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Tuesday: A Conversation About Women’s Representation In Ky. Politics
There is no state in the country where women hold a majority of seats in a state legislature. The best is Arizona, with 40 percent. Kentucky is one of the worst, with women only representing 17 percent of state legislative districts. But that could change this year, because nearly 100 women have filed to run […]
Read Full Post >>February 2018 Newsletter
View this email in your browser February 2018 Newsletter Dear NFWL Members and Partners, It is my great pleasure to be sworn in as Chair of the National Foundation for Women Legislators. In 2018, I am looking forward to a productive year of continuing our mission to support elected women. As an organization, NFWL has set […]
Read Full Post >>January 2018 Newsletter
View this email in your browser January 2018 Newsletter What’s Inside? 1. NFWL Proclamation 2. Commit to Civility 3. 2017 Conference In Review 4. Partner Posts 5. Save the Date 6. Meet our Board 7. Read our Backpack Program Report Take Part in NFWL’s Proclamation NFWL is proud to launch our biggest initiative of […]
Read Full Post >>Tanya Seabrooks receives 2017 Women of Excellence award
National Foundation of Women Legislators named Radcliff Councilwoman Tanya Seabrooks as a 2017 Woman of Excellence. The Elected Women of Excellence Award was created to identify women who have worked to serve their communities. The pacesetters have engendered an environment where women can serve in public office and fight for the issues they are passionate […]
Read Full Post >>National Family Caregiver Month
I just returned from the National Foundation for Women Legislators’ annual conference, where I joined other elected officials from across the country to discuss the most pressing issues facing our communities — including Alzheimer’s disease. Alarmingly, there are an estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, in 2016 more […]
Read Full Post >>Office Depot Foundation Donates 100,000 Sackpacks With School Supplies In 17th Year of Its National Backpack Program
BOCA RATON, Fla. –(BUSINESS WIRE) For the past 17 years, the Office Depot Foundation has donated more than 4 million sackpacks to children around the world as part of its National Backpack Program. This summer, the Foundation, which is the independent charitable giving arm of Office Depot, Inc., will be donating 100,000 colorful new sackpacks to nonprofit […]
Read Full Post >>Female high school students eligible for scholarship
The 20th annual National Foundation for Women Legislators and the National Rifle Association Bill of Rights Essay Scholarship Contest is accepting submissions through Friday. Six students will receive a $3,000 college scholarship and an all-expenses-paid trip to NFWL’s annual conference Nov. 14–18 in Minneapolis, where students will learn from U.S. women lawmakers. High school juniors […]
Read Full Post >>Knight’s ‘No Hero Left Untreated Act’ Unanimously Passes House
Tuesday, Representative Steve Knight’s (CA-25) bill, No Hero Left Untreated Act, passed unanimously from the House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate for consideration. Knight’s No Hero Left Untreated Act, H.R. 1162, would help veterans recover from post-traumatic stress (PTS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), military sexual trauma (MST), chronic pain, and opiate addiction. […]
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