Kansas lawmakers lean on rule against ‘impugning motives,’ stifling criticism

TOPEKA — The tension between voting rights lobbyist Melissa Stiehler and a committee of Kansas legislators boiled over when Stiehler told them “lawmaking based on xenophobic propaganda is morally disgusting.” A few Republicans shared glances, and Rep. Kristey Williams, an Augusta Republican, asked Stiehler to repeat herself. When she did, Williams reprimanded her and read […]