The Student Senate at the University of Kansas votedWednesday night to maintain the portion of the student fee that goes towardfunding the school's student newspaper, The University DailyKansan.
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Broad Kan. shield bill passes House, Senate
House Bill 2585 passedthrough the Kansas State Senate and House of Representatives this week, settingthe stage for a shield law to protect professional and student journalists.
Proposed Kan. shield bill could include student journalists
After tabling the issue last year, the Kansas stategovernment is making an effort late this legislative session to pass a shieldbill that would protect professional and student journalists.
Student government threatens funding cut for Kan. student paper
The Student Senate at the University of Kansas will voteMarch 24 on whether to stop providing the student newspaper with funds allocatedfrom student-paid fees.
Kan. student newspaper will run previously censored anti-censorship column
McPherson High School's student newspaper staffwill run a previously censored column Friday explaining the spread of whitespace that was printed in the preceding issue after Adviser Todd Brittinghamclaimed the right to censor articles he deemed controversial.
Wichita State promises paper will get its funds; task force to continue review this fall
KANSAS -- The student newspaper at Wichita State Universitywill receive its funds as normal in October, but paper staffers remain concernedabout a task force formed in response to complaints about the paper'squality.
Sunflower News editors first learned about the task force in late March,as they were preparing to go through the usual student government fundingprocess.
Student government-led task force to review paper at Wichita State
The student newspaper at Wichita State Universitywill not receive funds until a student government-commissioned task forcecompletes a review of the publication.
Court hears oral arguments in Kansas State adviser case
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Nov. 13 in its review of a lower court?s ruling that upheld the 2004 dismissal of a Kansas State University student newspaper adviser.
Court to review Kansas State adviser dismissal case
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced last week it will review a ruling in November that upheld the dismissal of a Kansas State University student newspaper adviser based on content decisions made by student editors.
Newspaper files lawsuit, says coalition of schools is public entity
A newspaper filed a lawsuit late last monthto obtain financial information from a coalition of school districts thatsuccessfully sued the state last year to increase government funding for Kansaspublic schools.