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Kansas Senate advances bill to make judicial nominating records public
Summary
The Senate committee reported SB 299 favorably after Sen. Thompson said the bill would require the Supreme Court and the Nominating Commission to disclose names and cities of nominees while allowing sensitive background checks to remain closed.
Senators moved SB 299 forward after a brief explanation from Sen. Shane Thompson of Johnson County about increasing transparency in judicial nominations.
The bill would prohibit the Kansas Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Nominating Commission from adopting a rule that shields the commission’s records; it would make public the names and…
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