The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri is asking citizens to take action on Saturday, May 8, to mark a National Day of Action for the John Lewis Voter Rights Advancement Act, known in Congress as Hour Resolution 4 (HR4). Passage of the John Lewis Voter Rights Advancement Act coupled with the For the People Act (Hour Resolution 1 …
Making Democracy Work celebrates 40 Years on KSMU
How it all began “We need help covering topics relating to local government, civic engagement, and public services. Would the League be able to help us with this weekly program?” asked Arlen Diamond, general manager of KSMU, Springfield’s fledgling public radio station, in 1981. So began a now 40-year partnership between the NPR station and the LWV of SWMO. In …