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Newsletter article CAG July 23, 2021
Democracy Summer
Federal issues have dominated our work since the end of the WV legislative session and no issue has taken up more bandwidth than the effort to pass the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and DC Statehood More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Democracy, Economy, Environment, Fair taxation, Families

Newsletter CAG July 23, 2021
Capital Eye Vol. 14 No. 11: Democracy Summer
In this Summer edition of the Capital Eye... More
Issues: Democracy, Economy, Environment, Families, Healthcare, Workers

Action Alert CAG July 23, 2021
Young WV’s For the People Week of Action: Huntington – July 27th
JULY 27th: Join Young WV & partners in mobilizing our communities to expand voting rights for all West Virginians. Young WV is putting on rallies across the state to help garner community action in support of pro-democracy legislation like the For the People Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and D.C. Statehood! More
Issues: Democracy, Economy, Energy, Environment, Families, Healthcare

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 23, 2021
Young WV’s For the People Week of Action: Charleston – July 26th
Our democracy is in crisis, but the power is in the next generation. Join Young WV and partners in mobilizing our communities to expand voting rights for all West Virginians! More
Issues: Democracy, Voting Rights

Newsletter article CAG July 23, 2021
CAG/CAEF Awards Picnic – Aug 26th, 6PM
On August 26th, at 6PM, WV Citizen Action and Citizen Action Education Fund will return to bringing people together (albeit outside in the park) to have an evening picnic and recognize several individuals for their contributions to the progressive movement in our state. More
Issues: Democracy, Environment, Healthcare

Action Alert, Newsletter article CAG July 22, 2021
Young WV’s For the People Week of Action
Our democracy is in crisis, but the power is in the next generation. Join Young WV and partners in mobilizing our communities to expand voting rights for all West Virginians and help garner community action in support of pro-democracy legislation like the For the People Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and D.C. Statehood! More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 21, 2021
Care Can’t Wait: Family Meeting
Small business owner Sophie Blake returned to work 4 weeks after giving birth. Then COVID hit & years of her shop's growth vanished. More

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 20, 2021
Thursday 7/22: PRO Act Rallies in Charleston & Martinsburg
Please join West Virginia AFL-CIO leaders, West Virginia union members and friends, for an in-person rally outside the offices of Senator Shelley Moore Capito on Thursday, July 22, beginning at 11:30 am, to urge Senator Capito to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.  More
Issues: Jobs, Workers

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: NEW TV Ads Urge Congress to Invest in the Home Care Economy by Passing the American Jobs Plan
New national television ads from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) urges Congress to invest in the nationwide care economy. The SEIU ads are part of its “#CareIsEssential” summer campaign to elevate calls for Congress to pass a $400 billion investment in decent, union care jobs that will increase access to quality care for Americans who need it.  More
Issues: Healthcare

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 17, 2021
Kaiser Health News: “Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) gives a big thumbs-up for allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices”
Sen. Manchin “gave a big thumbs-up for allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices”, the article reads:  “That should have been done years ago. How in the heck that never was done doesn’t make any sense at all,” he told reporters. More

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 16, 2021
All Hands on Deck: WV Water Protections Under Revision – Act by July 19
A recent a policy decision by the WVDEP related to water quality standards creates a loophole to allow industries to dump more toxins in our source water. More
Issues: Water, water quality

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 14, 2021
HUNTINGTON – Good Trouble: Candlelight Vigils for Democracy
Join us to uplift and honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis as we continue the fight for passage of the For People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and D.C. Statehood, and demand that lawmakers take action to protect our freedom to vote and rebuild our democracy. More
Issues: Democracy, Voting Rights

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 14, 2021
CHARLESTON – Good Trouble: Candlelight Vigils for Democracy
Join us to uplift and honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis as we continue the fight for passage of the For People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and D.C. Statehood, and demand that lawmakers take action to protect our freedom to vote and rebuild our democracy. More
Issues: Democracy, Voting Rights

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 12, 2021
Virtual TownHall: Expand and Improve Medicare to Build Back Better
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and allies will host a virtual town hall to build momentum for Congress to deliver on key health care promises in the upcoming "Build Back Better" legislative package, namely bold health reforms to lower the age for people to qualify for Medicare, improve Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing services and cap out of pocket costs, and lower prescription drug prices.  More

Action Alert CAG July 10, 2021
Webinar┃The Child Tax Credit in Practice: What We Know About the Payoffs of Payments
What happens when low-income families receive a monthly supplement? Demo projects show it boosts could health and help maintain employment. More
Issues: Economy, Fair taxation, Families

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 10, 2021
JOIN US to celebrate the Child Tax Credit
To learn more about the Child Tax Credit, visit www.ChildTaxCredit.gov — and don’t forget to come celebrate! https://p2a.co/n9crzFJ More
Issues: Families

Newsletter article Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 9, 2021
ATF POLL ON THE BIDEN TAX PLAN
Biden’s plan does NOT raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000! More

Action Alert CAG July 7, 2021
End Vaccine Apartheid Teach-in
Only 0.03% of COVID-19 vaccines have been given to people in low income countries. To get the upper-hand on this virus anywhere, we MUST vaccinate people EVERYWHERE. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Healthcare

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson July 6, 2021
PARKERSBURG: Health Insurance Enrollment Event
Any West Virginia resident will be able to come to the event to get free enrollment or re-enrollment help for Marketplace plans. Representatives will be able to answer questions or provide enrollment help. More information is available by calling (304) 356-5834 or visiting www.acanavigator.com More
Issues: Healthcare