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Inside the winning lawsuit against international student status terminations

2 days ago | kansasreflector.com | Grace Hills

8:36 Podcast Immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford filed a federal lawsuit against the sudden termination of five international students status terminations — and has successfully temporarily blocked the terminations. She argues that the terminations were cruel, opaque, and have significantly harmed the students’ wellbeing. Keep reading:Kansas City immigration lawyer fighting against Trump blocking immigrants from access to college Transcript of this episode
Kansas City immigration lawyer fighting against Trump blocking immigrants from access to college • Kansas Reflector

2 days ago | kansasreflector.com | Grace Hills

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s attempts to block five international students from their college educations — and so far, she’s winning. Court records show that on April 24, a judge granted Sharma-Crawford’s motion for a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration revocation of their legal status as students . On May Wednesday, the judge extended the order to May 21.
Kansas law enforcement leaders oppose parole for murderer of KHP trooper in 1978

5 days ago | kansasreflector.com | Tim Carpenter

TOPEKA — Sadness and alarm accompanying the execution-style shooting of Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy O’Brien on May 24, 1978, was matched by despair and shock of state law enforcement leaders when informed of the decision to parole murderer Jimmie Nelms. Kansas Highway Patrol Col.
Kansas AAUP denounces Trump administration 'assault' on international students • Kansas Reflector

5 days ago | kansasreflector.com | Tim Carpenter

TOPEKA — The Kansas conference of the American Association of University Professors condemned the targeting of college and university international students and scholars by the administration of President Donald Trump. The statement signed by Mary Turner, president of the Kansas AAUP, said it was wrong for the federal government to refuse scholars entry into the United States, revoke student visas or to take students into custody for proceedings that could include deportation.
GOP leaders of Kansas school finance task force decry 'fearmongering' about potential lawsuit • Kansas Reflector

6 days ago | kansasreflector.com | Tim Carpenter

TOPEKA — Two Republicans leading the Kansas task force developing a new public education finance formula expressed frustration that superintendents were being recruited to join a prospective lawsuit amid speculation the reform process would result in elimination of districts with fewer than 100 students. Wichita GOP Sen. Renee Erickson and Rep.
Chair of Kansas task force on public school funding wants draft plan in hand by January

1 week ago | kansasreflector.com | Tim Carpenter

TOPEKA — Republican Sen. Renee Erickson wants the task force crafting a new state funding formula for K-12 public schools to be far enough along to present a draft in January to the Kansas Legislature, despite concern among some members the timeline was too aggressive. The 2026 Legislature and the state’s next governor must come to agreement on financing education before expiration of the existing framework on June 30, 2027.
Kansas governor pleads with congressional delegation to fight against Medicaid cuts

1 week ago | kansasreflector.com | Tim Carpenter

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly sent letters to the five Republicans and one Democrat in the Kansas congressional delegation urging the federal lawmakers to resist pressure to vote for Medicaid cuts that would deny health care to the most vulnerable people in the state. Kelly, a Democrat who has campaigned for expansion of Medicaid in Kansas, said the latest proposal in Congress could cost the state up to $1 billion in federal funding in the first year of implementation.
Kansas podcaster seeks GOP gubernatorial nomination to copy Trump crusade at state level

1 week ago | kansasreflector.com | Tim Carpenter

TOPEKA — Conservative podcaster and MAGA enthusiast Doug Billings is the lone person to formally file as a candidate for the Kansas Republican Party’s nomination for governor in 2026. Billings, not a household name in Kansas politics, said in an interview Monday that he was a reluctant candidate in a GOP field that could grow substantially as Secretary of State Scott Schwab, Senate President Ty Masterson, state Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, former Gov.
Kansas Democrat sees 'awakening' in suppressed public comments that criticize DOGE and COGE • Kansas Reflector

1 week ago | kansasreflector.com | Sherman Smith

TOPEKA — As the ranking Democrat on a Kansas Senate committee modeled after Elon Musk’s supposed efforts to make federal government more efficient, Sen. Cindy Holscher was “a little bit suspicious” of what GOP leaders in the Legislature really had in mind. Instead of looking for waste, she said on the Kansas Reflector podcast, Republicans at both the federal and state level have hurt people by eliminating critical services and jobs.
Kansans at odds with GOP-led efforts to make government efficient

1 week ago | kansasreflector.com | Sherman Smith

8:35 Podcast Sen. Cindy Holscher, D-Overland Park, says public comments to the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, or COGE, show how out of step the Legislature is with Kansans. Keep reading:Kansas Democrat sees ‘awakening’ in suppressed public comments that criticize DOGE and COGETranscript of this episode