLU Launches Clemency Project

A civil rights group has launched “The Clemency Project” to try to secure the release of Kansas prisoners whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the coronavirus.

By Associated Press, Wire...

A civil rights group has launched “The Clemency Project” to try to secure the release of Kansas prisoners whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the coronavirus.

By Associated Press, Wire...