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Iowa House File 68: Challenges and Changes for Public Schools | Iowa City Public Library

The new Iowa law allowing public monies to support students in private K-12 schools took effect when this school year started in August. Join us to hear about the law's impact on the...

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Public Education for the Public Good: Past, Present and Future | Iowa City Public Library

Guest speaker Dr. Jean Donham. The mission of public education originally was to educate all citizens to understand their role in a democracy. Public education was intended to support the public...

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Why People Don't Vote | League of Women Voters and Iowa City Public Library

Based on her recent research, Dr. Caroline Tolbert will analyze puzzling trends in voter participation and review ways that the machinery of voting, i.e., its organization, could be modernized to...

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Navigating the Iowa Legislative Website | League of Women Voters and Iowa City Public Library

Shannon Patrick, LWVIA & LWVJC Board member, will present information to help the public and organizational advocates track legislation during the Iowa Legislative 2024 session.

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Women's History Month: Abortion History Matters | League of Women Voters and Iowa City Public Library

Hear about abortion laws before and after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution which were the focus of the friend-of-the-court brief co-authored by Patricia Cline Cohen in “Dobbs v Jackson Women’...

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Transparency Matters | League of Women Voters and Iowa City Public Library

Public officials at all levels of government are required to conduct the public's business in public with very few exceptions. Find out about transparency in public governance and why it...

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