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Education meeting Freedom to Read Jan 2025
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Freedom to Read Event Produces Large Turnout

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A number of studies have reported that both the health of South Carolinians and the state’s economy would improve if Medicaid were expanded to include 360,000 residents with very low incomes.

Healthcare in SC update
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Health Care in Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties and SC

Submitted by Janet Marsh Member, LWVOP Health Care Team

 

The Supreme Court: What's Next Monthly Program
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Chip Stapleton (left) and Holley Ulbrich, Co-President of LWVOP (right)

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At their core, transphobia and misogyny are rooted in the same oppressive, gender-conformist beliefs.  As transphobic ideology grows across the US, it’s vital that cisgender women stand in solidarity with our trans and gender-nonconforming allies.  

Throughout history, the feminist movement has grown to become more inclusive; for example, through its acknowledgement and embrace of intersectional and antiracist perspectives. Now, we must go through a similar evolution to ensure that trans and gender-inclusive rights are represented in our work. 

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A federal court today declared unconstitutional key portions of President Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting.

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Administration’s plan to unlawfully aggregate personal data to enable voter purges ended by court order in a significant voting issues victory. The ruling comes in League of Women Voters v. US Department of Homeland Security, a case brought by the League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Virginia, League of Women Voters of Louisiana, League of Women Voters of Texas, and Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).

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The world knows from harsh experience what happens when powerful individuals and groups are allowed unregulated ability to do whatever increases their own power and influence. Data centers are the newest example. This doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t exist. It does mean that their owners must be compelled to be transparent about their plans, build and operate their facilities in ways that do not trample on the lives of their neighbors, and they must pay their own way.