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Funding for this internet site was provided by the Rhode Island League of Women Voters Education Fund a 501(c)(3) organization. The Education Fund provides members of the League of Women Voters, as well as the general public, with information and educational services on elections and on current public policy issues.

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The LWVRI receives a great deal of interesting information from LWVUS sponsored listservs and other organizations for various reasons. We will be sharing as much of the information as possible on this page. The League does not guarantee that the materials will cover all points of view or all issues involved, and the League does NOT necessarily have a position or endorse the positions of the organizations who have prepared the materials. This material only reflects what people are talking about, it is FYI (for your information) only.

  1. Choice
  2. Health Care
  3. History & Government
  4. Immigration
  5. RI Budget & Taxes
  6. RI School Finance
  7. Telecommunications Issues
  8. Voting
  9. Women's History
  10. Political Thought

 


 

Health Care

Interim Report of the Medicaid Study Group, December 2006
Rhode Island - published by RIPEC at www.ripec.org
 
"Ceasefire on Health Care: A Centrist's Approach to Reform" at:
www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=362364

"A Flexible Approach to Health Care Reform" at:
www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=355515
 
"The Changing Face of the Uninsured" or 
"Gaps in Health Insurance: An All-American Problem" at 
www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=367876


Daily Health Policy Report - Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=36858
 
Health Financing -The World Bank
 
Citizen's Health Care Working Group
www.citizenshealthcare.gov
 
The Commonwealth Fund
www.cmwf.org/index.htm
 
Open Medicine: A peer-reviewed, independent, open access journal
"A systematic review of studies comparing health outcomes in Canada 
and the United States"
www.openmedicine.ca/index
 
Mayo Clinic Proposal on Market-Based Universal Health Insurance Coverage
www.mayoclinic.org/healthpolicycenter/coverage.html
 
Market-Based Failure - A Second Opinion on U.S. Health Care Costs - 
New England Journal of Medicine
content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/6/549
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Immigration

LWVUS Immigration Study Page/Background papers

www.lwv.org/ImmigrationStudy

 

Immigration 101: The Basics

LWV United States - Study Resource List

 

Immigration: A Historical Perspective

LWV United State, National Voter, February 2007

 

Immigration in Minnesota

Challenges and Opportunities - LWV Minnesota

www.lwvmn.org/EdFund/ImmigrationInMinnesota.asp

 

Sustainable Communities - LWV California

ca.lwv.org/lwvc/issues/suscomm/index.html

 

Immigration in Tarrant County: Facts and Issues

LWV OF Tarrant County, Febtuary 2007

www.lwvtarrantcounty.org/files/immigration_facts_and_issues.pdf

 

Mayor's Immigration Study Commission Report - Charlotte, NC

www.charmeck.org/Departments/Mayor/ImmigrationStudy/Home.htm

 

Destination: Rhode Island, Domestic and International Migration in the Ocean State  - RI Division of Planning

www.planning.ri.gov/census/tp159.pdf

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Women's History

Christine Dunlap Farnham Archives - Brown University
www.pembrokecenter.org/farnham_archives/
 
Anne Hutchinson
www.annehutchinson.com/
 
Library of Congress: Women's History Collections
memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Women's%20History
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Choice

"'Roe v. Wade': The Divided States of America

www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-04-16-abortion-states_x.htm

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Voting

Vote By Mail Video - Multonah County Oregon - Elections Division

www.mcelections.org/election_information/vbm_options.shtml

 

Voting Systems -  Research reports from The Center for Voting and Democracy

www.fairvote.org/presidential/?page=884

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History & Government

The Federal Government maintains some of the best websites on American history and government. The easiest way to access the information is through the following children's pages:

Ben's Guide    

   bensguide.gpo.gov

FirstGov for Kids         

   www.kids.gov

Students.gov   

   www.students.gov

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RI Budget & Taxes

State of Rhode Island Budget Office

State & Local Tax Policy  - Rhode Island Public Expenditures Council

Summary of the Governor's FY 2008 Budget Request - RIPEC

"2006 City of Providence Pension Study Committee Report"

2007 House Fiscal Reports - Including:

      FY 2008 Budget as Enacted, Community Service Grants,

      RI Revenue Facts, Education Aid, Local Aid

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RI School Finance

RI Budget

In$ite - School Financial Information

Education in Rhode Island - RIPEC

"Restoring the Balance" - Education Partnership

Comparative Benefit Survey - Education Partnershp

Mercer Report on Health Insurance for school districts - Education Parnership

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Telecommunications Issues

"Citizen's Guide to the Public Interest Obligation of Digital Television Broadcasters" -Benton Foundation

www.benton.org/pioguide/index.html

 

"Telecommunications Act: Competition, Innovation, and Reform" - Congressional Research Service

www.benton.org/benton_files/CRSTelecom%20Act.pdf

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Political Thought

"Rethinking 9/11" - by Catherine Tumber, The Phoenix, 9/11/2006

http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid22080.aspx

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Revised: 06/17/08.