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Reminder: Jan. 4 @7PM - LWVWV Legislative Scorecard & Policy Priorities Webinar
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Happy New Year! Beginning January 10, the League of Women Voters of West Virginia (LWVWV) will be monitoring votes and actions of our Legislature in relation to our four top policy priorities: - Strengthening democracy by making it easier to vote - Safeguarding equal rights - Protecting children & families - Creating a sustainable future The LWVWV Legislative Scorecard, first published in 2023 (available at lwvwv.org) records how individual members of the Legislature voted on 25 bills in these four areas that became law in 2023. We will use the same framework as we monitor the upcoming 2024 Legislative session. Please join us Thursday, January 4th at 7PM to learn more about our 2023 legislative scorecard <https://lwvwv.org/scorecard-overview/> and how the process will be applied to the upcoming legislative session. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdOquqzsvHNTlR3w8HWZfn_ow2BqmgI… For more on our priorities and the upcoming legislative session, please see the attached op-ed from the LWV Morgantown-Monongalia County, which was published in *the Dominion Post*. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday. Sincerely, Julie Archer President, LWVWV (304) 610-9094

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LWVWV Legislative Scorecard & Policy Priorities Webinar - Jan. 4 @7PM
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 26 Dec '23

26 Dec '23

Dear LWVWV Members, Please join us *Thursday, January 4th at 7PM* to learn more about our 2023 legislative scorecard <https://lwvwv.org/scorecard-overview/>, and ways you can Make Some Noise on LWVWV policy priorities during the upcoming legislative session. *Register here:* https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdOquqzsvHNTlR3w8HWZfn_ow2BqmgI… Invite your friends to join us too. We look forward to seeing you then. Best, Julie Archer President, LWVWV (304) 610-9094

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Huntington November Newsletter
by bmurrell＠frontier.com 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

State Officers Attached is teh Huntington November newsletter. Enjoy! Beverly 7 Trish

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Huntington LWV October Newsletter
by Julie Archer 06 Nov '23

06 Nov '23

Dear League Members and Friends, Please find attached the October Newsletter from the Huntington League of Women Voters. A focus is their Fall Membership and Finance Drive. *Please support your Local League! * We encourage local Leagues and League members to share news and updates with our statewide list and to create relevant content for our website. If you have submissions, please reach out to Jonathan (jr(a)lwvwv.org) or I. ICYMI: Our legislative scorecard is making some noise! https://westvirginiawatch.com/2023/11/02/the-league-of-women-voters-in-wv-r… The full scorecard in searchable format is available at https://lwvwv.org/. While you're there, check out our latest Action Alerts for other ways to make some noise. -- Julie Julie Archer President, LWVWV julie(a)lwvwv.org (304) 610-9094

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MAKE SOME NOISE to #SolveChildCare
by Julie Archer 02 Nov '23

02 Nov '23

*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 Century Foundation <https://tcf.org/content/report/child-care-cliff/>, a think tank based in New York, predicts that five states will suffer the most from the loss of federal child care funding — Arkansas, Montana, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia <https://tcf-ccs-map.netlify.app/assets/factsheets/Child%20Care%20State%20Fa…>. Without intervention, 23,231 children in our state are expected to lose their child care as a result of the loss of federal funding On September 13, 2023, U.S. Senators Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders, Catherine Clark and Rosa de Laura, along with 33 additional colleagues introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act to extend the federal child care stabilization funding. Additionally, 78 members of the US House of Representatives signed the bill. *To date, West Virginia Senators and Representatives have failed to join with the other members of Congress. * *MAKE SOME NOISE! Tell our Congressional delegation to SUPPORT the Child Care Stabilization Act (S. 2777 and H.R. 5433). * *Let them know that West Virginia children deserve high-quality care, childcare, and education!* *The Honorable Joe Manchin III* United States Senate 306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC, 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3954 E-mail: senator_manchin(a)manchin.senate.gov *The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito* United States Senate 172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC, 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6472 E-mail: https://www.capito.senate.gov/contact/contact-my-office *The Honorable Carol Miller* U.S. House of Representatives - 1st District 465 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3452 Email: https://millerforms.house.gov/contact/ *The Honorable Alex Mooney* U.S. House of Representatives  - 2nd District 2228 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C 20511 Phone: (202) 225-2711 Email: https://mooney.house.gov/contact/ *Want more information?* LWVWV members Nancy Ulrich and Joe Golden have a summary of the bills and child care issues in West Virginia in the fall issue of the <https://lwvwv.org/2023/10/30/fall-voter-2023/>WV Voter <https://lwvwv.org/2023/10/30/fall-voter-2023/>. Child care is critical for West Virginia's economy and families, but many have no or limited access to it. Watch this short video to learn more about the child care crisis and what we can do to address it: https://tinyurl.com/WVNeedsChildCare *Help LWVWV and partners #SolveChildCare.* Additional resources: https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/10/11/local-childcare-advocates-push-for-… https://tcf.org/content/report/child-care-cliff/ https://childcareforeveryfamily.org/action/ *Want to know how your state legislators voted on issues related to protecting children and families? *Explore LWVWV's Legislative Scorecard at https://lwvwv.org/. To learn more, check out this article on the scorecard at West Virginia Watch <https://westvirginiawatch.com/2023/11/02/the-league-of-women-voters-in-wv-r…> .

