Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: Oppose All Campaign Finance Riders to Funding Bills (Blog) 11/21/2016 November 21, 2016 Dear Senator:
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 leasing progr
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 change lawsuit in the case of Juliana et al v.
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 for the District of Oregon.
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 Genera
League Initiates Making Democracy Work® Campaign for 2016 Elections (Press Release) 6/23/2016 League set agenda for the next biennium and elected unanimously Chris Carson of Burbank, California as the organization's 19th national president.
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 Congressional Ethics (OCE).
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 disclose their donors to the IRS.
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 I attended the United State of Women Summit hosted by the White House, which highlighted the White House’s initiatives on women and girls, was a star studded event with political heavy weights,…