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 ...

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.

The direct election proposal “is retaliation against the court for protecting reproductive freedom and education funding,” ...

“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.” News ...

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 ...

On the eve of the 2024 general election, more than 400,000 people had already cast their votes in the five counties that make up the Kansas City metro area.

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 ...

A former Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission member and former chief justice Lawton Nuss both say direct election of justices is a bad idea.

Kansas lawmakers have finished the regular session. They now address bills that were vetoed before adjourning for the year. The post Gender-affirming care and elections: A veto guide for the 2025 ...