93 Years Ago: A stop on the way to women’s suffrage (Blog) 6/4/2012 Ninety-three years ago today, the 19th amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. The 19th…
LWV-US In Action on Campaign Finance (Article) 5/31/2012 LWVUS IN ACTION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE The League's Position Statement of Position on Campaign Finance, as Announced by National Board,…
League NGO’s Partner Selected by the Government of Tunisia (Blog) 5/25/2012 As part of our current work towards the 9th Forum for the Future scheduled to be held in Tunisia in December, I traveled last weekend to Tunis-…
New Radio Ads Urge Senators to Stop Secret Money, Support Full Disclosure (Press Release) 5/23/2012 Tennessee Senators Alexander and Corker, and Maine Senators Collins and Snowe Urged to Support Disclosure Washington, D.C. (May 24, 2012) - The…
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COMMENTS SUPPORTING CARBON POLLUTION LIMITS DELIVERED TO EPA (Press Release) 5/17/2012 Washington, DC – May 17, 2012: Today, a broad coalition of groups supporting clean air safeguards announced that more than one million Americans have…
Honoring our Mothers (Blog) 5/11/2012 This is Public Service Recognition Week and this weekend, we celebrate Mother’s Day! In my roles as a career public servant and a mother, the League…
Don’t handicap democracy, fully fund the courts (Blog) 5/1/2012 Today is Law Day and what better occasion to highlight the serious consequences of an underfunded justice system for our country. “While these…
UNDERFUNDED JUDICIAL SYSTEM HANDICAPS DEMOCRACY (Press Release) 5/1/2012 Washington, DC (May 1, 2012) – The League of Women Voters today raised serious concerns about the funding crisis that faces our nation’s judicial…
Voter ID Law Forum in Duluth [MN] (News Clips) 4/26/2012 “The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters Duluth. They say the bill is unconstitutional and reduces the likelihood of people…
Bonn Declaration - Sustainable Societies, Responsive Citizens (Article) 4/20/2012 The UN Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organizations is pleased to announce that the Bonn Declaration, the final document…