Submitted by Dawn Smith, League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay President Happy Fall, my League Friends! I’m just back from a weekend in Door County with Chad, celebrating our twenty-eighth wedding anniversary. The weather was fantastic, and we went to a drive-in and saw E.T. and Jaws – both of which are still as entertaining as the first time I saw them. It was a good reminder for me of how lucky I am to live in Wisconsin. Things here at the League are starting to pick

Submitted by Jill Fermanich, NPVIC Chairperson National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC): What is it? The National Popular Vote bill will guarantee the presidency to the candidate who wins the most popular votes in the entire nation. It is an interstate compact, which is an agreement between two or more states, and it works like this: Each state that votes to join the compact agrees to pass state laws that will instruct that state’s electors to vote for the presidentia

Submitted by Jean Marsch, Health & Environment Chairperson Our committee will meet on Wednesday, October 8 at 10:30 am at the home of Sue Whittemore and via Zoom. All are invited to attend, so please contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com and she will provide directions or will send a Zoom link if you prefer to join virtually. Here are some of the articles we’ve been exploring: How services at rural hospitals change when taken over by large health care organizations.

Submitted by Terri Gulyas, DEI Chairperson Many thanks to those who attended our September kick-off event discussing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our communities. We viewed The DEI Journey with Local Leagues webinar and enjoyed an engaging discussion facilitated by Kole Torres, the LWVWI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager. For those who missed this event, the slides can be viewed at The DEI Journey with Local Leagues slides . Here’s a link to the webinar: The DE

Urgent Update: Wisconsin FoodShare (SNAP) Funding at Risk Due to Federal Shutdown – October 23, 2025 Our Wisconsin FoodShare Program will run out of funding on October 31. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has announced that FoodShare benefits might not be available in November if the federal government shutdown continues. FoodShare — which provides monthly assistance for groceries to nearly 700,000 Wisconsin residents — is funded only by the federal governm

Submitted by Terri Gulyas, DEI Committee Chairperson DEI Committee Launches 2025–26 Workshop Series! We’re excited to announce a series of engaging workshops for the 2025–26 program year. The series will kick off on Saturday, September 20, at 11:00 a.m. (location to be determined). Follow-up sessions will be held via Zoom in the evenings of October, November, February, and March. To get the most out of the workshop series, participants are asked to view a short webinar from