Social Policy

Social Policy

Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice and the health and safety of all Americans.

LWVWP HC Consensus

Members of the League of Women Voters of White Plains met last night to discuss proposed changes to the state League's Healthcare position. White Plains League member Steve Rabinowit, a member of the LWVNY Healthcare position review committee, briefed attendees on the proposed changes. 

Testimony

Our League's testimony to the Kansas Senate Committee on Judiciary in favor of HB2008 providing for the attorney general to coordinate training for law enforcement agencies on missing and murdered indigenous people was presented Feb 11, 2021. This article is the official document.

Event Date: 
03/18/2021 - 12:00pm to 03/19/2021 - 11:45am

Hear the latest on Medicaid expansion in the Capitol, discuss the specifics of Medicaid expansion policy, and share opportunities to get involved in expanding affordable health coverage to 165,000 Kansans.

Screengrab (names obscured for privacy) of 2021 Members Meeting
Blog Post

The Rhode Island League's annual program Meeting for the Membership meeting for 2021 is now available to view on YouTube here

Providence logo
Blog Post

February 2021 
Submitted by Sarah Gleason

Event Date: 
02/20/2021 - 9:00am to 12:45pm

ONE STEP AT A TIME: The Path to Real and Enduring Change

Get Briefed! Be prepared so you can make yourself heard.

News

The anticipation of a new administration that would address the inequities of the country’s immigration policy has been palpable.

Event Date: 
02/27/2021 - 9:00am to 12:45pm

ONE STEP AT A TIME: The Path to Real and Enduring Change

Get Briefed! Be prepared so you can make yourself heard.

Position

We support coordination between environmental and land use concerns, and the need for aviation services in the Bay Area.

Position

We support a sustainable and eco-friendly transportation system. We also support a long-term, comprehensive planning process that involves the public and is influenced by transit-oriented growth patterns.

Pages