Download the 2008 Legislative Priorities Pamphlet!
At the November 2007 Board Meeting, LWVMD set its priorities for the 2008 Legislative Session.
- Environmental issues
-Land use/planning (Transportation, Affordable housing, BRAC)
-Climate change (Green fund, Carbon reduction, Chesapeake Bay clean up)
- Health care
- Capital punishment
- Civil marriage
- Adequate and fair revenue system without expanding gambling.
- Education
Our additional priorities continue to include:
-Civil Liberties
-Basic Good Government & Ethics
-Open Meetings
-Election Reform including Redistricting
-Public Financing of State Campaigns