Boilermakers International President Newton B. Jones talks to angry union members outside the federal courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas, after a hearing on July 27, 2023. Courtesy Darrell Manroe ...

“We’ve never had a voice in the election of leaders,” said Adam Mendenhall, of Kansas City-based Local 83. “ ... There’s not very much union about the Boilermakers union.” ...

The direct election proposal “is retaliation against the court for protecting reproductive freedom and education funding,” Micah Kubic, ACLU of Kansas executive director, said in a statement.

Kansas Republicans have said the direct election of justices returns voting power to the people of Kansas. “We're going back to allowing people to elect and select their justices.

Republicans push election of justices, politicizing the Kansas Supreme Court process. | Opinion By Joel Mathis Regular Opinion correspondent Updated February 11, 2025 1:47 PM ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas called a proposed constitutional amendment that reforms the state's Supreme Court to directly elect justices a "blatant power grab" in light of past ...

Only once — in 1897 — have Republicans not held at least one branch of state government. When they regained power in 1900, ...

Gov. Laura Kelly allowed the bill to be passed into law without her signature. Kelly said in a statement that she had concerns with the section dealing with impersonation of election officials ...

Out of the roughly 1.35 million registered voters in these six jurisdictions, that means approximately 29.6% of Kansas City area voters had already cast their ballots before Election Day.

Kansas voters wishing to participate in the upcoming November 2024 general election have a number of dates to be aware of heading into election season. According to the Kansas Secretary of State's ...

Mann's FEC report shows he raised about $242,000 in net contributions during the period, and has raised $1.18 million this election cycle. He spent about $37,000 during the period, and about ...

The direct election proposal “is retaliation against the court for protecting reproductive freedom and education funding,” Micah Kubic, ACLU of Kansas executive director, said in a statement.