ACTION ALERT: We Must Restore Civil Liberties
Earlier this year, Congress gave sweeping new surveillance powers to the Executive Branch, including widespread warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, in the so-called Protect America Act.
Now, the Senate is poised to reconsider the Protect America Act. We must make sure that this legislation reinstates protections for civil liberties and [...]
9:30 a.m., St. John’s Church Fireside Room
Submitted by Jane McWilliams, Observer
Present:Â Jon Denison, 4th ward Councilman; Noah Cashman, Councilman-at-Large; Kris Vohs, Councilman-at-Large; Scott Davis, 2nd Ward Councilman. 15 Citizens.
Denison said that the council is talking about regular ward meetings during the coming year. He had invited other councilmen to this meeting, and Cashman, Vohs and [...]
Following on a motion by the LWV board on November 8, League representatives Suzie Nakasian and Eve Webster met with the Charter Commission on November 20 to propose that the Commission take steps, in partnership with the League, to increase public awareness of the function of the City Charter, particularly those sections relating to local [...]
Taken from the national LWV website ( http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Immigration&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=111&ContentID=9718
We have now reached the member agreement phase of the LWVUS Immigration Study, the time when Leagues prepare to take consensus. Grassroots agreement on positions is one of the League’s greatest strengths. Preparing for and taking consensus is hard work, but worthwhile. The resulting position will allow the [...]
The House is scheduled for a veto override vote for Thursday, October 18, on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. While the Senate provided a veto-proof vote, the House was just 25 votes shy of a guaranteed override. States like Texas, California and Florida had the largest group of Members who voted no, and yet [...]
ACTION ALERT: Don’t Let Congress Make a Mockery Out of Lobbying Reform
The House of Representatives is scheduled to take up “lobbying reform” legislation on Thursday, April 27. Unfortunately, the proposed bill, H.R. 4975, is very weak and does little to curb corruption in Congress. Several key amendments to improve the legislation will [...]
Rep. Pat Garofalo, 651-2961069, rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn
Hackbarth/Dill Bill = Funding to Open North Shore Trail to ATVs
Hearing Before House Capitol Investment Committee
League Position: LWVUS on Natural Resources - Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest by recognizing the interrelationships of air quality, energy, land [...]
Action is needed to
prevent Congress from trying again to use the budget process to open the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling! Drilling proponents still do
not have the votes to open the Refuge outright, so they are trying to use the
budget as a filibuster-proof vehicle to give oil companies access to the
pristine lands. The [...]
The League just released Looking for Sunshine: Protecting Your Right to Know, a resource guide to assist organizations interested in openness in government. This guide provides an overview of the most significant federal and state laws
LWVMN ACTION: PRECINCT CAUCUS ATTENDANCE
Tuesday, March 7, 2006; 6:30 p.m. Sign-In, 7:00 p.m. Start
LWV
Principle: LWV believes that democratic government depends upon the informed
and active participation of its citizens
