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From the Quaker Voice of Maryland ….
Hello Friends,
Welcome to Week 6 of the General Assembly!
Last week…
- The Climate Bill #’s dropped! Wow wow wow – Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 (SB0528) and some climate-focused House bills dropped this past week, which is big news! Keep an eye on our priority bill tracking sheet for updates and stay tuned for a hearings related to this starting this week.
- Testimony submission updates. If you are interested in submitting written or signing up for oral testimony some changes in protocol were announced last week and we have added information on our website; the Senate and House are doing things differently, so pay attention to whether the bill # has a “SB” or “HB” in front. You can also check out our event calendar for deadlines and information on how to submit on your own behalf.
This week…
- ACTION ALERT – Ombudsman, Climate Solutions Now, Child Interrogation! All of these bills need our support this week. If you didn’t take action on Ombudsman this bill has a hearing on 2/15 & 2/17, so action is still relevant! Climate Solutions Now has a hearing on 2/15 and ACLU-MD contacted us asking for help with phone calls to key leadership to ask for support of the Child Interrogation Protection Act >> https://www.quakervoicemd.
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- “Annapolis Lunch Break” w/ Molly Finch – 2/14 @ 12:15. Interested in connecting with an advocacy accountability buddy? Join Molly F. for a Google Meet-up on Monday to review the action alerts for the week, ask any questions, and get prepared for action. This is meant for newbies or old-hats and won’t take more then 15-minutes; the link is available on our event calendar and the direct link is here >> https://meet.google.com/
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- CCAN Lobby Event – Kickoff on 2/17! If you haven’t registered yet there is still time; this is a great way to learn about the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 which just had its bill number dropped this week (a good thing!)! Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/35wOG9Y
That is all for this week — if you have any questions or ideas please feel free to reach out to me or any of our working group members.
In Light,
Molly Finch