[LWVNM Action] Action meeting to set priorities, TOMORROW Jan 2 6pm - actually January 3

[Meredith Machen]

Gun safety LWV
https://www.lwv.org/blog/lwvs-work-urgent-social-justice-issues

People who were on the LWVNM board when I was state president may recall
LWVSFC member and LWV Minnesota Firearms leader Mary Lewis Grow making a
presentation about the LWVUS Gun Safety Interest Group ( which she still
leads) and the study committee updating LWVMN’s Firearms Position. After
their revision was adopted in 2022, I recommended that we concur with parts
of it. Our board decided that it was too detailed and that LWV’s and our
very general positions were sufficient for advocacy.


Meredith Ross Machen
505-577-6337
Meredith.machen at gmail.com



On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM Akkana Peck via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Meredith, I like the LWVOR position. Los Alamos also has a Digital
> Privacy position:
> https://my.lwv.org/new-mexico/los-alamos/lwvla-privacy-study-2020
> but it's not as relevant to Immigration information-sharing issues as the
> LWVOR position.
>
> In another email you mentioned gun safety. Do you or does anyone have a
> copy of the LWVUS position on that? I know there is one, but as usual with
> the national league, I've been completely unable to find it. I have to say
> I'm reluctant to support gun safety as one of our top priorities because a
> lot of the bills that get proposed on that topic are poorly written and
> poorly researched, and I've been told that not all our local Leagues are
> united on the issue. We do have a state position but it's extremely vague:
> "The LWVNM supports regulation of firearms for public safety."
>
>         ...Akkana
>
> Meredith Machen via Action writes:
> > In the Immigration advocacy discussion, Barbara asked whether we can
> > support state legislation that calls for limiting sharing of information
> > with federal authorities. I believe the League's Individual Liberties
> > position covers us well. Also attached is a portion of LWVOR's position
> on
> > Privacy and Cybersecurity.
> >
> > Meredith Machen
> > meredith.machen at gmail.com
> > 505 577-6337
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM Richard Mason via Action <
> > action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
> >
> > > We actually decided on Elections & Good Government and Environment as
> > > priorities. We need to decide on others. We do not have to actually
> decide
> > > until January 10th. We need to submit to the Board for approval. They
> meet
> > > on January 13.
> > >
> > > I am attaching the latest tracking sheet, but will probably have an
> > > updated after I check the pre-filed tomorrow morning.
> > >
> > > Dick Mason
> > >
> > > On Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 12:35:51 PM MST, Akkana Peck via
> Action <
> > > action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Happy new year, everybody!
> > >
> > > Tomorrow night at 6pm is our meeting to choose priorities for this
> year's
> > > legislative session.
> > >
> > > Zoom link:
> > >
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82088967453?pwd=MU1RKys2dytYMWFVYW40YjJQdDRkZz09
> > >
> > > There hasn't been much discussion here on the action list, and I'd
> like to
> > > keep the meeting to an hour. So think about which priorities you want
> to
> > > advocate for, and why.
> > >
> > > At our last meeting, the candidates were:
> > > Affordable Housing
> > > Health Care
> > > Immigration
> > > Environment (including water)
> > > Education
> > >
> > > Ideally, we'd choose three, but from what Dick was saying it sounded
> like
> > > we could choose four if we really wanted to. And remember, we can still
> > > advocate for areas that aren't in the top three or four! And they'll
> still
> > > show up in our tracking sheet. The top priorities are mostly so that
> we can
> > > fit them on a 1-page printed sheet to give to legislators.
> > >
> > > Personally, I'd like to see Health Care and Environment make the top
> list,
> > > because we expect important bills to be proposed in both of these
> areas,
> > > and neither one has made the top three in recent years. But of course,
> all
> > > five topics are important and we expect legislation in all of the
> areas.
> > > And all five topics are under threat from the upcoming federal regime
> > > change.
> > >
> > > See you tomorrow night,
> > >
> > >         ...Akkana
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