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Newsletter article Eve Marcum-Atkinson February 28, 2022
Reject Ineffective and Harmful Cuts to Earned Unemployment Benefits
Essential workers were championed throughout the pandemic for their critical jobs keeping our economy afloat. But now, West Virginia legislators are considering gutting earned unemployment benefits for those very same workers if they lose their jobs through no fault of their own. More
Issues: Unemployment benefitsWorkers
Newsletter article   February 28, 2022
Environmental Update
Companion bills HB 4408/SB 485 expanding private companies’ ability to develop recreational facilities were voted on in their respective committees last week...  More
Issues: EconomyEnvironment
Newsletter article CAG February 28, 2022
Voting Rights Restoration Bill in Jeopardy; Several Bad Bills Advancing
As we head into the final two weeks here’s a look at various election and court related bills that are still in play and their status.  More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracy
Newsletter article CAG February 28, 2022
Crossover Day in this ‘Overreach’ Session
When leadership has a bill they really want to keep alive, there are ways to amend them into other legislation that can survive Crossover from their house of origin. In short, nothing is really dead until the very end. More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesDemocracyHealthcareWorkers
Newsletter article   February 28, 2022
Good News on Health Initiatives
As we face down “cross-over” day in the state legislature, it feels like we are being hit with one bad bill after another. But there are two good health care bills moving forward... More
Newsletter   February 28, 2022
Capital Eye Vol. 15 No. 7: Week Seven of the WV Legislative Session
It's the SEVENTH full week of the 2022 Legislative Session! Stay up-to-date on what’s happening under the dome by watching for our weekly Capital Eye e-blast and following us on Facebook and Twitter.  More
Issues: NewsletterWV Legislature
Action Alert CAG February 24, 2022
WV Rivers Coalition Legislative Update – Feb 24th @7PM
Join our friends at the WV Rivers Coalition for a Live Legislative Update of what we can expect for the remainder of the 2022 session. More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesEnvironment
Action Alert CAG February 24, 2022
Legislative Forecast: Urgent Actions – Week Six
This mid-week update is focused on urgent actions to help move good bills and stop bad ones, as critical deadlines on the Legislative Calendar approach. More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracy
Press Release   February 23, 2022
Over 100 Formerly Incarcerated People Rally at State Capitol
The event was sponsored by WV Family of Convicted People, ACLU-WV, American Friends Service Committee, The Appalachian Prison Book Project, Jefferson County NAACP, Mountain State Justice, WV Center on Budget and Policy, WV Council of Churches, and WV Re-Entry Councils. More
Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson February 23, 2022
Deep Canvass Institute: February Training Series!
Are you interested in making our world a better place and learning how to build bridges across differences? Join the next round of skills training offered by the Deep Canvass Institute! More
Issues: DemocracyEnvironment
Action Alert CAG February 23, 2022
Reconstructing BLAC- Storytelling with William H. Turner
Please Join the Black Appalachian Coalition for a book review and discussion of "The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns" with the author William H. Turner.  More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracyFamiliesWorkers
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2022
Health Care Eye on the Capitol
Last week, a family member asked me to stop by the pharmacy and get the new medication their doctor prescribed for their Type 2 diabetes. I was surprised that it was $55 after insurance... More
Issues: FamiliesHealthcare
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Newsletter article Eve Marcum-Atkinson February 21, 2022
Keeping your Activist Heart Happy: A Series – part 3
When many of us are called to activism, our passions push us to overextend, to burn our light brightly at the expense of the longevity of our efforts. Karen explores this connection between selflessness/sacrifice and activism, and how best to integrate self-care, for ourselves and the world.  More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracy
Newsletter article Eve Marcum-Atkinson February 21, 2022
Jo’s Fight for Coverage During COVID
During the pandemic, "Jo" had to take unpaid leave from her job of 15 years, and lost her health insurance, in an effort to protect her family. She later found she qualified for Medicaid and discovered she could get services she couldn't afford with employer-based insurance. More
Issues: Health InsuranceHealthcareMedicaid
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2022
WVNOW Legislative Action Alert 2.21.22
From Meredith Hartery, President of the WV Chapter National Organization for Women More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesEconomyFamilies
Newsletter article   February 21, 2022
Meet Carey Jo
Hello to all the friends of CAG! I’m excited to be joining an organization that I’ve partnered with many times over the years, and whose work is so important. More
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2022
Smart Justice Advocacy Day is Almost Here
We hope to see you tomorrow (2.22.22) at 9 am when we kick off Smart Justice Advocacy Day at the WV State Capitol (Little Rotunda East). More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracy
Newsletter article Julie Archer February 21, 2022
Judicial Power Grab Would Weaken West Virginians’ Say-So on the Courts
In response to former Justice Evan Jenkins’s recent resignation from the State Supreme Court, members of the House of Delegates are moving quickly to strip West Virginians of their ability to have a say in who will fill the seat left vacant by Jenkins’s departure. More
Issues: Fair CourtsFair RepresentationVoting Rights
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2022
Mushroom Session
This session reminds me of an old saying “I feel like a mushroom because they keep me in the dark and feed me BS.” This is appropriate in so many ways as committees are sprouting (originating) lots of bills and short circuiting the normal process for introducing bills. More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesEnergyEnvironmentWorkers
Newsletter   February 21, 2022
Capital Eye Vol. 15 No. 6: Week Six of the WV Legislative Session
It's the SIXTH full week of the 2022 Legislative Session! Stay up-to-date on what’s happening under the dome by watching for our weekly Capital Eye e-blast and following us on Facebook and Twitter.  More
Issues: NewsletterWV Legislature
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