{"id":6706,"date":"2022-11-18T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=6706"},"modified":"2022-11-18T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:45:19","slug":"november-updates-u-n-and-state-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/november-updates-u-n-and-state-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"November Updates: U.N. and State Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. Full list and map of sppos <a href=\"https:\/\/download.elca.org\/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository\/ELCA_Advocacy_map_and_list.pdf?_ga=2.233997977.648384114.1611598146-2061210645.1599663542\">available<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#U.N.\">U.N.<\/a> | <a href=\"#ARIZONA\">ARIZONA<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"#CALIFORNIA\">CALIFORNIA<\/a> | <a href=\"#COLORADO\">COLORADO<\/a> \u00a0| <a href=\"#MINNESOTA\">MINNESOTA<\/a> | <a href=\"#NEWMEXICO\">NEW MEXICO<\/a> | <a href=\"#OHIO\">OHIO<\/a> | <a href=\"#PENNSYLVANIA\">PENNSYLVANIA<\/a> | <a href=\"#TEXAS\">TEXAS<\/a> | <a href=\"#WASHINGTON\">WASHINGTON<\/a> | <a href=\"#WISCONSIN\">WISCONSIN<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"U.N.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>U.N.<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Office for World Community (LOWC), United Nations, New York, N.Y. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/lowc\">ELCA.org\/lowc<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Christine Mangale, Director<\/h4>\n<p>Women\u2019s Human Rights Advocacy Training<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in partnership with the World Council of Churches, Finn Church Aid, and Norwegian Church Aid held the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranworld.org\/content\/womens-human-rights-advocacy-training-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Women\u2019s Human Rights Advocacy Training<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in Geneva from 25-28 October 2022. The training reverted to its in-person format following the relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lutheran Office for World Community (LOWC) Director<span data-contrast=\"none\"> Christine Mangale<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> joined LWF colleagues in the planning and facilitation of the training. Nearly 40 delegates from faith-based organizations participated in the training. ELCA participants included Witness in Society advocacy staff, Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe staff, and delegates from companion churches in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The course enhanced participants\u2019 advocacy effectiveness through U.N. mechanisms such as the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR), Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Generation Equality Action Coalitions and other local and regional gender justice processes. The training also offered participants networking opportunities and a chance to meet with CEDAW commissioners and Geneva-based government representatives.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\">A resource<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\">Affirming Women&#8217;s Human Rights: Resources for Faith-Based Organizations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW152750518 BCX0\">\u201d, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW152750518 BCX0\">\u00a0can<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\"> be found <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW152750518 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranworld.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019\/documents\/dtpw-wicas-women_advocacy_2019-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW152750518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">here<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152750518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW152750518 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"ARIZONA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Arizona<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lamaz.org\">lamaz.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Solveig Muus, Director<\/h4>\n<p><strong>LAMA Summit.<\/strong> The third annual LAMA Summit featuring Rev. Eugene Cho of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bread.org\/\">Bread for the World<\/a> was engaging, thought provoking, informative and fun for the nearly 40 clergy, LAMA liaisons and hunger leaders in attendance. The event consisted of opening devotions on 1 Kings 17; an introduction to LAMA and its policy priorities; the keynote address by Rev. Eugene Cho; small group conversations to process Rev. Cho\u2019s address; a lengthy Q &amp; A with Rev. Cho; an update on the new legislative districts; an update on current hunger legislation; a practical demonstration of advocacy; and advocacy practice speaking to legislators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2023 Policy Priorities. <\/strong>The LAMA Policy Council met in November to review the year, discuss the social and political issues facing Arizona, and agree on what LAMA\u2019s priorities would be for 2023. The council agreed LAMA\u2019s primary focus will be to continue advocacy and education around Hunger in our most vulnerable communities, including partnering with hunger anti-hunger advocates around the state and launching the Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance. In addition, LAMA will continue its work in Civic Engagement as it relates to our Lutheran heritage of being a publicly engaged church, encouraging participation in all areas of our government. Finally, LAMA will focus on Water, educating ourselves and our network on the complex issues related to water in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Civic Engagement.<\/strong> LAMA\u2019s work leading up to the election in support of its Civic Engagement policy priority involved efforts to register voters, encourage participation in the voting process, educating our network about ballot deadlines, ID requirements, polling locations, ballot measures, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"CALIFORNIA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>California<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Office of Public Policy &#8211; California (LOPP-CA) &#8211; <a href=\"\u201d\">lutheranpublicpolicyca.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Regina Banks, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Meetings were held between the LOPP-CA office and California congregations during October to discuss the policy office\u2019s positions on the upcoming ballot propositions. It was great to see a large turnout at those events!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Election day has passed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> but votes are still being counted in California and across the country &#8211; \u00a0and we expect mail-in ballots to continue coming in for a while yet. Currently, ballot propositions 1, 28, and 31 are passing with \u2018yes\u2019 votes. These propositions would enshrine the right to reproductive freedom in the California constitution, provide more funding for arts and music education, and uphold a law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products, respectively. The LOPP-CA policy council supported proposition 1 and 31 and took no position on 28, the arts and music education funding. Measures the policy council were against, including two on sports betting regulations, are currently receiving more \u2018no\u2019 votes and w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ill<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ould<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> not pass if the results continue in this direction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) is also taking place from November 6th-18th in Egypt, and Regina Banks is attending on behalf of the ELCA and LOPP-CA. You can find updates from her on our social pages throughout the conference.