Greetings! What a great Tuesday Topics session held in September featuring Bob Beatty, Political Analyst and Professor at Washburn. He presented facts of our Kansas political landscape and shared highlights of candidates’ campaign kickoffs. One hour simply didn’t seem enough! There were 73 people joining us, including visitors, members and zoom attendees. As always a… Read more »
Following directive from the Board of County Commissioners (the Governing Body) the Shawnee County Planning Commission began work at its February 10, 2025 meeting to write a set of regulations relating to the development of commercial/utility scale solar energy in Shawnee County. The Planning Commission approved a set of draft regulations during its July 2025… Read more »
The past few weeks have been exciting and yet concerning. There have been regular rallies across the nation as well as locally in support of Democracy. We are seeing significant unfair efforts underway to gain election control via redistricting; a national push to destroy voting rights, and an outright assault on healthcare benefits of the… Read more »
Each month, LWV volunteers attend city, council, and school board meetings. Their observer reports help keep us informed. Thank you to observers Elvera Johnson and Vicki Arnett for attending 5 meetings since July! Topics covered include city budgets, the truck stop proposal on Fairlawn, the Topeka Voter Collaborative and TopCity25, SNCO retirement funds, city sustainability… Read more »
The League of Women Voters of Topeka & Shawnee County Board of Directors supports the following statement from the LWV CEO, Celina Stewart, Esq., issued in response to President Trump’s vow to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines. WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters CEO, Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s… Read more »
By Vicki Buening, Chair We’re closing in on our final push for voter registration events before the general election on November 4. The dedicated members of the Voter Services committee have been volunteering all summer, and I am calling on them one more time. There are a few events sneaking up on us where we… Read more »
Stay up-to-date on LWV happenings in Topeka and Shawnee County! Calendar of Events Tuesday | Aug 5 | 7 am – 7 pm | at your polling place Topeka Primary Election: The two races in Shawnee County with primary elections are Mayor and City Council District #1. Tuesday | Aug 5 | Noon | Marvin 101BC at… Read more »
Greetings! The past few weeks have been exciting and yet concerning. There have been regular rallies across the nation as well as locally in support of Democracy. Although local and state governments are eliminating DEI initiatives for the sake of federal dollars, I am super appreciative and supportive of the fact that the League of… Read more »
Each month, LWV volunteers attend city, council, and school board meetings. Their observer reports help keep us informed. Thank you to observers Elvera Johnson, Vicki Arnett, and Patti Bishop for attending 8 meetings since June! Topics covered include the downtown Business Improvement District, a proposed truck stop at 6th and Fairlawn, and renewed county contracts… Read more »
By Vicki Buening, Chair The idea that democracy is not a spectator sport is being demonstrated everyday through the actions of our very active membership, including voter services volunteers. We’ve connected with at least 300 people at such venues as the TSCPL Farmer’s Market, First Friday at NOTO, Heartland Military Days, the Juneteenths Family and… Read more »
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