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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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The League of Women Voters of Utah and the ACLU have filed a motion to block the US Department of Justice from accessing sensitive Utah voter data, including Social Security numbers and birthdates. The legal action aims to protect voter privacy, prevent federal overreach, and ensure safe, secure, and trusted elections in Utah.

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Women play a central role in that participation. As voters, organizers, community leaders, and advocates, women shape how democracy responds to the realities families and communities face every day.

When women vote, organize, and engage in public life, they influence the direction of policies that affect millions of people nationwide.

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The Post & Courier - Lynn S. Teague, LWVSC, and Frank Knapp Jr., SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce.

Our state government is giving Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper a blank check to build a big gas plant to produce electricity at the retired Canadys coal plant in Colleton County. We've seen this before; ratepayers are still paying those debts today. The Legislature needs to limit ratepayer responsibility.

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Op Ed

In South Carolina, proving who you are is not simple — and it is not free. A birth certificate costs $12, a driver’s license is $25, and a passport can range from $130 to more than $165, plus additional fees for expedited processing and delivery. For many women, name‑change updates add another $25 to $50. These costs fall unevenly on women who don't have a birth certificate that matches their legal name.

Celina Stewart joins leaders: NO the the Save Act
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LWV CEO Celina Stewart joined Senator Alex Padilla and other leaders in a press conference to talk about the SAVE Act. It  would eliminate most common forms of voter registration, including voter registration drives, online and mail registration, and same-day registration, The law would also make voting significantly harder for as many as 69 million married women, along with seniors and rural, low-income, and minority voters. who can’t readily access their passports and birth certificates. Read more to hear her remarks.