This Week - October 14, 2019
This week is all about getting registered to vote! Deadline is Tuesday. Then, order a ballot in the mail! It's the easiest way to vote. With all the time you save, you can take a listen to the second season of My Fellow Kansans from the Kansas News Service. This and more, this week in Kansas politics.
Read moreVote Yes (on Nov 5) to Fix our Census
On your ballot on November 5th (yes, every Kansan has a ballot to cast this November 5th) there will be an amendment to the Kansas Constitution to eliminate how the state will adjust the results of the 2020 Census.
You should vote 'Yes' for this amendment.
Read moreThis Week - October 7, 2019
This week in Kansas politics you can support an NDO in Overland Park, learn more about expanding Medicaid in Kansas, and participate in the effort, and be part of a community-wide effort in Wyandotte/KCK to be a safe and welcoming community. Amazing things are afoot in Kansas, be part of it. Do more than vote.
Read moreChanging the Constitution is the Last Gasp
MainStream and others are testifying today in Topeka to protect the Kansas Constitution from last gasp maneuvers by extremists.
Read moreTestimony in Opposition to amending the KS Constitution to restrict reproductive rights
This is written testimony delivered to the Special Committee on Judiciary, in opposition to amending the Kansas Constitution to restrict reproductive rights.
Read moreTestimony in Opposition to amending the KS Constitution to Change Judicial Selection
This is testimony delivered to the Kansas Legislature's Special Committee on Judiciary by Ed Peterson, President of the Board of Directors of the MainStream Coalition, in opposition to amending the Kansas Constitution to change the method of judicial selection for the Kansas Supreme Court.
Read moreThis Week - September 30, 2019
Topeka is humming with activity, and we need your voice in the mix. KanCare Expansion meetings, meetings about taxes, concern about the safety of children in our schools. Also this week, a chance to work to increase the representation of women in public policy spaces. These are the highlights of this week in Kansas politics.
Read moreLetting The Youth Lead
While there has been a great deal said about the enthusiasm among the country's electorate for 2020, we continue to hear doubts about the commitment of young voters to get out next year. Two events have started to change that narrative, and MainStream, with your help, is doing what it can to increase youth engagement in Kansas.
Read moreThis Week - September 23, 2019
2020 looms over everything right now: the Census is coming, reproductive freedom will be on the ballot, registering to vote is more important than ever. But you can be political now, at Stand Up, Speak Out on October 29! These are the highlights of this week in Kansas politics.
Read moreTuesdays Are For Politics
Tuesday, November 3, 2020. You probably have that date circled on your calendar, it's election day next year.
You should definitely have Tuesday, November 5, 2019 on your schedule. That's when you next get to vote, here in Kansas. This is the most important election this year, for your local government, your school boards, and your community colleges.
But what about Tuesday, October 29, 2019? That's the date of this year's Stand Up, Speak Out, the MainStream Education Foundation's 19th Annual Cocktail Reception and Dinner Program.
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