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From:  Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com> Sent:  Thursday, July 2, 2026 6:49 PM To:  City Clerk <cclerk@topeka.org> Subject:  Subject: KORA Records Request – Denial of Building Permit for 37th & Gage Project (Ground Treatment / ROW Aggregate Issue) City Clerk  Joseph A. Harrington, PE Project Manager, City of Topeka Engineering jaharrington@topeka.org Dear Mr. Harrington, Pursuant to the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.), I am submitting this formal request for public records related to the denial of my building permit(s) for the project near 37th & Gage. Please provide the following records: All documents, emails, memoranda, notes, or correspondence that reference or explain the denial of the building permit, particularly any issues related to proposed ground treatment, crushed gravel, aggregate, geotextile fabric, or right-of-way improvements. All communications (internal and external) from or to t...

By Henry McClure | July 2, 2026 On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s executive order addressing birthright citizenship in the case Trump v. Barbara . While the Court ruled against the administration, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s separate opinion may prove far more significant for long-term reform than a narrow courtroom victory would have been. Kavanaugh agreed the executive order could not stand — but not because it violated the Fourteenth Amendment. In his view, the order conflicted with a federal statute: Section 1401 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. That statute was passed by Congress, and Congress can change it. The Roadmap from the Bench Kavanaugh explicitly spelled out the solution. Congress can amend Section 1401 or pass new legislation to create exceptions to automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are here unlawfully or only temporarily. A sitting Supreme Court Justice just published a clear, actionable roadm...