A mixture of positive and negative changes to state open records laws have slowly been making their way through state legislatures in the past few weeks.
Several state legislatures considering updates to open records laws
Tag: Kansas
Lawsuit over student newspaper funding at University of Kansas voluntarily dismissed
Kansas University’s student-run newspaper the University Daily Kansan has resolved a First Amendment lawsuit against the university.
Appeals court: KU student expelled for crude off-campus tweets can return to school
The court ruled that the University of Kansas overreached when it expelled a student for posting profane tweets about his ex-girlfriend while under a no-contact order. The university had also cited Title IX.
Under the dome: As professional news outlets vacate state capitols because of budget constraints, student journalists move in to fill the gap
In four states, student journalists outnumber journalists from professional outlets assigned to the statehouse full-time, where they ensure citizens have access to information about how the state spends their tax dollars and decisions on education, criminal justice and safety regulations.
Kansas legislators push for regulations on college employees’ political speech
The Committee on Education held a hearing Wednesday to discuss a bill to prohibit college employees from including their job titles on columns they wrote about state politics for newspapers.
Records: Kansas school administrators justified profanity tickets under criminal law
Public records show that last fall, Maize school district officials were, at times, unsure of the grounds on which district police were issuing tickets for swearing.
Kansas students express concern over profanity tickets issued by school police
Students in one Kansas school district can face a ticket and a $50 fine for foul language at school, a reach of police authority that is being questioned by students and free speech advocates.
Kansas editors suspect newspaper theft after racks empty unusually quickly
Last month, newspapers disappeared from The Crusader’s racks at an unheard-of rate, giving staff the suspicion that someone was stealing copies. In just a few hours, staff had to resupply the racks four or five times, the college's new media director said.
Kan. adviser resigns in protest after principal refuses to allow police report in newspaper
AndaleHigh School’s journalism adviser has resigned in protest after she refused torewrite or pull a controversial student newspaper article about analcohol-related car crash.
SPLC, student journalist resolve public records dispute with Kan. community college
Acollege journalist and the Student Press Law Center have settled their lawsuitwith Johnson County Community College stemming from the school’s $24,000 pricetag for documents under an open records request.