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  • League Presents: November 6 Election Preview

  • Judging the Judges

    Recently, someone asked the Missouri League of Women Voters, on their website, “Where can I find information about judges?” That’s a good question.  After all, we’ll be voting to retain them or not. Here is a link to the Missouri Bar Association’s evaluations of judges, based on criteria like “Being fair and impartial toward each…

  • Materials from “Who Own$ the Election” Forum available

    All three information sheets from the “Who Own$ the Election?” forum have been posted in the Issues section of this website under “Money and Elections.”   The handouts include: a glossary of categories of political and civic organizations (e.g., PACs, “527’s,” etc.) and rules governing political contributions of individuals and corporations a chart showing legally permissible…

  • Election Forums Coming Up October 4 and 9!

    Thursday October 4 in the Friends Room of the Columbia Public Library Meet candidates for State House Districts 44, 46, and 47 and State Senate District 19 Missouri Prop A: St. Louis Police Dept. Governance 6:00 p.m. Refreshments and 6:30 p.m. Forum The forum will be broadcast live on KFRU – 1400AM The forum on…

  • Learn & Share This Week: Drug Sentencing Reform

    League Learn & Share is a great way to go to your first League meeting. There’s a set topic of discussion, with a couple of League members who have agreed to lead the discussion. This month, the Learn & Share discussion topic is drug sentencing reform. The afternoon meeting has changed venues but the date…