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Climate Action Lobby Day, January 14
LWVMA priority bills are The 2050 Roadmap Bill and The F.U.T.U.R.E. Act.
Posted: January 14, 2020 Tags: Sustainability and Climate Action, State Action, HighlightsPioneer Valley Women's March 2020
This year's March will be in Springfield. See the March website.
Posted: January 13, 2020 Tags: Community, HighlightsLWVA supports proposed purchase of Hickory Ridge golf course
The proposed purchase is aligned with League positions on the Climate Emergency and the Connecticut River watershed.
Posted: December 21, 2019 Tags: Highlights, Local Action, Sustainability and Climate ActionIt's Hard to Count How Many Live in Amherst
Census problems in Amherst are due to our large student numbers as well as other hard-to-count residents.
Posted: December 21, 2019 Tags: Census2020, Community, Highlights, Voter InformationLeague is part of "250 years of Democracy in Amherst"
League members Nancy Eddy and Ellen Story spoke at "250 years of Democracy in Amherst" program, part of the Civics and Democracy series sponsored by the Jones Library.
Posted: December 21, 2019 Tags: Community, HighlightsHow to Talk So Your Legislators Will Listen
Nancy Brumback, chair of the Massachusetts League Legislative Action Committee, discusses how to lobby your legislative representatives.
Posted: November 22, 2019 Tags: Advocacy, HighlightsClimate Action Goals for Amherst
LWVA supports Amherst's climate action goals.
Posted: November 22, 2019 Tags: Highlights, Sustainability and Climate Action2019 LWVA Opening Meeting
Opening meeting featured a presentation on voting rights and voter suppression by Stuart Naifeh, a voting rights lawyer with Demos.
Posted: November 10, 2019 Tags: Highlights, Member Meetings