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Date: 12/19/2023
Subject: December 19, 2023 News Update
From: La Crosse League of Women Voters



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December 19,  2023 News Update

January Lunch & Learn - in person
January 10, 2023  11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Waterfront
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Lunches must be reserved and paid for by the end of the day Thursday, 1/4. Pre-paid lunches are nonrefundable. If you have any difficulty with registration, please contact us at lwvlawi@gmail.com.
 
La Crosse County received over 22 million dollars from the American Rescue Act and Infrastructure Act. In conversation with Monica Kruse, La Crosse County Board chair, we will explore who allocated that money, and how the county has spent it.

Monica Kruse has been on the County Board for 14 years, the last four years as chair. She enjoys serving on a number of community boards. A retired educator, she taught Special Education, German and Spanish during a career that spanned 1st grade to college level. She and her husband Paul have 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren.

Program Resources:
La Crosse County
ARPA Funds Are Building a Stronger La Crosse County


January  Book Club
January 29, 2024, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
In Person 
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There is no book club meeting for December. See you in January!
 
Over the last two decades, a fringe plan to call a convention under the Constitution's amendment mechanism—the nation's first ever—has inched through statehouses. Delegates, like those in Philadelphia two centuries ago, would exercise nearly unlimited authority to draft changes to our fundamental law, potentially altering anything from voting and free speech rights to regulatory and foreign policy powers. Such a watershed moment would present great danger, and for some, great power.

Feingold and Prindiville examine the grave risks inherent in this effort. Though many focus solely on judicial and electoral avenues for change, such an approach is at odds with a cornerstone ideal of the Founding: that the People make constitutional law, directly.                                                                 
 

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If you want to know more about membership in the League or what we do in our community, visit our member hub page. Find all the choices to volunteer; you decide how much to participate. We are a congenial group of people that does great work.

Gnome Voting Results 
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Thanks to all the members and guests who participated in the December LWV La Crosse Lunch and Learn.
Sara Eskrich, Democracy Found; Bob Maline, Bridging the Divide; and Lee Raasch, Leader Ethics, led us in a hands-on “Gnome” election that demonstrated how a Final Five Primary and Ranked Choice Vote general election would work in Wisconsin.
If you would like to learn or review the basic information about this electoral innovation proposed In Wisconsin SB 528, review materials listed below.
 

LWVWI Issues Briefing 2023
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Issues Briefing: Preparing for Elections in 2024
 
Information and links to the recordings are found on our home page



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