KS House GOP has Gathered Secretly throughout 2025 Session, Doing People’s Business in the Dark
Clay Wirestone, kansasreflector.com
Kansas House Republicans have repeatedly met in closed caucus meetings this legislative session, doing state business in secret and upending longstanding tradition. It’s as clear as the sign posted outside the Old Supreme Court: “CLOSED MEETING.” Read here.
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KS Statehouse Clownery has Torn First Amendment to Shreds. Who Will Tape It Back Together?
Clay Wirestone, kansasreflector.com
In proposed legislation, during hearings and through executive action, lawmakers have torn down one of our nation’s foundational freedoms. That would be the right, as shared in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to freedom of speech, assembly and religion. While advocates have been quick to protest, others have been slow to recognize the wider pattern. That needs to change, or worse will follow. Read here.
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Women for Kansas Virtual Chapter Welcomed
Dr. Micah Kubic and a Presentation about “Building a Firewall for Freedom”
Micah Kubic, Executive Director of the ACLU of Kansas, discusses current threats to civil liberties and civil rights in Kansas – including those coming from the Trump Administration, the Kansas legislature, and local officials – and what we can do about them. Watch here.
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GOP Has Launched a Sneaky Plan to Ban Abortion in Kansas. At Least That’s What It Looks Like
Clay Wirestone, kansasreflector.com
Women enjoy reproductive freedom here thanks to the Hodes and Nauser ruling from the state Supreme Court in 2019. The justices found that abortion access was a fundamental right under the Kansas Constitution. Legislative Republicans tried to change that with a constitutional amendment, which voters overwhelmingly rejected on Aug. 2, 2022. So now Republicans want to change the court itself. Read here.
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lW4K Virtual Chapter Presents: “How and Why to Provide Testimony to the Kansas Legislature”
Women for Kansas Virtual Chapter
An important way to provide input to the KS Legislature about proposed laws is to submit testimony to committees considering bills. In this W4K Virtual Chapter meeting learn the process of submitting testimony and how to make your voice heard! Watch here! Download a pdf of the materials discussed including a helpful handout for writing your own testimony. 1) Why You Should Submit Testimony. 2) Writing Testimony for the Kansas Legislature. 3) Blessed Bills – KS Legislature.
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Kansas Protest March, Democratic Governor Sound Alarm on Federal DOGE Operations“
Tim Carpenter, kansasreflector.com
Inside the Capitol, Gov. Laura Kelly had just finished a news conference in which she was asked about Musk’s crew seeking access to Internal Revenue Service files on every individual, business and nonprofit in Kansas and the rest of the United States. “I’m very concerned about what’s going on in a number of agencies on a federal level where access to individuals’ personal private information is being made accessible to people with no security clearance and no accountability,” Kelly said. Read here.
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WATCH: W4K Lawrence/Douglas County Chapter presents “Know Your First Amendment Rights”
The Lawrence/Douglas County Chapter of Women for Kansas welcomed Mark Johnson, Attorney and KU Adjunct Faculty and a presentation titled “Know Your First Amendment Rights”.
Mark Johnson is a partner with the Dentons law firm. Since 2008 he has been an adjunct member of the KU faculty, teaching First Amendment and election law in the Law School and First Amendment, ethics, and privacy in the Journalism School. Mark has handled a number of lawsuits in KS federal state courts on voting rights, First Amendment freedom of speech, redistricting, and marriage equality. Watch part 1 here. Watch part 2 here.
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