"in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote." -- Donald Trump
Let’s beat the heat and get together to get ready to ensure a Democratic landslide! Our July Membership meeting will be held Monday, July 13th, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Naperville Municipal Center. Rebecca Gamboa will provide a deep dive on the Regional School Superintendent position and Dan Hebreard will provide us with all the ways the Forest Preserve is keeping its promise to be green.
The agenda is at go.ltdo.org/july-agenda.
Note the Monday, July 13th deadline for comments!
Tara C. Smith, an epidemiologist who has an excellent page on Facebook, has sounded the alarm over the changes to grant funding proposed by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
“Under the proposal, every funded application would have to adhere to “Presidential priorities”–whatever they decide those are. Grants could be rescinded at any time. Anything dubbed “DEI”–including likely all research examining health disparities–would be forbidden. Collaboration with many partners outside of the US could be banned depending on how they define “adversaries”. Scientists that also contribute to groups that the administration considers “activists” could also be denied funding, even if their grants were highly reviewed. Travel allowing scientists to present results would be eliminated, as would funding to publish results of the research–so Americans would have a hard time accessing the science that you, collectively, funded.
“And all of that would also apply to all. federal. grants. and contracts.
“This goes to any money coming to states from Housing and Urban Development, the VA, Education, NASA, and more. The administration decides it doesn’t like your Mayor? Reason to deny funding for sewer or street projects. This encompasses just about everything that relies on federal grant allocations.“
Please comment on the OMB proposal BY JULY 13. The link contains instructions and additional information.
Here are more comment instructions, key provisions of the proposed changes, and potential community impacts.
Our next “Day of Action” will be held on July 25th. We will meet at the LTDO office at 9:00 am and head out from there to canvass in open precincts 43 (map) and 44 (map). We will be carrying walk cards for and promoting Paula Deacon Garcia, Tina Tyson-Dunne, Chris Espinoza, and Mary Rada Walters. This is a great way to talk to voters and find out which “General Voters Only” share our values.
Paula will give us a talk before we head out. Our walk lists will be between 40 and 50 houses each. Please have MiniVan on your cell phones as that is the easiest way to converse with the voter. The questions are easy to read on MiniVan and easy tp key in the answers. If you don’t have MiniVan, we’ll provide the Walk List to ask the scripted questions and return the list to the office where we can put the answers into Minivan for you.
Meet Erica, candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, 47th District (ericaforil47.com), and special guests Ben McAdams, Candidate for the Illinois Senate, District 24 (mcadamsforil.com), and Amanda Zahorak, Candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, District 48 (zahorakforil48.com).
Saturday, July 18
Anytime between 10 – 11:30 AM
Shibam Coffee
141 E. North Ave. Glendale Heights
Meet Erica, candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, 47th District (ericaforil47.com), by the picnic tables at Northside Park for ice cream. We’ll have a variety of complimentary ice cream treats for guests to enjoy as they get the firsthand scoop about Erica. Fun for the whole family!
Tuesday, July 21
Anytime between 4 and 5:30 PM
Northside Park, 1300 N. West St., Wheaton
Demo Description
Introducing your First Popup.
Customize text and design to perfectly suit your needs and preferences.
This will close in 20 seconds