Action 10: Eliminate biomass from future energy production in Massachusetts
Send emails to Gov. Baker and Department of Renewable Energy: “No more biomass construction. All new energy must come from zero-carbon sources.” Send emails to legislators: “Pass bills to remove incentives for biomass burning and to provide environmental justice to Springfield and all low-income, racially diverse communities, by keeping out polluting industries.” Read more, info and contacts…
Why Medicare for All works
Guest Column by Lawrence Pareles and Christopher Flory. Medicare for All would improve our health care system at much less expense than our current system. Hampshire Gazette June 26, 2019 Read article…
Join our 100th Anniversary committee
A New League project for educators grew out of our research on the struggle for women’s right to vote, that began in Northampton many decades before the formation of our League in 1922. There is a rich history of African-American women who lived in Florence and were leaders in the suffrage movement. Margie Riddle and Nancy Polan created the project, which invites local teachers (k-12+) to generate student projects based on our local history. The projects can highlight the long evolution of the struggle for voting rights, which continues on today. Read more…
Moving toward Medicare for All in MA
Senator Jo Comerford answers questions about Medicare for All in the Hampshire Gazette. She is cosponsoring S683, An Act Establishing Medicare for All in MA. She explains how such a transformation will require careful planning, research and economic analysis. When implemented, estimated savings are billions of dollars for the Commonwealth.Senator Jo Comerford answers questions about Medicare for All
BOOK GROUP September 26, Lilly Library, Florence, 6:30 p.m.
We have collected many fascinating books on the women’s suffrage movement. Two particularly interesting books are shown in the graphic above. To learn more or join the book group, contact Margie Riddle: mriddle47@gmail.com Brigid Glackin: bkglackinmd@gmail.com
July 4th New Citizens Ceremony
HR 1, For the People Act (Action 1) passed the House on 3/8/19. A big victory for the LWV! It’s time to implore the Senate to stop Mitch Mc Connell from blocking the vote in the Senate.Read more: Only One Roadblock on the Road to Reform: Mitch McConnell
Permanent authorization & funding for Land and Water Conservation Act (Action 3). Became law 3.12.19.
Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (Action 4) passed the House! Requires background checks on all gun sales and transfers. Mitch McConnell is blocking the vote in the Senate.
Action 12: Two bills protect children & families at U.S. borders
Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act and the Help Separated Families Act mitigate harm to children at U.S. Borders. Read more…
Action 11
Two bills provide incentives to purchase electric vehicles and school buses: Driving America Forward Act, Clean School Bus Act of 2019 Read more…
Action 9: Energy Storage Tax Incentive & Deployment Act of 2019
The bill allows tax credits for (1) energy storage technologies, and (2) battery storage technology. Read more…
ACTION 8: MA Carbon Pricing (fee and rebate) bill
H2810 and S2018 put a price on carbon emissions to incentivize a move toward renewable energy and help us meet or exceed the Greenhouse Warming Solutions Act emissions target. Read more…
ACTION 7: DOE: Do not roll back efficiency standards for light bulbs
ACTION 6: Education Promise Act
Revises the Foundation Budget Formula for funding public schools. Read more…
ACTION 5: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
It “will restore sections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court stripped in the Shelby County v. Holder decision in 2013. Read more…