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LAST WEEK — GET OUT THE VOTE CAMPAIGN: Activate America

Thank you to all of you who have been postcarding with us in the lead up to the April 4th election to determine the future of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court.

It might be the most important election of 2023, but don’t take our word for it. Here’s what the New York Times has to say:

“In 10 weeks, Wisconsin will hold an election that carries bigger policy stakes than any other contest in America in 2023.

“The April race, for a seat on the state’s evenly divided Supreme Court, will determine the fate of abortion rights, gerrymandered legislative maps and the Wisconsin governor’s appointment powers — and perhaps even influence the state’s 2024 presidential election.

“The court’s importance stems from Wisconsin’s deadlocked state government. Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, has faced off against a Republican-controlled Legislature with near-supermajority control thanks to one of the country’s most aggressive partisan gerrymanders, itself approved last year by the Wisconsin justices.

“Arguably the most important election in America in 2023 is the April 4 contest for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The winner will determine whether conservatives or liberals hold a 4-to-3 majority in a critical presidential battleground state.

“Wisconsin Democrats want to overturn the state’s 1849 law prohibiting abortion in nearly all cases and end an aggressive legislative gerrymander drawn by Republicans. This election is liberals’ last chance for a while; if conservatives win the seat, they will hold a majority on the court until at least 2026.”

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PETITIONS

Oil and Gas Action Network

We’re demanding that CalGEM’s next leader commit to protecting public health and phasing out toxic oil and gas extraction — just as Gov. Newsom has pledged. Specifically, we’re calling for the new head of CalGEM to commit to four actions to protect Californians’ health and safety:

1.     Continue CalGEM’s long-delayed public health and safety rulemaking to permanently establish a 3,200 ft setback statewide and reject all new permits within the setback zone while the rulemaking process moves forward.

2.     Stop issuing permits for new oil and gas drilling statewide.

3.     Hold the industry responsible for the nearly $12 billion cost of cleaning up idle and orphaned wells across our state — many of which are leaking and poisoning our communities.

4.     Address the legacy of environmental injustice in Black, Brown and low-income communities across California — specifically with regard to oil extraction — and commit to remediating public health impacts in those communities.