Local Issues

Local Issues

 

Quality of Life - image of homeless person asleep on benchAt present, the Local Issue Committee is paused. We are eager to see who will step forward to lead the next direction. It could be one of a number of local topics on which we could become informed and be advocates for our community. Is there a topic of interest to you? info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Contact Janice) if you can help.  

Mission Statement

The Local Issues Committee and its Action Teams focus on identifying the wide-ranging issues facing Gainesville City and Alachua County residents.

 

Issues: 
Committee Contact
Contact Name: 
Jeff Shapiro, Chair
League to which this content belongs: 
Alachua County

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) The Cage, August 9, 10-11am, protesters requested 2) Citizen’s Field input 3) Forum “Big Beautiful Bill” effects 4) Federal gov chaos 5) Epstein files 6) Maxwell pardon

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Lakeshore Drive support, 2) Guardian op ed, 3) Epstein files follow up

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Send support to Gainesville City officials during 'audit', 2) Email state legislators about detention camps, 3) Call national legislators to demand the release of the Epstein files, 4) Call national legislators to restore funding to public broadcasting

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Canvassers needed for special election Nov 4, 2) Camp Blanding Protest

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CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Alligator Alcatraz 2) Budget/Reconciliation Bill

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) July 4th Independence from Kings rally 2) GRU referendum campaign 3) Attack
on Iran 4) Budget bill 5) NPR

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: What You Can Do: 1) ) Military in LA, 2) Handcuffing a senator

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) No Kings Protests and 2) Irrational Federal Government

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The Alachua County Library District offers an Issues & Controversies Database which aims to provide the most accurate, accessible, and authoritative content about politics, government, business, education, and popular culture. The database presents arguments on both sides of every issue in a clear, balanced, and unbiased manner.

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Gainesville's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) has developed and discussed the Incentives and Recommendations Report (IRR) all year and is scheduled to adopt the IRR at a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., at the Historic Thomas Center, Building B, Room 201, 306 NE 6th Avenue.

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