Our Positions

Below are all of our positions.

What is a Position?

The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue only when we have a position addressing that particular issue. Members must study and come to consensus on an issue, in order to form a position. This thorough grassroots process ensures that our advocacy is well considered by a broad range of people, understood by our members, and we have a sense of the political environment.

Moscow Positions

ACES

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Moscow (LWVM) recognizes that there is growing scientific evidence that correlates a high incidence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), with health and social problems throughout the lifespan.
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After-School Activities for Youth

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

Following two years of study, the League of Women Voters of Moscow has come to consensus concerning after-school activities for Junior High and High School youth.
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Alternative Schools

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Moscow supports the establishment of an alternative school to serve dropouts, discouraged learners, non-traditional students and other at-risk youth, with the goal of teaching basic skills, vocational education and/or college preparation leading to the attainment of either a high school diploma or a GED.
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County Planning

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The Moscow League of Women Voters supports the concept of County Planning.
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Latah County Solid Waste Disposal

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The League of Women voters of Moscow believes that the solid waste collection system and the sanitary landfill should be separate operations, with separate contracts, budgets, charges, and records.
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Paradise Creek

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Moscow supports community efforts of beautification and clean-up involving Paradise Creek and endorses immediate programs to keep the bridges and culverts clear and to end the dumping of trash and sewage in the creek.
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Poverty in Latah County

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Moscow, recognizing the needs of those in poverty in Latah County, advocates for and supports programs or approaches which can improve or increase accessibility and availability of goods and services, either through the coordination of existing programs or by the alteration, enhancement or creation of new services in the areas of housing, food insecurity, child care, transportation, and health care.
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Poverty in Latah County, Idaho in 2024

Submitted by Moscow in April 2024.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Moscow (LWVM) recognizes poverty as a dynamic, multifaceted problem in Latah County.
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School-Age Child Care

Submitted by Moscow in August 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Moscow supports school-age child care (SACC).
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Charter Schools and Virtual Schools in Idaho

Submitted by Idaho in February 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports public oversight through elected officials and officers in the formation, governance, and operation of charter schools.
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Child Care

Submitted by Idaho in January 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports enforceable child-care licensing regulations that address health, safety, fire and supervision standards.
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Climate Change

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

State and local Leagues, and individual League members, have a critical role to play in helping to limit future climate change and protect the planet.
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Columbia River Basin

Submitted by Idaho in January 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports minimum stream flows; support for comprehensive planning on a basin-wide basis for conservation, development, and management; supports an inventory of water resources within the basin.
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Education in Idaho

Submitted by Idaho in January 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports for revision of the state school fund distribution formula to achieve greater equalization of educational opportunity and tax burden; supports increased state funding for public schools; support for kindergartens, career and vocational education, and special education; supports reducing the supermajority required to pass bonds.
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Endowment Lands

Submitted by Idaho in February 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports management of Idaho’s endowment lands to provide maximum revenue consistent with good land management policies and practices, protection of the environment and preservation of future values; supports a statutorily-created Land Board.
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Energy

Submitted by Idaho in January 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports regional energy planning, supports demand-side management (conservation) as a significant source of additional energy, supports a least-cost plan for acquisition of additional generation and transmission resources.
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Hazardous Materials

Submitted by Idaho in January 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports state legislation mandating the Worker and Community's right to know concerning hazardous materials; supports state efforts to ensure public safety and the protection of the environment in the transportation of hazardous materials.
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Health Care

Submitted by Idaho in February 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports a basic level of quality health care at an affordable cost available to all residents and a reasonable total expenditure level for health care.
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Idaho's Tax Structure

Submitted by Idaho in February 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports a tax structure that is balanced, progressive, i.e., graduated based upon income, and adequate, and which is administered in a thorough and cost-effective manner.
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