LWVJC to host Legislative Forum on Feb. 25

Linda Schreiber2023-01-30

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The League of Women Voters of Johnson County will host an in-person Legislative Forum on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, from 9:30 -11 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.

The forum provides an opportunity for constituents to ask legislators questions and for legislators present information about issues they are working on, as well as summaries of critical matters in their respective chambers.

All Johnson County elected officials have been invited to participate in the legislative forums including Sens. Dawn Driscoll (R-District 46), Zach Wahls (D-District 37) and Janice Weiner (D-District 45), and Reps. David Jacoby (D-District 74), Heather Hora (R-District 92), Elinor Levin (D-District 89, Amy Nielsen (D-District 77), Brad Sherman (R-District 91) and Adam Zabner (D-District 90).

The forum will focus on healthcare and will be moderated and timed by League members.

City Channel 4 will live stream the Legislative Forums on City Channel 4 and its YouTube channel, and the League’s Facebook page and website, lwvjc.org. City Channel 4 will offer rebroadcasts of the forums and its YouTube channel. Check their website for program schedules.

The League of Women Voters of Johnson County is a nonpartisan political organization founded in 1920 and dedicated to keeping an informed electorate through advocacy and community events. The local League is a member of the National League of Women Voters, consisting of 50 state Leagues and 803 local chapters, and the Iowa League of Women Voters. The League celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment permitting women the right to vote and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters in 2020-2021.

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Linda Schreiber

A native Iowan who previously worked as an administrator, journalist and editor. She is the author of “Before 52340: A Place in Time.” Now retired, Linda spends her time writing, gardening and volunteering to assist nonprofit organizations.

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