Contributed By Senator Karen Morgan – 8th Utah Senate District

In the wake of the financial recession, state legislators began taking constructive policy actions towards relieving the future pangs of financial instability. Utah enacted a required high school financial literacy course, which began with the graduating class of 2008. 

Contributed by Senator Lesil McGuire of Alaska

In Alaska, oil and natural gas provide the backbone of our economy. We are blessed with proven resources and continued potential for fossil fuel development. But Alaska is also uniquely situated to be a world leader in the development of cleaner, greener renewable and alternative energies.

As traffic congestion worsens each year, state legislatures from across the country are looking at innovative ways to mitigate congestion, improve air quality, save energy and improve quality of life within local communities. State legislators play an integral role as a stakeholder in their state’s transportation planning. It is important that legislators work with all stakeholders, from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to federal representatives, to ensure a plan that is comprehensive and coordinated among all involved.

Illinois Representative Patti Bellock, Midwestern Regional Director on the Women In Government Board of Directors, gave the keynote address at the Fourth Annual European Cervical Cancer Summit Meeting held by the European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) and Politicians for Cervical Cancer Prevention. The meeting was held January 24-30, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium in the European Parliament. The meeting was held to review the state and progress of cervical cancer prevention programs across Europe. Additionally, this meeting reviewed technologies available in the fight against cervical cancer, including advances in screening tools, and the role these advances play in prevention programs.

Women In Government welcomed its new Board of Directors at the 16th Annual State Directors’ Conference held January 7 through January 9, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California.

Women In Government (WIG) hosted its largest and most successful State Directors’ Conference from January 7 through January 9, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. With 38 states represented and over 130 total in attendance, WIG was able to reach legislators across the country.