Sign Up for Our Fall Membership Meeting on Zoom

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Sign Up for Our Fall Membership Meeting on Zoom

The LWV/ABC will hold their Fall Membership Meeting on September 24th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm via Zoom. The public is invited to attend and can register by contacting President Suzanne Niemi at (president@abcleaguevoters.org).

We have invited Jay Heck, Executive Director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, a non-partisan citizens reform advocacy organization, to be our guest speaker. Mr. Heck will discuss Fair Maps. He is known for leading redistricting reform in Wisconsin and advocating for the Iowa model that uses an independent non-partisan organization to draw new district maps.

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Take Action: Contact the Public Service Commission

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Take Action: Contact the Public Service Commission

On June 11, the Public Service Commission (PSC) allowed utilities in Wisconsin to start disconnecting power, as of July 25, from people who’ve fallen behind on their payments.

In March the PSC issued a moratorium on such shut-offs, which it did, until July 25, on the assumption that the coronavirus pandemic would be under control by now and that our economy would be better. Neither is true. The pandemic is back and the unemployment rate stands at 12 percent. Many people simply can’t pay their utilities right now. To allow the utility companies to shut them off will be a disaster.

Call to Action: Please contact the Public Service Commission and urge them to reinstate this moratorium. Click Read More for the email address.

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Take Action: Contact Your County Board Members

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Take Action: Contact Your County Board Members

On July 13, 2020, the Ashland/Bayfield County Public Health Officers issued a Health Order requiring masks be worn in public. On July 15, 2020, The Ashland Daily Press reported both counties stepped back from this order indicating that it was only an advisory. The counties indicated the need for the County Board to oversee any order.

Call to Action: Please read the letters (click Read More) and let your respective county board members know of your concerns and demand that they allow the local public health departments to do the job, which they are entitled to do under the Wisconsin constitution.

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Help Protect the Bad River Watershed from Enbridge Line 5: Testify July 1 or Submit Written Comments July 11

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Help Protect the Bad River Watershed from Enbridge Line 5: Testify July 1 or Submit Written Comments July 11

The League of Women Voters is supporting the efforts of LWV of Ashland Bayfield Counties to prevent the expansion of Line 5 and protect the natural resources of the Bad River Watershed and Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world.

We urge League members to testify at the Zoom meeting and/or submit written comments as individuals expressing your concerns about the proposed expansion of Line 5.

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