2025 in Review: W4K President Mary Knecht Highlights Our Actions in 2025

In 2025, Women for Kansas expanded its reach through active local chapters and a new virtual chapter serving Kansans statewide. We hosted educational webinars, including Women’s Equality Day and a judicial independence forum with retired Justice Carol Beier, celebrated our 10th anniversary, participated in Medicaid expansion and pro-democracy rallies, partnered with the ACLU of Kansas, and continued growing our audience to more than 3,200 newsletter subscribers.

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Treasurer’s Report: Reviewing 2025 & Planning for 2026

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Women for Kansas made a powerful impact in 2025. Contributions to our 501(c)(4), 501(c)(3) Educational Foundation, and PAC funded weekly newsletters reaching more than 3,200 Kansans, monthly chapter meetings, statewide webinars, leadership calls, digital outreach, printed voter education materials, and expanded video programming.

As we look ahead, 2026 will be one of the most consequential election years in Kansas history. From protecting judicial independence in the August 4 constitutional amendment vote to electing a moderate governor and legislative candidates in November, the stakes could not be higher. As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, we are reminded that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”

Your continued support ensures we can educate voters, engage communities, and protect Kansas democracy. Whether you give $25 or $500, every contribution strengthens our ability to inform, organize, and elect leaders who reflect moderate Kansas values.

Make your gift today and stand with Women for Kansas in 2026.

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Judicial Independence: The Stakes for 2026


Women for Kansas remains focused on educating voters about the August 2026 constitutional amendment that would replace Kansas’s merit-based Supreme Court selection system with judicial elections. This proposal would politicize our courts, invite outside money into judicial races, and weaken the constitutional checks and balances that protect Kansans’ rights.

Our position is clear: Vote NO to protect an independent judiciary.

Kansas United for Impartial Courts (KUIC) is an organization dedicated to educating Kansans on why we need to VOTE NO on this constitutional amendment in August. Learn more: https://kuic.org/

The Legislature is also taking action related to the nominating commission that currently selects state supreme court justices. Learn more here: Kansas lawmakers want to reveal more about the people picking Supreme Court justices.

Urgent Legislative Alert: SB 254 and In-State Tuition

Kansas legislators are advancing SB 254, a bill that would eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. These students already pay full resident tuition, receive no public benefits, and are pursuing education that strengthens Kansas’s workforce and economy. The bill is now moving to the full chamber with limited public input.

The ACLU of Kansas article argues that SB 254 would harm Kansas students and communities by repealing in-state tuition for undocumented students who already pay full tuition and receive no public benefits. It explains that the bill would reduce access to higher education, weaken Kansas’s future workforce, and create serious due-process concerns by allowing courts to presume someone is a flight risk based on immigration status rather than individual facts. The ACLU frames the bill as unnecessary, punitive, and inconsistent with Kansas values of fairness and opportunity.

From the Kansas Latino Community Network: Immigrant and Latino students in Kansas are once again under attack as SB 254 resurfaces. Ending in-state tuition would force students out of higher education, weaken Kansas’s workforce pathway, and harm long-term economic growth. Advocacy organizations are mobilizing at the Capitol in Topeka, and community support is critical to defending students who call Kansas home.

Learn more from the Kansas Latino Community Network: https://www.facebook.com/LatinoCommunityNetwork?emci=7614f761-79f5-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=6449658

Read the full bill text:

https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb254/

Find and contact your legislators:

https://www.kslegislature.org/li/findleg/