Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: Oppose All Campaign Finance Riders to Funding Bills (Blog) 11/21/2016 November 21, 2016 Dear Senator: Our organizations strongly urge you to oppose all campaign finance riders and other “poison…
21 NGOs: Excluding Arctic and Atlantic from Offshore Leasing Moves U.S. Closer to Clean Energy Future (Press Release) 11/18/2016 WASHINGTON (November 18, 2016) – The Obama Administration took bold action today, announcing it will exclude the Arctic Ocean from its oil and gas…
Climate Change Lawsuit Breaks New Ground: League of Women Voters Joins in Historic Effort (Press Release) 11/18/2016 Washington, DC and Eugene, Oregon – On Thursday, November 8, a federal judge ruled that youth plaintiffs may proceed with their historic climate…
League Files Amicus Brief in Juliana et al v. United States (Article) 9/12/2016 The League of Women Voters United States (LWVUS) and the League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR) filed an Amicus Brief in the U.S. District Court…
League files Amicus Brief in Federal Climate Case (Press Release) 9/12/2016 The League of Women Voters stands with the Children in Federal Court to address Climate Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …
League Opposes Money in Politics Riders on HR 5485 (Legal Document) 7/6/2016 The League joined a letter with other coalition partners in opposition of riders to HR 5485, the Financial Services and General Government…
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 Organization Elects Chris Carson of California as New National President WASHINGTON, DC – The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS)…
League Opposes Reduction of Office of Congressional Ethics' Budget (Legal Document) 6/22/2016 The League joined a letter to the U.S. House urging Representatives to vote against an amendment that would reduce the budget of the Office of…
League Opposes H.R. 5053 (Legal Document) 6/22/2016 The League joined partners on a letter to the U.S. House opposing H.R. 5053, legislation that would eliminate the requirement for 501(c) groups to…
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 Yesterday, along with the League’s president Elisabeth MacNamara, and some senior League of Women Voters staff, I attended the United State of…