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Happy 100th to you all!
The National League of Women Voters and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin were both founded on February 14, 1920.
Here’s the video created by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin honoring LWV and LWVWI on their 100th birthdays! The video contains wonderful historical pictures and information…a good watch!
Read MoreUpcoming 19th Amendment Events at a local library near you! Events will include a book discussion of Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss and A Screening of Her Presentation at The National History Center. Proudly sponsored by Local Libraries and League of Women Voters ABC Chapter.
Read MoreOur latest edition of The Leaguer, expertly designed by Pete Skoro with materials compiled by Dianne Judd. You will find informative articles written by our board members, and details about many exciting events coming up in the days, weeks and months ahead. Click title/image to read more…
Read MoreAnne Chartier, President League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties
It is my honor to share with you the Resolution carefully crafted by our Natural Resources Committee and approved by the Board of the League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties on November 26, 2019.
This Resolution will support and inspire important action to protect the land, water, and all species that inhabit our precious and bountiful part of the world.
Read MoreBy Joan Elias, Board Member, League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties
Enbridge Line 5 is a pipeline that runs from Superior, WI, to Sarnia, Canada, passing through the Bad River Indian Reservation and under the Straights of Mackinac along the way – 2 incredibly environmentally sensitive areas. The lease for Enbridge Line 5’s passage through the Reservation expired several years ago…
Read MoreBy Janice M. Penn, LWV/ABC board member and co-chair of Economic Inequality Action Committee
Sadly, our farms represent a segment of Wisconsin economy and working class that has been struggling as a result of economic inequality. There are numerous State and Federal policies that our farmers cite as contributing to negative margins and the alarming loss of family farms in Wisconsin. Wisconsin lost another 42 dairy farms in July, and since January 1, has lost 491 farms, a 9% closure rate. In 2018, the state lost 691 farms, a rate of decline of 7.9%. Over the last decade the state has lost more than 5,000 farms, or 40% of its licensed dairy farms…
Read MoreBy Anne Chartier, President, League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties
The League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties (LWV/ABC) was pleased to hold its Annual Membership Meeting on September 30 at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, a beautiful space with helpful staff in any season. This year we started out as usual with some social time to catch up and greet new members. We were pleased to be joined by representatives from the Northwoods and St. Croix Leagues, which with us makeup the three chapters in Northern Wisconsin. Although we study issues and establish positions based on our findings, the LWV/ABC program for 2019-2020 will focus on action…
Read MoreBy Anne Chartier, President, League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties
An Open Letter to the City of Ashland
Recently a group of staff from the City of Ashland, Ashland County, and Northland College partnered with the League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties’ Natural Resources Committee to host a two-part series on stormwater and wastewater overflows in the city of Ashland. At the public presentations, 8 speakers offered information explaining the city’s inflow and infiltration problems, aging infrastructure, and impacts due to heavy rain events, all of which have contributed to overflows into Lake Superior…
Read MoreView the September – December 2019 LWV/ABC newsletter…
Read MoreBy Jan Penn, Board Member, and Anne Chartier, President - League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties
Current healthcare access, coverages and protections offered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are at grave risk of ending should the Texas Federal Appeals Court move to invalidate the entire ACA, and the decision were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Should this occur almost every Wisconsin citizen would be impacted…
Read MoreThe League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties is a nonpartisan political organization whose main objective is to promote political responsibility through the informed and active participation of all citizens in government at all levels, especially locally. Making Democracy Work!
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