Shortchanging Kansas courts hurts us all

Kansans may not realize that their state’s courts have not been adequately funded for years. Even before the pandemic, the Kansas judicial system was lagging far behind other states in the overall financial support of its courts. 

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Opinion

May 3, 2021 - 8:46 AM

The greatest assets of the judicial branch of government are the people who work for all Kansans in the pursuit of justice — the judges, their staff members and the employees of the courts. 

However, Kansans may not realize that their state’s courts have not been adequately funded for years. Even before the pandemic, the Kansas judicial system was lagging far behind other states in the overall financial support of its courts. 

This lack of financial support has a direct and negative impact on the lives of Kansans who appear before our courts, who work in…

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