Contact: Team Chair: Pat B.
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Mission: This team keeps tabs on legislative issues, especially when the Legislature is in session. When action is called for, we coordinate with the Action Team. We also keep the Granny membership informed about what is going on with other environmental groups such as the Iowa Citizens Climate Lobby and ICCI (Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement). We encourage members to contact elected officials on matters of environmental concerns.
If you wish to be included on the Legislative emails sent out during the session (usually January to April) please contact Pat B. at legislative100grannies@gmail.com to ask to be included in the emails.
Announcements
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 2023
Your state representative and senator need to know your opinion on the issues, and that you are paying attention to their votes. Tell them you are a climate voter. Call, email, or write to them on the issues we outline each week in the Legislative Update. This is important: Build a relationship with elected officials ahead of time so they know you are one of their constituents and you care about these important matters.
If legislative forums held by your legislator are in-person, we caution you to use your judgment on whether to attend based on your situation and whether you feel safe. Encourage your lawmakers to hold virtual or hybrid forums so all their constituents can participate and have their voices heard.
Find your state senator or representative and other elected officials: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
- House Switchboard: 515.281.3221
- Senate Switchboard: 515.281.3371
- Legislative Emails: FIRSTname.LASTname@legis.iowa.gov
- Iowa Capitol mailing address: State Capitol Building, 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Resources
Public officials at all levels of government are required to conduct the public’s business in public with very few exceptions. Click here to view a YouTube of a program hosted by the Education Committee of the League of Women Voters of Johnson County (LWVJC), and cosponsored by the Iowa City Public Library. It covers transparency in public governance and why it matters from Randy Evans, Iowa Freedom of Information Council Executive Director, and Laura Belin, editor of the blog, ‘Bleeding Heartland.’
History
League of Women Voters Legislative Forums – 2023
- Jan 28 at the Iowa City Senior Center Assembly Room, Focus: Education
- Feb 25 at the Iowa City Senior Center Assembly Room, Focus: Healthcare
- March 25 at the Hills Community Center, Focus: Environmental Stewardship
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