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.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports the Idaho Legislature setting a state minimum wage rate, that is higher than the 2017 federal minimum wage and will then adjust automatically based on a scientifically valid index linked to the cost-of-living in Idaho.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports educational and transitional programs directly linked to current offender populations and mechanisms which hold contractors immediately accountable for the programs they deliver.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports a tax structure that is balanced, progressive, i.e., graduated based upon income, and adequate, and which is administered in a thorough and cost-effective manner.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports a basic level of quality health care at an affordable cost available to all residents and a reasonable total expenditure level for health care.

Information on the school board for Beloit Turner can be found here: http://turnerschools.org/district/board_of_education

Meeting agenda and minutes are on BoardDocs:   https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/sdbt/Board.nsf/vpublic?open

March 2020 League Day Flyer
Event Date: 
Mar 05 2020 08:30 am to Mar 06 2020 11:45 am
Event location: 

Women's City Club

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: What Does It Mean Today?

Event Date: 
Mar 19 2020 06:00 pm to Mar 20 2020 07:45 pm
Event location: 

Washtenaw Intermediate School District

A new approach to teaching civics

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports management of Idaho’s endowment lands to provide maximum revenue consistent with good land management policies and practices, protection of the environment and preservation of future values; supports a statutorily-created Land Board.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Idaho supports public oversight through elected officials and officers in the formation, governance, and operation of charter schools.

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