Each month, LWV volunteers attend city, council, and school board meetings. Their observer reports help keep us informed. Thank you to observers Paul Post, Vicki Arnett, and Elvera Johnson for attending 8 meetings over the past month! Topics our local boards and officials discussed in those meetings include: A schedule change for County Commission Meetings… Read more »
Posts By: Kristin Hammer
May 2025 Tuesday Topics: Kansas Reflector Staff
Join us each month for Tuesday Topics! League members, friends, and guests enjoy an engaging and interactive presentation, along with League updates and actionable items to help you put your new knowledge to work. View the Tuesday Topics calendar here. On Tuesday, May 6, the staff of the Kansas Reflector held a lively Q&A session…. Read more »
President’s Perspective: June 2025
Greetings! What a great Tuesday Topics session held in May by members of the Kansas Reflector staff. We had 101 people joining us, including visitors, members and zoom attendees. A variety of topics in the format of questions and answers were addressed. Many thanks to our Tuesday Topics team! For the month of June, we… Read more »
President’s Perspective: May 2025
Greetings! I am very excited to serve as your President for the next two years and I thank you for the opportunity to do so. With that being said, I apologize in advance for the length of this initial letter. However, I want to share with you the wide array of advocacy, activism, and social… Read more »
Observer Reports: April 2025
Each month, LWV volunteers attend city, council, and school board meetings. Their observer reports help keep us informed. Thank you to observers Paul Post, Vicki Arnett, and Elvera Johnson for attending 11 meetings over the past month! Topics our local boards and officials discussed in those meetings include: Road construction detours The Stormont Vail Events… Read more »
President’s Perspective: March 2025
President’s Perspective March 2025 We’re all familiar with the saying that all politics is local. This is certainly true as the 2025 election cycle will be for city offices and school board positions. The cities of Topeka, Auburn, Rossville, Silver Lake and Willard each have city council and/or mayor positions that will be on the… Read more »
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