The Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Crisis Facing Our Schools: A Call to Action

November 30, 2023 Tazeen Ahmad

Chronic absenteeism in our schools is increasingly becoming a problem. Addressing it is one of WDC’s advocacy priorities for 2024. I hope that highlighting this issue will inspire a call to action and underscore the imperative nature of a proactive stance with regard to this social and educational issue.

Jill Wine-Banks: The Watergate Girl

October 26, 2023 WDC

WDC was honored to host Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC legal analyst and author of The Watergate Girl, on October 19 at the Imagination Stage theater in Bethesda. Click here to see photos from the event.

Mobilize Maryland GOTV

October 15, 2023 WDC

Watch the video from WDC’s GOTV event on Oct. 8, 2023. Click here to see the photo gallery.

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Environment Subcommittee

Oct 27, 2024

Update from the WDC Subcommittee on the Environment

Environment Subcommittee

Oct 27, 2024

Read about change at the WDC Subcommittee on the Environment.

Environment Subcommittee

Oct 27, 2024

President's Message

Oct 14, 2024

MARYLAND BALLOT QUESTION 1: REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND OUR FUTURE

President's Message

Oct 14, 2024

The language of that constitutional amendment as it appears on our Ballot is as follows:

The proposed amendment confirms an individual’s fundamental right to an individual’s own reproductive liberty and provides the State may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden, or abridge the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”

President's Message

Oct 14, 2024

President's Message

Oct 9, 2024

Work toward Election Day!

President's Message

Oct 9, 2024

There are only 35 days left before Election Day, 23 days before the start of early voting, and mail-in ballots are already out. In this final stretch, let’s make sure that we are doing everything we can to ensure victory for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. We must elect Angela Alsobrooks to the U.S. Senate, and elect April McCain Delaney to Congressional District 6.

President's Message

Oct 9, 2024

President's Message

Jul 27, 2024

WDC Endorses Kamala Harris for President

President's Message

Jul 27, 2024

WDC endorses Harris for President.

President's Message

Jul 27, 2024

President's Message

Jul 26, 2024

what Project 2025 really means

President's Message

Jul 26, 2024

Read about the details in Project 2025 and why it’s so bad for women.

President's Message

Jul 26, 2024

Events

Jul 11, 2024

WDC's Annual Meeting

Events

Jul 11, 2024

Watch the video of WDC’s Annual Meeting with featured speakers.

Events

Jul 11, 2024

Legislative Priorities

Jul 9, 2024

Hundreds of New laws take effect on July 1, 2024

Legislative Priorities

Jul 9, 2024

New laws affect everything from housing and health care to taxes and psychedelics.

Legislative Priorities

Jul 9, 2024

Legislative Priorities

Jul 9, 2024

WDC's 2024 legislative Accomplishments

Legislative Priorities

Jul 9, 2024

The dedicated members of the WDC Advocacy Committee, assisted by our WDC grassroots advocacy community, partner organizations, and coalitions, worked tirelessly to advance a total of 44 bills and resolutions dealing with issues of importance to our club membership. Ultimately 21 of those 44 passed both chambers by Sine Die, the final day of session, and were enacted into law.

Legislative Priorities

Jul 9, 2024

President's Message

Jul 3, 2024

Stand FIRM on women's rights

President's Message

Jul 3, 2024

As we celebrate July 4th this year, there is much to consider. Our democracy is under attack, and the hard-won freedoms we cherish are facing unprecedented challenges. A significant blow to our civil liberties occurred on June 24, 2022, with the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, overturned nearly 50 years of precedent, and cleared the path for states to implement abortion bans.

In Maryland, we are fortunate that our state has a longstanding record of protecting reproductive rights and is now poised to take another important step to solidify the right to reproductive freedom.

President's Message

Jul 3, 2024

Events

May 31, 2024

Maryland's Maternal Health System

Events

May 31, 2024

If you missed this panel, you can watch the video here.

Events

May 31, 2024

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WDC Committee Articles Archive

2019 Testimony

WDC (2019) testimony on affordable housing, aging, children and youth, criminal justice and public safety, health, and working families.

2018 Testimony

Read WDC's 2018 written testimony as it relates to our priority issues: Affordable Housing, Aging, Children and Youth, Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Health, and Working Families.