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WYCD Action Alert for 08.8.25

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2025.

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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WYCD Action Alert for 08.7.25

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2025.

Action Alerts

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

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WYCD Action Alert for 07.25.25

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2025.

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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April 2025 Public Policy Luncheon

Flyer for the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area's Public Policy Luncheon on April 17, 2025, featuring Todd Glover, discussing the importance of local government. Event requires RSVP.

Submitted by Columbia Area in April 2025.

Event Date: 
04/17/2025 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

The Lourie Center

Todd Glover, Executive Director of the South Carolina Municipal Association will discuss the importance of local government. 

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LWVAC is hosting candidate forums for Alachua & Newberry elections

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

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LWVAC is pleased to announce that we are hosting candidate forums for local municipal elections in Alachua and Newberry. Dillon Boatner, Voter Services chair, said pulling the events together in a short time has been challenging, but "we are excited to host forums for these elections to give candidates a setting to explain their positions on local issues, together."

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Candidate Forums for April 1, 2025 Election

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The League of Women Voters of Downers Grove, Woodridge, Lisle hosted candidate forums for the April 1, 2025 election. The forums were held virtually.   Included in the forums were candidates for the following local elections:

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TONIGHT: Attendance needed the GRU Authority meeting (1/15 @ 5:30 p.m.)

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Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

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At tonight's meeting (Jan. 15 @ 5:30 p.m. in the GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Street), the GRU Authority is planning to cancel the solar array that would produce 75MW of power. It is on the consent agenda, intended for administrative-type topics with no discussion. Canceling a solar array is not an administrative-type topic. Show up and take a seat. Community leaders will be speaking and you can "speak" just by being there. Don't let the Authority make bad decisions without an audience. The League of Women Voters will be there. Please join us.

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Support GRU at the Alachua County Legislative Delegation Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

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UPDATE as of Jan. 8: At least two local papers ran articles about Rep. Chad Johnson's bill and 960 people sent emails objecting to the bill. The bill has been tabled. For now.

There is another attack on GRU coming. Attend the Legislative Delegation meeting on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at Santa Fe College to show your support for GRU. Can't attend in person? Send an email to the delegation. The most important thing we can do is to participate in local government. This is a prime opportunity.

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Alachua County Legislative Delegation Public Hearing

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Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

Event Date: 
01/09/2025 - 1:00pm
Event location: 

Santa Fe College

Press release from the Office of Representative Chuck Brannan: The Alachua County Legislative Delegation will be holding its annual public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Joseph W. Fordyce Building (R-01) on the campus of Santa Fe State College at 3000 NW 83 Street in Gainesville. The public is encouraged to attend this opportunity to request legislation or state funding, as well as to express opinions on any other matter of state concern ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session.

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Action/Advocacy Meetings Start Up Again in January 2025

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by Anna Honda and Joanne Supersad, Action Committee co-chairs 

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