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"COLORADO\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Colorado<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Colorado (LAM-CO) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lam-co.org\">lam-co.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Peter Severson, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COLORADO ELECTION RESULTS: Coloradans voted on 11 statewide ballot measures this election season. We are excited to report that all three measures which we supported have passed!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;469777462&quot;:[6870],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proposition FF, Healthy School Meals for All<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, won with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/11\/08\/colorado-proposition-ff-results-school-meals\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">55% of voters saying Yes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">! This will ensure that kids in public schools have access to healthy meals regardless of ability to pay. The program takes the place of a federal initiative that provided free meals to all kids through the first two years of the pandemic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/yes_on_ff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6711\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/yes_on_ff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/yes_on_ff.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/yes_on_ff-250x148.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u00b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proposition GG, Add Income Tax Table to Ballot Measures<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, also passed with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/11\/08\/colorado-income-tax-proposition-121-results\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">over 70% of voters saying Yes<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This will require ballot titles and fiscal summaries for future measures affecting income tax to include a table showing how people in different income brackets would be affected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u00b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proposition 123, Dedicate State Income Tax to Affordable Housing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, passed very narrowly, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/11\/08\/affordable-housing-colorado-prop-123-results\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">on a margin of 51% to 49%.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> This will dedicate 0.1% of the state\u2019s income tax revenue to specific affordable housing programs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"MINNESOTA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Minnesota<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy \u2013 Minnesota (LA-MN) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacymn.org\">lutheranadvocacymn.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Tammy Walhof, Director<\/h4>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ELECTIONS:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Narrow poll margin reports proved false as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party took all state offices, held onto the House, and flipped the Senate with a one-seat majority. Margins in several races suggest much ticket-splitting. Secretary of State<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Steve Simon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> had the largest margin over challenger Kim Crockett (who questioned 2020 election validity). Attorney General Keith Ellison barely prevailed, with votes primarily from urban cores. Governor Walz won by eight points over challenger Dr. Scott Jensen (who questioned COVID mandates). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NEW MEMBERS: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Minnesota House and Senate both lost many veteran lawmakers through retirement, redistricting, and elections. About 35% of both chambers are new. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NEW LEADERS:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Representative Melissa Hortman will remain Speaker of the House, but Representative Lisa Demuth will replace Representative Kurt Daudt as Minority Leader (first time since 2014 someone other than Daudt leads House Republicans). Demuth is anticipated to have a less confrontational leadership style. Representative Jamie Long will be the new House Majority Leader, so we are watching to see who will take over Energy &amp; Climate leadership from Long. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Both parties will have new leadership in the Senate. Senator Kari Dziedzic will be new Majority Leader, Senator Bobby Joe Champion will be the first person of color to serve as Senate President, and Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks will be Minority Leader (replacing Senator Miller, who chose not to run again after just 1 year as the head of Senate Republicans). Much remains unknown about committee chairs, particularly Agriculture, since most senators from rural Minnesota are Republican.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"NEWMEXICO\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>New Mexico<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry New Mexico (LAM-NM) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacynm.org\/\">lutheranadvocacynm.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Kurt Rager, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A decade of advocacy\u2026<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the 2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aecf.org\/interactive\/databook\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Annie E. Casey Foundation\u2019s KIDS COUNT Data Book<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that measures 16 indicators of child well-being in the areas of economic well-being, education, health, and family and community, New Mexico once again ranked 50th in the nation. Though the data used does not consider several key state-level policy changes made recently, the challenge for improvement is immense.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On Election Day, 70% of New Mexico voters approved an amendment to the state\u2019s constitution that advocates, including LAM-NM, believe will truly transform the health and well-being of the state\u2019s youngest and set a standard for the rest of the nation to follow. Driving the decade long battle was the belief that every family and individual should have access to an affordable, evidence-based, and high-quality prenatal and cradle-to-career system of care and education.