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To deepen the engagement of Policy Circles in the states and continue expansion, The Policy Circle created the State Leadership Council (SLC) program in 2018. SLC’s expand The Policy Circle’s mission by recruiting more Circle members and leaders in their state, welcome new Circle leaders, and provide engagement opportunities for members . We are grateful for the amazing women who serve […]
The Policy Circle provides pathways for women to become active citizens who are knowledgeable about the impact of public policy. One of those pathways is our Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap (CLER) Program . CLER was created because our community asked for more opportunities to better understand public policy and tangible steps to take action. What is CLER? CLER is a 3-month […]
The debate over U.S. immigration policies has intensified over the last week due to a surge of migrants at the U.S. border. As local organizations face a growing humanitarian crisis in their communities, and FEMA has been dispatched to the border to help manage the influx, the House is set to take up two immigration bills this week. Recent administrations have all endeavored to address U.S. immigration policy, […]
Written by Katie Glick, Indiana Circle Leader and State Leadership Council Chair As we celebrate Women’s History Month in 2021, I sometimes imagine what future generations will have to say about women in 2021 and 2020. When the world shut down a year ago, we had already begun celebrating the centennial of the passage of the 19th amendment and women’s suffrage efforts. While we did pivot to […]
Congress voted Wednesday to approve the latest COVID stimulus relief package. At $1.9 trillion, it’s the largest spending package in American history. The legislation, passed via budget reconciliation , will now head to President Biden for signature on Friday . Stimulus checks are scheduled to begin going out before the end of the month. The bill approves $1,400 stimulus payments for individuals making up to $75,000 and couples […]
Yesterday, the House passed sweeping voting rights legislation that’s been on Congressional Democrats’ wishlist since 2018. The nearly 800-page H.R. 1 , For the People Act , would make federal updates to absentee voting, in-person voting, campaign finance and ethics reform measures. Polling from 2019 and this year shows the bill is broadly popular with the public, but previous legislation did not pass in the Republican-led Senate in […]