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Fall 2023 VOTER newsletter
by teresa.m.koon＠gmail.com 30 Oct '23

30 Oct '23

Hello! Attached is the fall LWV of WV VOTER. A hard copy will also be sent to those on the distribution list. You can learn about our Legislative Scorecard, the importance of the Child Care Stabilization Act and other League priorities in this issue of the VOTER. In League, Teresa Koon VOTER editor

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JOIN Your Fellow LWVWV League members as we MAKE SOME NOISE!
by Julie Archer 26 Oct '23

26 Oct '23

The LWV of West Virginia is excited to introduce a new initiative: a* Legislative Scorecard* that tracks the votes of our state senators and delegates on legislation important to the League. This Scorecard was approved by the Board at the August meeting. *Interested to know how your state legislators voted on bills to make voting easier, safeguard equal rights, protect children and families, or create a sustainable future? * The Legislative Scorecard covers each of these League priorities. We assembled and documented ALL the votes of ALL state senators and delegates for 25 bills of interest to the League that became law. Why do we need a Legislative Scorecard? - The 2023 regular session of the WV Legislature resulted in 333 bills becoming law, too many for anyone to consume easily. A scorecard highlights League priorities. - We want to hold legislators, regardless of party, accountable for their votes on League priorities. - We want League members to know how their legislators voted. - We want voters to be informed about how their legislators are performing. - We want to establish a framework to repeat for the 2024 and subsequent legislative sessions. *The full Legislative Scorecard is available on the LWVWV website at http://LWVWV.org <http://lwvwv.org>* This is the first time LWVWV has had the capacity to develop a product like this. A very special thanks goes to the League Legislative Action Workgroup (LLAW) for all their work to make it happen. LLAW meets every other Monday and has members from across the state including Judy Ball, Joe Golden, Nancy Ulrich, Lyn Widmyer, and myself. Thanks also to Jonathan Rosenbaum for using his technical savvy and expertise to make this new tool accessible and searchable. We hope you are as excited about this project as we are. Please share with your friends, neighbors and others in your networks who might be interested. And keep an eye out for our next newsletter, which will explain more about the project and discuss more ways you can use the scorecard to *Make Some Noise*. Best, -- Julie Julie Archer President, LWVWV julie(a)lwvwv.org (304) 610-9094

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Create WV WVU Visioning Survey - Sept. 6, 11:59pm Deadline
by Julie Archer 06 Sep '23

06 Sep '23

Following up on Lyn's email and our letter to the WVU Board of Governors and administration, I wanted to forward this survey from Create WV regarding the WVU debacle, which was shared with me by several people. You don't have to be a WVU alum to complete this survey. Everyone in our state is affected by what is happening with the University. We need to let the Board of Governors and the adminstration know that we oppose cuts proposed for the faculty, staff, degrees, and course offerings, as well as the punitive manner in which these cuts are being implemented and the obvious efforts to downplay the adverse impacts on the university, the community, and the state. The survey and tonight's visioning session are another way to make some noise and take action in response to the WVU bugetary crisis. -- Julie Julie Archer President, LWVWV (304) 610-9094 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Robin Godfrey* <rlgdfry(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 4:49 PM Subject: Fw: [Create WV] WVU Visioning Survey - Sept. 6, 11:59pm Deadline FRIENDS, PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY ATTACHED RE: THE DEBACLE AT WVU. (It took me under 4 min. to respond). *It's due by 11:59 p.m. WED. SEPT 6.* It's sponsored by Create WV (with THANKS for this courageous effort to *Rebecca Kimmons, Dan Page, and Morgan King*), which is holding 4 public hearings around the state. There's one more WED. SEPT 6 AT 6 PM, YOU CAN PARTICIPATE BY ZOOM (see attached). IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HELP STOP THE IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE ABOUT TO BE DONE TO OUR 'FLAGSHIP' UNIVERSITY. Thanks! *FROM CREATE WV:* We invite you to take a few minutes to provide your vision for WVU in writing. *The survey should take less than 10 minutes, and the deadline is 11:59 pm on Wednesday, September 6th. Take the survey here. <https://forms.gle/VUNN8rPFjqnCCye79> * *Please share with your networks, too!* *On September 6th at 6 pm, there will be another session in-person in Morgantown and on zoom, which you can access here <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5756549148?pwd=RGJ5a2RrdGxRNmdoTU92ZnlBNXZ4UT09>.* . Best, Morgan King P.S. Check out resources to take action and learn more on the WVU budgetary crisis here <https://createwv.org/wvu-future/wvu-budget-crisis-resources-2023/>! WVU Budgetary Crisis 2023 Resources - Create WV TAKE ACTION: Petitions and Sign-on Letters LEARN MORE: Press and Articles STAY INFORMED: Websites and Social Media <https://createwv.org/wvu-future/wvu-budget-crisis-resources-2023/> *Morgan King* *Tel:* +1(304)590-0014 *Email:* morganking513(a)gmail.com

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Make Some Noise! Oppose proposed cuts to WVU budget
by Lyn Widmyer 05 Sep '23

05 Sep '23

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 faculty, staff, degrees, and course offerings of West Virginia University (WVU). We also oppose the punitive manner inwhich these cuts are being implemented and the obvious efforts to downplay the adverse impacts on theuniversity, the community, and the state.* Until at least September 15, WVU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members need to write letters or attend any public events on these issues. The impacts of the WVU cuts will be felt not just within WVU, or the Morgantown area, but will ripple throughout the state of West Virginia. Contact information: The Office of the Provost can be reached at provost(a)mail.wvu.edu The Office of the President at presidentsoffice(a)mail.wvu.edu The Special Assistant to the BOG at valerie.lopez(a)mail.wvu.edu *We urge all LWVWV members to make their voices heard on these important issuesimmediately*. -- Lyn Widmyer 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 web page: lynwidmyer.net

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Opportunity: ERA rally Seneca Falls
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

From: Adrianne Dering <hopecrestcoton(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 3, 2023 3:58 PM Subject: ERA rally Seneca Falls I am planning to attend and would be happy to drive someone else or caravan. Adrianne Dering 770-241-0489

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