Category: Action Alerts
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LWVWV: Make Some Noise on HB 4593!
*MAKE SOME NOISE!!!* Here it is, our very first call to action for the 2024 Legislative session! HB 4593 would require WV First Foundation, the body responsible for disbursing opioid settlement funds, to be subject to the requirements of the Open Governmental Proceedings Act and the Freedom of Information Act Introduced by: Delegates Summers, Tully, […]
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LWVWV Updates: 2024 Legislative Session, LWV Wood County Disbandment
The WV Legislature is session—and so is the League! First, many thanks to the League members who joined us on January 4 for the briefing on our Legislative Scorecard project, and *our priorities for the legislative session <lwvwv.org/2024/01/04/lwvwv-2024-program-policy-priorities/>*. It was a terrific turnout. You may view the hour long session *here* . The Legislature began […]
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MAKE SOME NOISE to #SolveChildCare
MAKE SOME NOISE: Tell our Congressional delegation to support funding for child care On March 11, 2021, Congress passed the AMERICA RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA), which allotted $24 billion specifically for childcare providers. The childcare funding provision of ARPA ended on September 30, 2023, causing a steep drop off in federal child care funding. The […]