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Constitutional Amendment #1 will authorize an additional 1.25% to be withdrawn annually from the state\u2019s unique Land Grant Permanent Fund, financed by state oil and gas revenue and interest on the fund\u2019s investments, which is currently valued at $26 billion. If passed by the U.S. Congress, it is estimated that an initial $150 million would be available to early childhood education, and another $100 million for K-12. Among the many proposals being considered, this includes expanding early childhood services like state-wide prenatal care, home visiting, high-quality childcare and pre-kindergarten programs. Other priorities include moving childcare worker average pay to $18 an hour and making permanent the policy change last year that made childcare free for most NM families.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over several contentious sessions, LAM-NM worked alongside numerous partner organizations, which together<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> formed the Invest in Kids<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> NOW coalition. While joyous about our victory, the coalition will now join with the state <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the hard work it will take to create transformational programs for the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"OHIO\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Ohio<\/h4>\n<h4>Hunger Network Ohio (HNO) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hungernetwork.org\">hungernetwork.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Deacon Nick Bates, Director<\/h4>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADVOCACY IN ADVENT: NOV. 29TH<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hunger Network and the Ohio Council of Churches are joining together to host <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advocacy in Advent<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><\/b> <i><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Lame Duck Lobby Day<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">! We will discuss the important efforts we can take as a state to end hunger in Ohio and transform our criminal justice system to support neighborhoods, families, and communities to regain stability. You can join us by registering here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/ticketed_events\/advocacy-in-advent\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/ticketed_events\/advocacy-in-advent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> .<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">HUNGER ADVOCACY FELLOW: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">We are grateful to ELCA World Hunger for supporting a new Hunger Advocacy Fellow position in Ohio who will begin on November 28th. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ISSUE 1 and ISSUE 2: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sadly, both Issue 1 and Issue 2 passed on election day in Ohio. Issue 1 cements cash bail into Ohio&#8217;s constitution. Issue 2 bans non-citizens and, due to a drafting error by the State Legislature, may also end up preventing 17 year olds who will be 18 by the election from registering to vote. &#8220;As a person with an early November birthday, this could have disenfranchised me from voting in my first election,&#8221; said Deacon Nick Bates, Director of the Hunger Network in Ohio.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PENNSYLVANIA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Pennsylvania<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry \u2013 Pennsylvania (LAMPa) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/\">lutheranadvocacypa.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Tracey DePasquale, Director<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_6712\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_104822.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6712\" class=\"wp-image-6712\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_104822-300x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_104822-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_104822-250x185.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_104822.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pennsylvania Hunger Action Coalition held its annual meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill to begin establishing priorities for the next session of the General Assembly and new Administration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the waning days of the 2022 session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry \u2013 Pennsylvania (LAMPa) \u00a0and fellow housing advocates applauded the passage of legislation lifting the cap on the state\u2019s housing trust fund by $20 million. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The increase, which brought the cap on revenues for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund to $60 million annually, came on the heels of more than <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">$375 million in American Rescue Plan funding targeted to housing and homelessness in the FY 2022-23 budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Although LAMPa advocates and coalition partners in the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania had pushed for bipartisan legislation that would have raised the PHARE Funding cap to $100 million over three years, the progress is welcome. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/legislature-raises-cap-on-phare-fund-for-housing-by-20m\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read more<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6713\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105016.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6713\" class=\"wp-image-6713\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105016-300x241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105016-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105016-250x201.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105016.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LAMPa Director Tracey DePasquale joined ELCA EcoAmbassador Stephanie Coble Lower at the Susquehanna Summit, an interfaith environmental gathering.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition to surveying our network and Pennsylvania ministries about needs, LAMPa began meetings with coalition partners to begin informing our priorities for the next legislative term. LAMPa\u2019s policy council will consider that policy agenda in December. \u00a0Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill graciously hosted leadership from the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Coalition as that group shared updates and discussed potential areas for collaboration in fighting hunger in the Commonwealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW191909115 BCX0\">LAMPa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\"> participated in planning for a Southwestern <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\">P<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\">ennsylvania<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\">Synod<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\"> event to honor the work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., continued organizing for the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW191909115 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/blanket-the-capitol-and-cover-the-homeless-with-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW191909115 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Homeless Memorial Blanket Project in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191909115 BCX0\">, and attended a regional faith-based environmental summit co-hosted by the Lower Susquehanna Synod.