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WOMEN'S WAVE JANUARY 18, 2020
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Women's Wave January 18, 2020
 
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Census The U.S. Census is required under the U.S. Constitution to occur every 10 years and is the process of counting every resident in the country. For the first time ever, in 2020 the Census will be primarily digitally based.

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APRIL 13, 2020
Release Number CB20-RTQ.16

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Voting Matters: Census connects federal money and your taxes
Special to The Westerly Sun, March 19, 2020 By Marguerite Long, Chairwoman of the Voter Registration Committee, League of Women Voters South County

The LWVRI upholds the LWVUS Statement of Position on Gun Policy as adopted by 1990 Convention and amended by the 1994 and 1998 Conventions:.
(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 153)

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Sept. 19, 2019

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Some resources and answers to recently and frequently asked questions:

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March 4, 2020 - the Supreme Court heard June Medical Services v.

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LWVUS Public Policy on Reproductive Rights

(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 57) The League's Position Statement of Position on Public Policy on Reproductive Rights, as announced by the National Board, January 1983:
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.

LWVRI Position on Funding Public Education in Rhode Island

Adopted at Convention 2001

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island believes that any method of financing public education should provide equality of opportunity for education through a system of taxation that is sufficient, equitable, flexible and coordinated among the different levels of government.

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