Lawmakers consider housing protections for domestic violence victims
The Lenexa pastry chef had just quit her job and launched a new business when she was assaulted by her husband last fall.
She left...
Trial lawyers say bill could shield authorities from police-chase lawsuits
Lawmakers are wrestling with a bill that critics say could shield law enforcement from some lawsuits arising from police chases gone bad.
Trial lawyers are...
Bill introduced to make clergy mandatory reporters
Democratic state Sen. Tom Holland on Wednesday introduced a bill that adds clergy to a list of professionals required to report suspected child abuse...
Open-records advocates decry Judicial Council recommendation
A recent recommendation from the Kansas Judicial Council is a serious setback to opening up footage from police body cameras, open-records advocates say.
The council,...
Kansas House narrows police body camera legislation
The Kansas House on Thursday voted to approve a narrowly written bill that would make public police body camera footage in limited situations.
The House...
Lawmakers consider making police body camera footage public
Transparency advocates on Tuesday made a case to the Kansas Legislature for disclosing footage from police body cameras in deadly situations.
Appearing before House and...
