Screengrab Olathe Public School Board Meeting
Jennifer Gilmore sued the Olathe School Board and various individuals in January, claiming they violated her First Amendment free-speech rights and the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
Danielle Kurtzleben
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NPR
Dylan Lysen
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Kansas News Service
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Kansas City Democrat Aaron Coleman and Wellsville Republican Mark Samsel, both members of the Kansas House Representatives, lost in their primary elections on Tuesday. Both had campaigns overshadowed by allegations of personal misconduct. -
Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is seeking a second term in a campaign requiring she display bipartisan appeal. Derek Schmidt, who spent the past dozen years as the state's attorney general, secured the GOP nomination.
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Two Republican members of the Kansas school board were ousted by more conservative challengers who have criticized lessons on racism, sexuality and gender identity.
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Kansas was the first state to vote on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The vote preserves the right to an abortion in the Kansas Constitution.
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In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.
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The tech company Twilio said it had been hired to send texts by the political marketing firm Alliance Forge, according to The Washington Post.
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Police departments across Kansas are struggling to hire. In Dodge City, that means younger officers walking the beat.
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Tuesday, voters in Kansas will be the first in the nation to vote on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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The fate of abortion in Kansas could be in the hands of voters today. They'll decide whether the state constitution explicitly does not protect the right to an abortion.
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Many young people are among the newly registered voters participating in the Aug. 2 election.
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