The League of Women Voters of Roseville Area that includes Roseville, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, and Falcon Heights, has adopted positions regarding several issues of local importance. By clicking on the link below, you will be directed to a downloadable copy of those position statements. Click here for link.
Observer Training is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at the Lexington Park Building (2131 Lexington Ave. N., Roseville). Participants will receive a League button and learn about the purpose of observing local government meetings (city, school district, county), procedures for being a League observer, topics that we have positions on and how to report in after the meeting. Everyone is invited – new or experienced! Bring friends.
The Sunday, July 24, 2017 issue of the Star Tribune featured an article about the LWV Roseville Area's work on affordable housing in its communities. You can read the article by clicking on this link.
To see the PowerPoint of the presentation of the Affordable Hoousing Study that was presented at the April 18, 2017 unit meeting, click here.
To see the video of the presentation on YouTube, click here.
At their April 24, 2017 meeting, the Roseville City Council considered consolidating the Human Rights Commission with the short-lived Community Engagement Commission and eliminating all but one mention of human rights, including from the title. The League, which has long-held, strong positions in support of human rights, opposed this change.
As the Minnesota 2017 Legislative Session winds down, search for information on bills by bill number, author or topic. You can access the Legislature's website here.
Between the summer of 2016 and the winter of 2017, the LWV Roseville Area conducted a study of the availability of fair and affordable housing in the communities of Roseville, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada and Maplewood. The study was released on March 7, 2017. You can read the complete report at: Local Study - Affordable Housing
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Molli Slade, an experienced mental health social worker, spoke at the March 21, 2017 meeting about how to support and encourage people experiencing mental health issues. See the entire presentation on YouTube here.
On January 21, 2017 millions of women and men around the world, including close to 100,000 in Minnesota, joined together to make their voices heard. Many now are asking “What’s Next? What can we do so we don’t lose our momentum?”
Here are some suggestions from the League of Women Voters U.S.
To sign up to receive updates on State legislation, you can electronically subscribe to the one of a number of publications distributed by the House and Senate. To access the Legislature’s website where you can do so, click here..
Ellen Shelton, research scientist with Wilder Research, made a presentation to LWV Roseville Area on November 15. Her research findings included information on the factors that contribute to homelessness in Minnesota and Ramsey County. The presentation can be found on our YouTube channel by clicking on this link.
