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WV Citizen Action Group Action Alert |
March
12 2014 Alert Archive |
Yes,
Virginia, there is life after Session. We are still picking up the
pieces and finding unopened e-mail that needs addressed as we decompress
from the late nights of the past weeks.
The
2014 legislature closed down at midnight Sat. March 8th. They
passed
two hundred laws and we’re still sorting them out. Watch for a more
complete legislative wrap-up on Friday. Meanwhile there is still some
needed action by all citizens on several fronts. See articles below for
more on this.
Special Session Rumored
One
of the hard fought bills that didn’t pass was HB 4411 allowing the
unlimited dumping of Marcellus waste into out municipal landfills. This
one died in conference committee. This bill was not in good enough shape
for us to support its passage so its demise was good news. However, we
are hearing rumors of a possible one-day special session to pass this
and other bills the governor may still want to see pass. Calls to exempt
Class B landfills would make it more palatable. Stay tuned…
Thanks for the Dough
A
REALLY BIG THANKS to all of you who took the time to renew your
memberships or send in an additional donation for our major donor to
match. For those who are procrastinating on this, it’s not too late to
have your contributions matched dollar for dollar! And for new
contributors, a two-for-one match will triple your money! Click on the
donate button below or send your check to WV-CAG 1500 Dixie St, Chas, WV
25311. You may have also gotten a letter in the mail recently so go fish
it out!
West Virginia Citizen Action Group is hosting a VICTORY PARTY to
celebrate the passage of SB 373 this Friday at 5:30pm! While the bill is
not perfect, we succeeded in making it stronger and adding some
important amendments. This bill would not have happened without PEOPLE
LIKE YOU advocating for it to be as strong as it could be. Come
celebrate our victory!
We will have some refreshments, but please bring your own beer, wine, &
snacks to share. Visit 1500 Dixie St. for some fun.
We also know that the water crisis is not over with the passage of SB
373. For those who are interested, we will also be providing information
and resources on additional steps we can take to hold West Virginia
American Water accountable and demand that we not be charged for
contaminated water. If you have been experiencing billing problems or
feel that you have been unfairly billed for unsafe water, come learn
more.
Tell
Tomblin: No Taking from Kids
Dear
OCOF Partners and Allies,
You
have already made a difference - passing a Minimum Wage increase,
creating a Future Fund, winning Land Re-Use and Pregnant Workers
Fairness. You also took Move to Improve and Meth Labs legislation very
nearly over the finish line - farther than many thought possible.
But
there is one last, big, fight left.
This is the last e-mail action alert of the session. Please forward it widely.
The House passed a bill that included $980,000 to restore budget cuts to
Early Childhood. The Senate restored only a fraction of those cuts.
But worst of all for Early Childhood, the Senate killed a bill in the
final moments of Saturday's session that would have freed some racing
subsidies to help close the gap - as much as $39.5 million.
Now it is up to 14 people to come together and solve the crisis: the
budget conferees, 7 from each chamber. They need to hear from you that
Early Childhood must still be a priority:
"My name is _______________, and I am calling to ask Sen/Del.
____________ to help restore $980,000 in Early Childhood Cuts to the
final budget."
Senate:
Prezioso (304)
357-7961
Stollings (304)
357-7939
Unger (304)
357-7933
Plymale (304)
357-7937
Facemire (304)
357-7845
M. Hall (304)
357-7901
Sypolt (304)
357-7914
House:
Boggs (304)
340-3230
Perdue (304)
340-3269
Reynolds (304)
340-3280
Williams (304)
340-3160
Anderson(304)
340-3168
Evans (304)
340-3399
Canterbury (304)
340-3131
Delegates Perdue (Health Chair) and Boggs (Finance Chair) are the ones
who will be working most closely on our line items in the House.
Senators Stollings (Health Chair) and Prezioso (Finance Hair) will be
working most closely on our line items on the Senate side.
If you can't make calls, please at the very least send a message here:
http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/
Forward this message widely. Saving this funding for our kids is not
only the right thing to do, it is also a moral issue about what we care
most about in West Virginia. Let's do everything we can
Thanks,
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