Category: Press Releases
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LWVWV Believes Budgets Reflect Values
We strongly disagree with the values expressed by the WV Legislature in the various versions of this year’s budget. Many of the League’s legislative priorities include have budget implications, including funding for Medicaid, child care, public schools, SNAP, and drinking water infrastructure. “Flat” budgets and more tax cuts serve none of these.
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2026 Program and Policy Priorities
The League of Women Voters of West Virginia (LWVWV) has adopted four main areas as legislative priorities for the 2026 session of the WV Legislature: Strengthening Democracy, Safeguarding Equal Rights, Protecting Children and Families, and Creating a Sustainable Future.
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LWVWV Files Amicus Brief Defending Voter Voice in Education Policy
Attached are both the press release, which summarizes the League’s position, and the full amicus brief submitted to the court. As outlined in the release, this legislative action overrides the will of the people and represents an unacceptable assault on the democratic process. We are deeply grateful to Michael W. Taylor of the Pence Law…