LWV Statement on New Tax Loopholes to Protect 'Dark Money' Donors (Press Release) 7/18/2018 Washington, DC – In response to a U.S. Treasury Department announcement that it will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations to…
Strengthening American Democracy: A Panel Discussion with the Center for American Progress (Blog) 7/17/2018 Monday morning, the Center for American Progress hosted a panel discussion examining pro-voter and anti-corruption strategies to make government work…, Congresswoman Jayapal affirmed that, while certain practices—such as universal mail-in voting—are effective, there is still much work to be done to…
League Submits Comments to Federal Election Commission (Legal Document) 5/25/2018 The League submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) with regards to the proposals being considered to add disclaimers to online…
League Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 Census (Blog) 5/18/2018 Will the 2020 Census include a question on citizenship? We sure hope not. The Census has not included a question about citizenship in nearly 70…, The actions of the Trump Administration with regards to voting rights are worrisome. Time and time again this administration has made moves to…
League Sends Letter to House Committee on Citizenship and the U.S. Census (Article) 5/10/2018 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee urging the committee to use its power and remove the…, May 10, 2018 To: Members of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee From: Chris Carson, President Re: Remove the Citizenship…
League Commends Chairman Gowdy for Demanding DOJ Official Answer Census Citizenship Questions (Blog) 5/9/2018 Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the proposed inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census…
League Urges U.S. Senators to Support Honest Ads Act (Article) 4/23/2018 LWVUS sent a letter to U.S. Senate offices encouraging Senators to cosponsor and pass S. 1989 the Honest Ads Act. Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps…, April 23, 2018 To: Members of the U.S. Senate From: Chris Carson, President Re: Cosponsor…
League Joins Groups Demanding Oversight Hearings on Census Citizenship Question (Article) 4/12/2018 The League joined over 300 civil rights, faith, and labor groups are calling on Congress to hold oversight hearings on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Critics Say Citizenship Question on Census Could Lead to Undercount (News Clips) 3/27/2018 This article originally appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the first time in more than half a century, the decennial census will ask…
The Union Edge (Radio): Municipality abolishes Super PACs (News Clips) 11/21/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge. Last month, St. Petersburg Florida became the FIRST municipality post-Citizens United to…