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Mayor Barton Challenges Lawmakers on Representation
Last week, the LWVMC column provided a round-up of Dec. 13’s legislative breakfast, with comments from Kelly Taylor, Ethan Hollander, Scott Feller, Jamie Peters, her dad Doug, high school student…
Read MoreState Decisions Starve Local Solutions
On Dec. 13, two days after Hoosier legislators resisted intense pressure from Washington, D.C. to redistrict mid-cycle, the Crawfordsville Chamber of Commerce hosted its first breakfast of this year’s shortened…
Read MoreLeague of Women Voters Educates on Issues
“Remember the ladies,” wrote Abigail Adams on March 31, 1776, to her husband and future president John Adams, as he and other founding fathers framed the constitution, “and be more…
Read MoreIs Voter Fraud by Immigrants Worth 2 New Laws?
Election integrity is fraught with allegations, largely unproven. But the very hint becomes fodder for more debate. While Hoosier representatives make far less than those of other states, their hours…
Read MoreLWV, Mayor Talk Concerning Financial Future
As 2025 draws to a close, the Crawfordsville budget is ending strong, as Mayor Todd Barton discussed on November’s General Update of Crawfordsville Connection. But the future hints at real…
Read MoreCloser to Homelessness Than We Think
When a person loses the roof over their head, it’s usually part of a series of unfortunate events. Mason McConnell Curry, director of homelessness services at Lafayette Urban Ministry, has…
Read MoreLook Inside an ICE-Enforced Family Separation
Diana Ball was supposed to get married on April 17, 2010. Instead of a wedding, Ball was trying to find and visit her fiancé, Noel, an Irishman who’d been in…
Read MoreReducing Risk for Renters Reduces Homelessness
With the shift from one gubernatorial administration to the next, a number of Indiana’s services have faced abrupt cuts — we reported on the abrupt cessation of early childhood education…
Read MoreLWV Position Statement
National LWV position Statement on the basic level of quality care: Every U.S. resident should have access to a basic level of care that includes the prevention of disease, health…
Read MoreNeighbors Helping Neighbors
Ever pushed down on the brake pedal, heard that grinding noise and felt the pit of the stomach dread? Your car needs a brake job, but it’ll cost you a…
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