Tag: Kansas
Kansas county’s $3 million settlement over newsroom raids fuels call for...
A $3 million settlement and formal apology from Marion County follow the 2023 police raids that targeted the Marion County Record and its staff, as the newspaper’s editor says the outcome is meant to deter future assaults on press freedom.
Calls to ‘stop building new oil pipelines’ grow as data shows...
"Pipelines also often cross our nation's wetlands—a risk that could be greatly magnified if the Supreme Court strips away their federal protections."
Kansas Supreme Court rule in favor of renewable energy
“With today’s Supreme Court ruling, we make headway toward fairness and justice for solar and renewable energy users in Kansas.”
Teacher under investigation for kicking 5yr old girl on video
“No child should have to experience that. It’s a horrible situation. We feel terrible about it and that person no longer works for us.”
Another Kris Kobach loss: Illinois leaves ‘Jim Crow’ voter purge program
Even as Kobach is met with loss after loss, his legacy will live on until the states that signed up for Crosscheck leave the program and reinstate voters to the voter rolls.
Supreme Court denies cert in Planned Parenthood case, lower court rulings...
Planned Parenthood was pleased with the Supreme Court's ruling and called it a "win for patients in Louisiana and Kansas."
Progressive Briefing for Friday, June 22, 2018
Bernie Sanders on income inequality, police shoot a fleeing 17-year-old in Pittsburgh, white supremacists plan more rallies, and more.
Former mayor sentenced to prison for stealing from food bank
“He took food out of people’s mouths. People who need it. People who would starve without it.”
Trump’s chief vote suppressor runs for governor
Kris Kobach maybe the most important person in America right now.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
American Gestapo: The Worst Takes Time But It Comes Around Fast
Barton Kunstler maps the largest ICE detention camps and the private contractors running them, and asks how far the buildup has to go before it counts as what it resembles.