LWV Statement on Executive Order to End Health Care Subsidies (Press Release) 10/13/2017 Washington, D.C. - League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to the White House executive order to end…
LWV Statement on President Trump's Assault on Women's Right to Contraceptive Care (Press Release) 10/6/2017 Washington, DC - League of Women Voters issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement that employers can now…
Texas Voter Data Protected for Now (Press Release) 10/5/2017 Texas Advocacy Groups to Texas Officials: Handing Over Voter Information Violates State Law Austin, TX – Local voter advocacy groups secured a…
Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog) 9/27/2017 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Gill v. Whitford on October 3. The case challenges the district maps drawn by the state…
League Joins 234 Organizations Calling on Senate to Reject Graham-Cassidy Proposal (Legal Document) 9/25/2017 The League joined over 230 organizations in a letter to the U.S. Senate urging Senators to oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal (Graham-Cassidy).…
League Submits Brief in Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute (Article) 9/25/2017 LWVUS and LWVOH submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute. The case will be heard by…
Graham-Cassidy Health Care Proposal Moving in Senate (Blog) 9/21/2017 This could be our last chance to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Next week, the U.S. Senate is gearing up to vote on a new plan to replace the…
LWVUS Joins Effort to Extend Funding for CHIP (Legal Document) 9/13/2017 The League joined other groups calling on Congress to extend and fund the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Current funding for this…
New Health Care Bill is More of the Same (Press Release) 9/13/2017 This Hail Mary Attempt to Repeal Obamacare will Harm Millions Washington, DC - Senate Republicans introduced yet another health care bill today in a…
Florida Elections Rescheduled Due to Hurricane Irma (Blog) 9/8/2017 Primary and Municipal Elections in the Sunshine State Now Slated for September 26**UPDATE: The primary elections in the cities of Cape Coral and…