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David Hicks

David Hicks writes for The Sentinel, a publication focusing on news and issues in the state of Kansas.

Illegal Immigration
U.S. Attorney Ryan Kriegshauser: ICE protestors be aware of limitations to First Amendment

(The Sentinel) — Protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  have become commonplace recently, both nationally and locally, and there have been violent confrontations and… Read More

February 27, 2026
Elections
Inspector General: KDHE sent 740,000 unsolicited voter registration packets from 2022-2025 to Medicaid recipients

(The Sentinel) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), which administers the state‘s Medicaid program as well as other public health initiatives, sent nearly… Read More

February 23, 2026
Public Education
SB 421 protects students’ rights to free expression in K-12 public schools

(The Sentinel) – Last fall’s controversy at Marshall Elementary School in Eureka, in which elementary students reportedly had their freedom of… Read More

February 17, 2026
Culture
As student achievement declines, report shows NEA funnels millions to social justice causes, supports anti-ICE protest

(The Sentinel) – An investigation by a nonpartisan watchdog group has uncovered millions of dollars in union funds spent by the National Education Association (NEA)… Read More

January 23, 2026
Kansas
Three Kansas county commissioners resign following protests over votes to increase property taxes

(The Sentinel) — A trio of Seward County, Kansas, commissioners abruptly resigned their seats on Dec. 15, three months after each voted to increase the county’s… Read More

December 29, 2025