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If you want to be active in issues
affecting the community, the state, and the nation, or just well-informed --
you've come to the right place.
In the last year, we
have been actively involved in local issues, opposing the repeal of the changes to the Anti-Discrimination
Ordinance and monitoring the City Commission's meetings on rental inspection and the south end lot 9.
We are also involved in studies of state and national issues, which will
ultimately result in adopting positions and then taking action on those issues. Check out our newsletter, the Voter, to read
more about what we've been doing.
The League of Women Voters at all levels --
local, state, and national -- is dedicated to promoting informed and active
citizen participation in government, and to promoting government that is open
and responsive to citizens.
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At left, a League member
moderates a forum to discuss the role of
the federal government in PreK-12 education:
Issues discussed included current federal funding of
Education, national core standards, the impact of core standards on
special needs students, and student assessments
Panelists were Doug Messer, President USD 383 School
Board, Usha Reddi, District Elementary School Teacher of the Year, and
Carol Adams, the district's Executive Director for Teaching and Learning. |
LWVM/RC is currently involved in three
studies:
- Role of the Federal Government in Pre-k through Grade 12
Public Education: equity, funding, and standards/education. This is a
national League study and discussion with consensus in October.
- Privatization: This national study will begin in
November. Our local League has a head start in this study, as we have a
privatization position that was completed in 2003.
- Restudy of the LWV-Kansas Finance Position: LWVK
will undertake a two-year study of Kansas tax policies, focusing on tax
exemptions, tax credits (transparency as to who benefits), income tax, and
property tax to see which tax policies meet the economic goals. Our current
position was last updated in 1993.
| Materials for the State Finance Study may be found
on this site. Click here
to find information about Kansas' tax structure and proposals to change
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Follow legislative action by reading reports from League's man
at the Capitol.
Join a group that is working on one or more of these studies.
You will have the fun of interesting discussions with other League members and
friends. We need your help and input on these new items.
Materials for the Education Study are available at the League
of Women Voters of the United States web site. Click here
to find the following five background papers.
- Common
Core Standards and Assessments
- Early
Childhood Education, Equity and Funding
- Funding
and Equity Issues
- Legislation
and Funding for the Education of Children Who are Disadvantaged
- Role
of Federal Government in Public Education: Historical Perspectives
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Get involved in the LWVUS Clean Air Promise
Campaign. Click for details.
The League is working nationally to focus the debate on protecting public health
and is asking members and others around the nation to keep the commitment to
safeguard our health from air pollution.
A proposed oil pipeline would cross the
Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas. Read more about this issue here.
LWV MRC Blog Features News
and Observer Reports
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In our on-going efforts to make information available in a timely manner to our members, the Manhattan/Riley County League has begun a blog where our observers post their reports as soon as they write them. LWV MRC members can subscribe to receive the postings as e-mail messages on the blogsite at
www.lwvmanhattanks.blogspot.com
In addition, the blog provides the opportunity for its members to comment on the content of the reports, share additional information, and keep each other up-to-date about developments. The Board hopes this becomes a new means of communication between our members. Please take a moment to visit the site and become a member today of our blog.
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