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AB 2542 Passed!

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in September 2020.

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LWVC Secures an Exceptional Victory with Passage of the California Racial Justice Act

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DEI Spotlight

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in September 2020.

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White Silence

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Marblehead Citizens Take Action on US League of Women Voter Priorities

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Submitted by Marblehead in September 2020.

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Get involved! There are many ways to have your voice heard by elected officials and policy makers. Choose what's important to you and take action today. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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Bozeman - Virtual Panel Discussion: Expanding the Arc of the Suffrage Story

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Submitted by Montana in September 2020.

Event Date: 
09/17/2020 - 6:00pm to 09/18/2020 - 5:45pm
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Virtual Panel Discussion

Four distinguished panelists - Forward Montana Executive Director, Kiersten Iwai, Montana Women Vote Community Organizer, Ekoo Beck, and MSU Professors Tomomi Yamaguchi and Franke Wilmer - wil
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LWVHP/HWD Supports Illinois Fair Tax Amendment

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Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in September 2020.

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DON’T VOTE ON FAIR TAX UNTIL
YOU GET THE FACTS!

 

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Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice

The League of Women Voters of Lee County Florida supports a Juvenile Justice System that encourages prevention and diversion and recognizes the special concerns of children and their families.

Delegates to the 1975 League of Women Voters of Florida Convention recognized that elements of both the criminal justice and the social welfare systems are involved in the juvenile justice system and that it should not be considered only from the criminal justice perspective or the social welfare viewpoint.

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Economic Opportunities

Economic Opportunities and Issues in Lee County

 

The League of Women Voters believes that no person or group should suffer legal, economic or administrative discrimination and that responsible government should. . . share in the solution of economic and social problems

The League supports responsible government that is open, effective, efficient, accountable and provides leadership and coordination to solve economic and social issues and to assure needed services to all citizens. 

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PROPOSITION 15 PUTS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST

Submitted by South San Mateo County in September 2020.

Event Date: 
09/08/2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrd-GsrDoqHtGAaEwH32W6sLasJEa...

PROPOSITION 15 PUTS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST

 
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Healthy California For All Commission Submits First Report

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in August 2020.

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The Healthy California for All Commission held its first meeting on January 27 in Sacramento. The charge of the commission is to provide the Governor and Legislature with options and recommendations to advance progress toward achieving a health care delivery system that provides coverage and access to all Californians through a unified financing system, including, but not limited to, a single-payer financing system.

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Gun Safety in Otsego County

Second Amendment Sanctuary: What it would really mean for our county

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