In Kansas and Beyond, Unrepresentative Leaders Stymie Progress. New Election Methods Could Fix That.
Richard Pund, kansasreflector.com
To me, our government has become more and more out of step with the general public every year. At both the federal and state levels, legislatures are passing laws that face big public opposition while ignoring policies that have supermajority public support. If our government is supposed to reflect the will of the people, it’s clearly failing. Read here.
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Pots, Pans and Protesting? "Rage Against the Regime" Protest Brings Kansans to Statehouse
Evert Nelson, cjonline.com
Read here.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Funder of NPR and PBS, Says It Will End Operations Within Months After Federal Budget Cuts
Kerry Breen, cbsnews.com
Watch here.
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What the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down Means for PBS and NPR
Nik Popli, time.com
Read here.
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50501 Protesters Marched Outside the Capitol
Joseph Robben, wibw.com
Watch here.
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See National Day of Action Protests Across U.S.
USA Today, usatoday.com
Read and view here:
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The U.S. Supreme Court has Ruled Against Trans Youths, but Hope is Not Lost in Kansas or Elsewhere
Anthony Alvarez, kansasreflector.com
Read here.
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Women for Kansas welcomes
Jeanne Klein presenting on the
KANSAS SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT and the Fight for Women's Voting Rights in the Sunflower State
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2PM
More information available here.
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COWLEY COUNTY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 10:30AM
"What's New and on the Horizon for City/County Health Department"
More information available here.
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LAWRENCE/DOUGLAS COUNTY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 10:30AM
"Impact of Federal Cuts on
Local Museums and Libraries":
A Panel Discussion
More information available here.
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VIRTUAL CHAPTER
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2:00PM
"Exploring the Clean Energy Future in Kansas and Beyond"
More information available here.
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Kansas Among States Most Vulnerable in a Recession, CNBC Says. Here's Why
Tim Hrenchir, cjonline.com
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Kansas joins multistate lawsuit against Trump administration over termination federal grant
Jack Duarte, kwch.com
Read here.
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KS Gov. Kelly Abandons National Governor’s Group as Political Crisis Spirals
Clay Wirestone, kansasreflector.com
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WHAT'S NEW IN #KSLEG?
Stay up-to-date with what your KS Legislators are voting for, or against. Watch here.
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Kansas Tax Collections Up
In July
Fort Scott Biz, fortscott.biz
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Governor Kelly Announces $10.4M to Increase Broadband Adoption
KS Commerce, kansascommerce.gov
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Future of Water is Kansas Governor’s ‘North Star’
Becky Kiser, hayspost.com
Read here.
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Missouri and Kansas Seniors Brace for Fallout from Medicaid, SNAP Cuts
Suzanne King, kansascity.com
Listen or read here.
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‘It Would Be a Nightmare’: Kansas Schools Brace for a Potential Measles Outbreak
Maria Benevento, thebeaconnews.org
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Representative Sharice Davids Addresses Concerns Over Trump Administration's Cuts to Cancer Research Funding
Quiver CongressRadar, quiverquant.com
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Rep. Sharice Davids says Kansas Will Feel Damaging 'Ripple Effect' of Medicaid and SNAP Cuts
Steve Kraske and Elizabeth Ruiz, kcur.org
Listen here.
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Federal Leavenworth Prison Modifies Conditions for Migrants After Letters Reveal Squalor
Anna Kaminski, kansasreflector.com
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Why the 1965 Voting Rights Act is Crucial for Democracy
SPLC Learning for Justice, leareningforjustice.org
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ACLU Stresses Need for Federal Voting Rights Protections Amid Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Molly McGrath, aclu.org
Read here.
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Despite Grand Claims, A New Report Shows Noncitizen Voting Hasn't Materialized
Miles Parks, npr.org
Read here.
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Kansas SOS visits White House to Discuss Federal Data and Accurate Voter Rolls
Jack Harvel, cjonline.com
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Tell Congress to Guarantee the Right to Vote
League of Women Voters, lwv.org
Tell your members of Congress to protect the freedom to vote and support the passage of the JLVRAA! Equality and our Democracy can’t wait!
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WEDNESDAYS, 7PM
Via Zoom
AUGUST 13 AND 27
SEPTEMBER 10 AND 24
OCTOBER 8 AND 22
NOVEMBER 12
DECEMBER 10
JAN. 14 AND 28, 2026
More info and RSVP here.
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YOU’RE INVITED:
A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF KANSAS COURTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
5:30-7:30PM
Pavillion at Lied Center
1600 Stewart Dr, Lawrence
Register today!
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