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW191909115 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"TEXAS\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Texas<\/h4>\n<h4>Texas Impact &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/texasimpact.org\">texasimpact.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Scott Atnip, Outreach Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In preparation for the general election, Texas Impact participated in presentations in congregations throughout the state, including our <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faith in Democracy Series<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> with events in Austin, Houston, Dallas, and Denton. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faith in Democracy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> events included a faith leader panel discussing why our faith calls for participation in democracy and advocacy efforts, training on Texas Impact&#8217;s Election Center tools, and breakout sessions on key public policy issues. Texas Impact also targeted social media ads to encourage voting and supporting the election infrastructure as election workers or poll monitors.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Texas Impact&#8217;s Weekly Witness podcast is in the midst of a series outlining legislative priorities for the next biennium, including our 200th episode featuring Bishop Michael Rinehart, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, discussing human migration.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The popular Courts and Ports Program is re-launching with a new Immigration Education and Advocacy Manager<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Fabiola (Fabi) Olvera Benitez coordinating trips to the Texas-Mexico border.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Election results changed little in terms of state leadership, so Texans of faith are preparing for the Texas Legislature to convene in January 2023 in a session that could be very similar to 2021.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"WASHINGTON\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Washington<\/h4>\n<h4>Faith Action Network (FAN) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/fanwa.org\">fanwa.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Elise DeGooyer, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During Food Week of Action in October, the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faith Action Network (FAN)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u00a0hosted a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Food Policy in WA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> webinar (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i741f0LM3Rk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">linked on our YouTube page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) with our coalition partners at Northwest Harvest. We also co-hosted two forums with indigenous writers Sarah Augustine and<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105543.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6715 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105543-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105543-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105543-250x187.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105543-468x350.png 468w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/Screenshot_20221118_105543.png 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Mark\u00a0Charles regarding the ways the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Doctrine of Discovery<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> continues to impact native peoples and lands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FAN helped organize faith leaders in a press conference in October with Governor Inslee and state legislators announcing protective legislation for reproductive choice and gender affirming care in our state. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.wa.gov\/news-media\/inslee-and-legislators-roll-out-more-reproductive-freedom-bills-2023-legislative-session?fbclid=IwAR3GsoGyzqX9fHxtbVNsxviFAiauiCZcKttBnj-I2oHD2Gy_PQZShiDkpzI\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here\u2019s the recap of the legislation proposed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are in full preparation mode for our hybrid <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annual Dinner, Sunday evening, November 20, in Renton, Spokane, and online<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Our biggest fundraiser of the year is also a time to come back together in-person after two years and renew our connections and solidarity for justice across the state.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"WISCONSIN\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Wisconsin<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Office for Public Policy \u2013 Wisconsin (LOPPW) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loppw.org\/\">loppw.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>The Rev. Cindy Crane, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">WEDNESDAY NOON LIVE: We interviewed outgoing Republican Senator Kathy Bernier about her views on elections in Wisconsin. Our conversation included the costly Gableman investigation and the Wisconsin Elections Commission.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">ELECTIONS: Governor Evers was re-elected. Michaels, his opponent, claimed he wanted to decertify the 2020 election. How elections are certified made our Secretary of State race unusually contested. At the time of writing this report, the election <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2022\/11\/09\/wisconsin-secretary-of-state-results-democrat-doug-la-follette-leads-republican-amy-loudenbeck\/69590881007\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">hasn\u2019t been <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">called<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Earlier, \u00a0Lutheran Office for Public Policy \u2013 Wisconsin (LOPPW) interviewed Sec. of State La Follette (D) after extremists tried to prevent him from certifying the 2020 election. U.S. Senator Johnson was re-elected for a third term. The 3rd Congressional race was closer than expected. In the end, Derrick Van Orden, known for being present at the Trump rally just before the insurrection, won.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">After Wisconsin maps recently became more gerrymandered, the party that has the legislative majority won enough seats for a supermajority in the Senate but not the Assembly, which means the governor still has veto power.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM: A few of us from our coalition\u2019s steering committee recently met with staff from the Bucks Basketball Team to discuss their interest in supporting our efforts in returning 17 year-olds to the juvenile justice system<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">CARE FOR GOD\u2019S CREATION: LOPPW had its second meeting with staff from Faith in Place and confirmed plans to organize a spring advocacy day.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">YOUTH: Representatives from six synods are working with LOPPW to organize our first high school youth gathering with a focus on advocacy, scheduled for April 14 &#8211; 16, 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. 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