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Local Positions

Our Positions in Brief


  • Parks: Support of a system of parks for New Brighton which preserves open space and provides residents with a variety of activities and recreational opportunities. 1970, 1975


  • Local Government and You:  Support of expanded communication between city government and the citizen. 1971 (study 1976-78)


  • Juvenile Justice:  Support of a juvenile justice system in Ramsey County which benefits troubled youth, family, and the community. 1975


  • Schools: Support of the position advocating effective development, teaching, and evaluation of Language Arts curriculum in District 621. 1976


  • Child Care: Support of measures which assure parents and children access to child care services. 1980


  • Cable Communications:  Support of measures which assure the development and implementation of a cable system to serve the needs of all residents of New Brighton. 1980 Update - 1993 


  • Solid Waste Management:  Support action to remove yard waste, newspaper, glass, and metal from the waste stream going to landfills. 1982


  • Contract Hauling:  Support of active involvement by the City of New Brighton in reducing solid waste and promoting recycling including city organization of the current system of residential waste collection. 1988


  • Equity in Education: Monitor school district's plan for state required multi-cultural, gender fair curriculum. 1990 Revised 2022


  • Community Center: support the development and ongoing operations of the Community Center in New Brighton. 1990. Revised 2001


  • Ramsey County Charter: Support the Ramsey County Home Rule Charter. 1990.

Summary of LWVMN Positions

Immigration

Promote reunification of immediate families; meet the economic, business and employment needs of the United States; be responsive to those facing political persecution or humanitarian crises; and provide for student visas. Ensure fair treatment under the law for all persons. In transition to a reformed system, support provisions for unauthorized immigrants already in the country to earn legal status.


Support incorporating immigrants into our communities by providing access to education, by endorsing the development of secure identification documents, and by respecting the right of law enforcement personnel to perform their duties without the burden of interpreting federal immigration policies. Oppose residents with legal immigrant status running for local office.

Public Education

All Minnesota children should have equal access to a good public education. State funding for education should be at a level that makes programs of comparable substance and quality available to all. A student’s access to a good education should not depend on the wealth of his or her school district. 

Health Care

Promote a health care system for the United States that provides access to a basic level of quality care for all U.S. residents, including behavioral health, and controls health care costs. Every U.S. resident should have access to a basic level of care that includes: the prevention of disease; health promotion and education; primary care (including prenatal and reproductive health); acute care; long-term care; mental health care.


Support a comprehensive and coordinated system of programs and services for mentally ill adults and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. Priority should be given to persons with serious and persistent mental illness or acute mental illness. Public policy and funding should sustain an array of community based services which are available and accessible to persons with mental illness. Administration of that policy should provide clients with appropriate and adequate services.

Equality of Opportunity

Support equal access to education, employment and housing. Support policies to ensure equality of opportunity in employment, real property, public accommodations, education and other public services for all persons. Support administrative enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. Support state responsibility for and responsiveness to American Indian citizens. 

Judiciary

 Support a judicial system with the capacity to assure a speedy trial and equal justice for all. Selection of judges: (a) Initial appointment of judgeship by the governor, who must choose from among a list of qualified candidates forwarded by a nominating commission. (b) End-of-term evaluation of the judge’s performance by an evaluation commission, results to be made available to the public. (c) Retention election: voters choose to retain or not retain the judge. 

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LWV Statement on the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Press Release / Last Updated: June 24, 2022

Supreme Court Strips Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision

Court signals threat to marriage equality, contraception, and private intimacy 


 

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme Court decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns the constitutional right to abortion as recognized for nearly 50 years in the landmark cases of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey:  


“Today’s ruling strips women and those who may become pregnant of their bodily autonomy and will have devastating — and immediate — consequences across the country. While the Court’s opinion was expected, its harm is extreme and real. When women and those who can become pregnant can no longer make reproductive decisions for their own bodies, they are no longer equal individuals in our democracy. This harm will exacerbate societal inequalities and fall disproportionately on people of color and low-income communities already facing egregious obstacles to health care.  


"The decision foreshadows the erosion of other well-established Constitutional rights including marriage equality, access to contraception, and the right to engage in private, consensual intimate conduct. 


"The dissenting Justices get it exactly right: today’s majority opinion is an assault on the constitutional guarantee to equal protection of the laws and the right to due process. With this decision, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and other historically marginalized communities have no guarantees that their civil rights will be protected.  


"The League of Women Voters stands in our power with our reproductive partners and all persons who fear the dangerous consequences of this decision. We will use our anger to fight in the legislatures, in the courts, and in the streets. We call on our elected leaders at the state and federal levels to act swiftly to restore bodily autonomy to all people.  


"Women hold the power to create a more perfect democracy. We will not stand by as constitutional rights are stripped away, one by one. Women’s rights are human rights, and we will continue to fight until the right to abortion is restored. Our lives depend on it.”  

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