Coming Up:

Program Planning:

January 30th

8:30-Noon

the Meadows

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What's New

•NEW: Fill Out Our Short Community Survey-Anonymous Answers are Welcome: Click Here

•January Voter is published!

•State League publishes new eNews - to read it, click here

•November Unit Meeting is well attended. Subject was the new village strategic plan.

•October Unit Meeting is well attended. See What we Learned HERE.

•October Voter is published!

•League joins Responsible Budget Coalition (RBC) for more information, click here .

•Census work is going full steam ahead - get up to speed on what's happening at www.dupagecounts.org

•September - Terrific Kick-Off Meeting featuring all the various components of LWVGE - lotsa knowledge in this room!

•August, 2009 - Fantastic Wine & Cheese Party featuring State Rep. Sandra Pihos.

•July 10, 2009 - Wrote and mailed a LTE regarding health care reform. Read content here.

•Follow us on Facebook and Twitter ! If you have Facebook account, you can "Fan" us. If you have a Twitter account, follow us @GELeaguer.

•June, 2009 - Wrote and mailed a LTE regarding state of state budget and the obvious: Need to raise taxes. Read content here This letter was published in Glen Ellyn News week of July 6, 2009.

•We are working on our 2009-2010 Calendar. Draft Calendar Available Here - this calendar is still awaiting approval by the board.

• Convention Update: We just wrapped up state convention in Peoria. State League has reached consensus and approved a number of program issues including:

A New Study to update our position on Recall & Term Limits: Note: State League will undertake and we will be asked to concur

An addition to our position on gun control to add "automatic and" in front of "semi-automatic"

Readoption of an action focus on Campaign Finance & Ethics Reform

Readoption of an action focus on Fiscal Policy & Tax Reform

Adopt an action focus on the upcoming 2010 Census Count (Coming April 2010) and Redistricting (Coming in 2011) Note: We would like someone to chair this for Glen Ellyn and surrounding areas! Click on Volunteer Link above for more info on the position: You do NOT need to be a League Member