Kansas Republicans vote to restrict student protests in school, in response to ICE walkouts ^72%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Morgan Chilson - 4/12/2026, 9:00 AM

Framing Effect 25.2% - Biased Writer Voice 25% - Negativity Bias 23.9%

Kansas public school students raising their voices in protest during school hours will need parental permission to leave school grounds to attend a rally or protest event after legislative action Friday. The House and Senate overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s line-item veto in the budget bill to enact a proviso that will punish youth for... more

Kansas makes it a crime to go within 25 feet of police while they're working ^57.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Morgan Chilson - 4/10/2026, 6:39 PM

Negativity Bias 28.5% - Appeal to Emotion 21.5% - Appeal to Authority 16.7%

Republican legislators overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to create a 25-foot buffer around law enforcement and emergency personnel, a move the Senate leader said ensures Kansas won’t become like Minnesota. Senate President Ty Masterson said in a news release that House Bill 2372, referred to as the Halo Act, keeps “radical protesters”... more

How will Kansas enforce its anti-transgender bathroom law? Texas' version has caused confusion ^67%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Morgan Chilson - 2/24/2026, 10:00 AM

TOPEKA — Two months after a Texas bathroom law went into effect for government buildings, public officials there are still working through how to comply with the law’s vague language. Just this week, the law will receive its first test after the parent of a student in Austin’s Independent School District complained that a male is using... more