Take Action in Solidarity with the People’s Climate March (Blog) 9/21/2014 Today, League members are gathering with thousands of activists from around the world at the People's Climate March in New York City to push for…
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Speaks with League Members (Blog) 8/27/2014 League members from across the country were offered a unique experience to join a conference call with the Administrator of the Environmental…
Arguments Today: Federal Voting Protections are Key (Press Release) 8/25/2014 Arguments Today: Federal Voting Protections are Key Tens of Thousands of People Could Find it Harder to Vote As Kansas and Arizona Seek to Impose…
Setback in North Carolina on Suppressive Voting Law; Fight Continues (Blog) 8/20/2014 Earlier this month, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction barring North Carolina’s new restrictive elections law. The League of Women…
Why I Urged the EPA to Limit Carbon Pollution – And Why You Should, Too (Blog) 8/4/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Joyce Lanning, member of the LWVUS Climate Change Task Force and Board member of the League…
Raising Our Voices to Stop Climate Change (Blog) 7/30/2014 Congress will recess in a few days, but the League of Women Voters remains hard at work. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding…
League Submits Comments to EPA Regarding Clean Power Plan (Article) 7/29/2014 President MacNamara delivered comments on the Clean Power Plan on behalf of LWVUS at the EPA’s public hearing in Atlanta. The comments commend the…
How the League Helps Ensure Voting Access for Americans with Disabilities (Blog) 7/25/2014 This weekend marks 24 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that prohibits…
Florida Decision is Major Victory Against Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 7/11/2014 “Court decision is a big step forward in fight for voter-based redistricting,” says League Washington, D.C. – Late yesterday, a Florida…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Congress Must Act to Restore the Voting Rights Act Washington, D.C. – “Today may be an anniversary but it is not a celebration,” said…