Social Policy

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Gun Sanity: Reducing the Deaths, the Injuries, the Violence

Submitted by Rhode Island in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/12/2024 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Event location:

Zoom Meeting

Slides from February 12 - http://tinyurl.com/2xre2bk9
Guest Speaker: Melissa Carden, Executive Director, Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence

Stop Gun Violence red text on black background with gun covered in chain and lock

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

News

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., the LWVAC Gun Violence Prevention Committee hosted another in its Listen and Learn series, this time featuring guest speaker Rebecca Darnell from Alachua County Moms Demand Action. The group discussed gun safety programs Moms Demand Action has in place and how LWVAC can augment their efforts. A recording of the meeting is now available.

Submitted by Santa Monica in January 2024.

Event Date:

03/19/2025 - 6:30pm

Event location:

Brookdale Ocean House

LWVSM Annual event celebrating women who made a significant contribution to the city of Santa Monica.

Elementary School District Consolidation

Are we getting the most out of every education tax dollar?

Decreased government education funding, declining student populations, lagging achievement, growing expectations for academic offerings, costly accountability measures, and high property taxes compel us to question: Are we getting the most out of every education tax dollar?

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

News

At the January 9, 2023, Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Dr. Nancy Hardt, MD presented, "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health." Dr. Hardt is a professor emerita at the UF College of Medicine.

Submitted by Idaho in January 2024.

Action Alerts

Voucher Tax Credit Scheme – This proposal will give Idaho taxpayer money to primarily urban, wealthy families to pay for their children to attend private, religious and for-profit schools.

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

News

We did it! As of today (Friday, January 5, 2024), the Division of Elections is reporting that #AbortionOnTheBallot has 910,946 verified signatures meeting the threshold, enough to qualify for the 2024 election! What a huge milestone for abortion access in our state!

Submitted by Fresno in January 2024.

Event Date:

01/20/2024 - 11:30am

Event location:

Stone Soup Community Room

What should the future of transportation in Fresno County look like?

Local Transportation

Submitted by League of Women Voters Redding Area in December 2023.

Position

Development of an adequately funded, multi-modal transportation system which is efficient, convenient, cost effective, safe, serves all segments of the population, minimizes harmful effects on the environment, is integrated with land use development, includes use of transit and other alternatives to single occupant vehicles and is supported by extensive public information.

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