🌱 What investigators are asking about Lansing High School’s voter registration drive

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators are asking about Lansing High School's voter registration drive
• Why a Lansing High School voter drive is under state investigation

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📰 News we're reading

• Headlines for September 28, 2026 (kmuw.org) — Among today's statewide headlines, Kansas officials are scrutinizing voter registration drives at Lansing High School where $5 Starbucks gift cards were offered to new registrants. The attorney general says such incentives may violate election laws and has referred the matter for federal review. Other stories cover Wichita's school bond proposal, a historic bridge reopening, and a museum's uncertain future.
   

• Kobach Directs League of Women Voters to Cease Paying People to Register to Vote - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com) — State Attorney General Kris Kobach has ordered the League of Women Voters to stop offering $5 Starbucks gift cards during voter registration drives, including one held at Lansing High School. Officials say paying people to register violates federal and state law, and the case has been referred to federal prosecutors. Lansing families should know the school's registration efforts are now under legal review.
   

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