From The Newsroom: The Topeka Capital-Journal

Mary Lou Davis is a Democrat running for the Kansas House of Representatives District 52 seat. Her opponent is Republican Jesse Borjon. 

Jesse Borjon is a Republican running for the Kansas House of Representatives District 52 seat. His opponent is Democrat Mary Lou Davis. 

Democratic Rep. Virgil Weigel, who currenty represents Kansas House of Representatives District 56, sat down with The Capital-Journal's Brianna Childers to talk about his run for reelection against Tim Clothier in the upcoming election.

Republican Tim Clothier sat down with The Capital-Journal's Brianna Childers to talk about his run for Kansas Hosue of Representatives District 56 seat against incumbent Virgil Weigel in the upcoming election.

Democrat Rachel Willis sat down with The Capital-Journal's Titus Wu to talk about her run for Kansas Senate seat representing District 20 against Brenda Dietrich in the upcoming election.

Republican Rep. Brenda Dietrich, currently representing House District 52, sat down with The Capital-Journal's Titus Wu to talk about her run for Kansas Senate seat representing District 20 in the upcoming election.

Kevin Cook, the incumbent for the 2nd district seat for the Shawnee County commission, sat down with the Topeka Capital-Journal's Blaise Mesa for this special 2020 election podcast. 

John Kabus is looking to take on incumbent Kevin Cook for the 2nd district seat for the Shawnee County commission. Kabus sat down with the Topeka Capital-Journal's Blaise Mesa for this special 2020 election podcast. 

Protests on social justice and racial equity have rocked the U.S. this summer, but with students now back to learning, how are schools addressing the topic? Topeka Unified School District 501 superintendent Tiffany Anderson spoke on The Capital-Journal's Teaching Topeka podcast on how schools can not only serve as "disruptors" of injustice, but how they can train students to think critically about racial justice.

Schools and teachers all face a challenge in reopening this fall, but with a different set of needs, special education faced different obstacles in crafting reopening plans. Bert Mooore, Kansas State Department of Education director of special education and title services, and Heath Peine, Wichita Public Schools executive director of student support services, joined The Capital-Journal's Teaching Topeka to discuss how Kansas schools are tackling those obstacles.