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Civic Education Series: The Real Cost of Gun Violence

Submitted by Aurora Area in November 2021.

Event Date: 
Mar 29 2022 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Virtual

Join in to hear panelists Ron Hain, Kane County Sheriff; Maura Hirschauer, Moms Demand Action; Michelle Gumz, Gun owner and gun safety advocate; and a former gang member discuss the Real Cost of Gun Violence.
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Urge Legislators to Provide State Funds for Public Education

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Submitted by Wisconsin in June 2021.

Action Alerts

Public education in Wisconsin will face devastating consequences if the budget proposal for K-12 education, moved forward by the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), is enacted.

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Learn about Health Care Provided through a Single-Payer System

Learn about Health Care Provided through a Single-Payer System

Submitted by Eastern Upper Peninsula in April 2021.

Event Date: 
May 17 2021 07:00 pm to May 18 2021 06:45 pm
Event location: 

Zoom

The LWV of Eastern Upper Peninsula and LWV of Northern Lower Michigan are cosponsoring a webinar on single-payer health care featuring guest speaker, Molly Brennan of Michigan for Single Payer
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Affordable Housing Forum, Forum 3: The Future

Affordable Housing Forum

Submitted by Falls Church in February 2021.

Event Date: 
Jul 25 2021 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83239180117

Please join us for the third session in our affordable housing series.  We will be talking with experts about how we can promote opportunities for affordable housing in the future.  Nancy Vincent, City of Falls Church will moderate.  Our panelists

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Education Action Team

Education Action Team

The Education Action Team focuses on the League of Women Voters' belief that high-quality public education for all children is necessary to sustain our democratic way of life and the economic health of our state and the people. We believe that adequate funding is essential to provide and sustain such an education.

To that end, the LWVNC:

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Call to Action on the WI State Budget

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Submitted by Wisconsin in June 2019.

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Medicaid Expansion for Wisconsin

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Submitted by Wisconsin in May 2019.

Action Alerts

Medicaid Expansion is on the chopping block as the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee begins meeting in executive session on the Governor’s proposed biennial budget.

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Sign the petition to adopt an Affordable Housing Overlay

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Submitted by in March 2018.

Action Alerts

The members of the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto  are asked to sign a petition in support of Palo Alto's affordable housing measures.

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Oppose HB1202 Arming Teachers is Being Voted on TODAY!!

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Submitted by Williamson County in April 2024.

Action Alerts

HB 1202, Arming Teachers, will be voted on at 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET.

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4.22 Contact City Commission re: GRU

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Submitted by Alachua County in April 2024.

Action Alerts

On Thursday, April 18, the city commission discussed verbiage for an ordinance intended to be placed on a ballot referendum at the general election on November 5, 2024. The LWV of Alachua County has a strong stance that voters should have an opportunity to vote on the referendum and that voters should vote “yes”.

The Action Alert ask for this week is twofold...

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