Category: Action Alerts
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Make Some Noise! Oppose proposed cuts to WVU budget
The LWVWV has sent a letter (attached) to President Gee, the Provost, and the Board of Governors opposing proposed cuts to faculty, staff, degrees, and (in some cases) entire departments at WVU. As stated in the opening lines of the letter:*The League of Women Voters of West Virginia (LWVWV) opposes the cuts proposed for the…
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Take Action to Protect Vital Social Programs
The cuts in essential federal funding to the states included in the US House bill to raise the debt ceiling (*HR 2811*). If enacted, these cuts will do harm to some of West Virginia’s most vulnerable. One estimate is that West Virginia alone could lose $8.3 billion in federal funding over the next decade. Many…
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LWVWV State Convention Reminder – Don’t Miss Our Guest Speaker!
This is a friendly reminder about our upcoming vitual convention, *Saturday, May 13*. *Check-in begins at 9:30 AM and the convention opens at 10 AM.* You’ll find the agenda below and other relevent convention materials *here *. *Don’t miss our guest speaker, author, historian and activist,* *Elisabeth Griffith, PhD * *at 1PM.* LWVWV members and…