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Aug 1, 2024

Kansas ACLU offers voter assistance hotline for primary and general elections • Kansas Reflector

The ACLU of Kansas will provide a statewide voter assistance hotline for the 2024 primary and general elections, staffed by lawyers and on-site poll monitors to help voters with any issues or concerns. The...

Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Kansas, talks democratic needs. (Rachel Mipro/Kansas Reflector)

Jul 29, 2024

City to change WPD gang database, await court's decision

“It’s an opportunity for people to tell their own stories, explain to the court their experiences of being on the gang list and how deeply it’s affected them,” said Kunyu Ching, staff attorney at Kansas...

Jul 29, 2024

City of Wichita to change WPD gang database, awaiting court’s decision

After three years, Progeny v. City of Wichita, a lawsuit regarding the Wichita Police Department’s use of a gang list, is awaiting approval. If approved, some names that were incorrectly on the gang list will...

Jul 24, 2024

Letter: FHSU students should have more accessible voting location

The ballot box is a powerful tool: it amplifies our voices, holds the powerful accountable, and induces change in our society. Every person legally able to vote should be able to cast a ballot. That’s why a...

Jul 23, 2024

After becoming a citizen, this Kansas Citian is eager to vote - The Fulcrum

“Voting is a right that we have. It wasn’t too long ago they made this a constitutional amendment so women and other minorities were able to vote,” said Phillips. “It’s our responsibility to exercise this...

Cindy Phillips stands by a shelf filled with family photos and Mexican-themed dolls. "Its a daily reminder of my heritage for me and my daughter," she said. Lawrence Brooks IV/KCUR 89.3

Jul 18, 2024

A quarter of Wyandotte County is Latino. Give us election information in Spanish, too

As elections draw near, it’s more important than ever that all American citizens have the same opportunity to vote. But in Wyandotte County, it seems as if the election commissioner doesn’t think similarly...