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Observer Corps Reports

Learn more about our local government through our LWVK Observer Corps reports! Reports are published as received. For any questions regarding our Observers Corps, please email lwvkent [at] gmail.com. You can also learn more about LWVK's Observer Corps here.

Use the links below to see reports for specific boards and councils

Portage County Board of Elections Kent City Council Kent Board of Education
Brimfield Township Trustees Franklin Township Trustees Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County Portage County Commissioners Field Local School Board of Education Ravenna Board of Education Rootstown Board of Education Streetsboro Board of Education Portage County District Library Reed Memorial Library Board of Trustees

Kent Articles

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Meeting Observed: Kent City Council

Date of Meeting: 7/1/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

Blog Post

Portage County District Library

Date: 5/21/2026

Format: In-person

Summary:

Blog Post

Franklin Township Trustees

Date: 6/11/2026

Format: In-person

Summary:

PUBLIC COMMENT

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Meeting Observed: Kent City Council

Date of Meeting: 6/17/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

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Kent City Schools Board of Education

Date: 6/16/2026

Format: Virtual

Summary:

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Public Statement

The League of Women Voters issued the following statement from CEO Celina Stewart following President Donald Trump’s address to the nation Thursday evening.

Blog Post

In light of the Supreme Court’s many controversial decisions in recent years, many people have called for its expansion. The desire to expand SCOTUS is rooted in the hope that doing so would allow the appointment of judges who are more aligned with the desires of the people.  

We’ll review the history of court packing, why it hasn’t been successful, and what lessons we can learn from past attempts. 

Public Statement

Hundreds of communities nationwide will mobilize to protect the freedom to vote and strengthen American democracy 

Public Statement

In a victory for voters, a federal judge dismissed the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking New York state’s complete voter file, which contains voters’ driver’s license numbers, partial Social Security numbers and other private information.