Unprecedented Week for Voting Rights – Democracy Wins in Three States (Blog) 4/6/2015 Over the last week, we saw three big wins for voting rights at the state level. It is, we hope, a bellwether of things to come.
US Supreme Court Chooses Not to Address Wisconsin Voter Photo ID Law (Blog) 3/25/2015 The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a big blow to voters in Wisconsin by refusing to hear a challenge to the state’s voter photo ID law. The Court’s denial puts at risk the voting rights of over 300,000…
League Asks U.S. Representatives and Senators to cosponsor "Frack Pack" Bills (Legal Document) 3/20/2015 The League signed on to a letter asking U.S. Senators and Representatives to cosponsor legislation that would help protect the environment and public health from the risks of oil and gas production…
League Joins letter to EPA regarding Ozone Standards (Legal Document) 3/20/2015 The League joined over eighty-five 85+ environment groups, public health advocates, labor allies, environmental justice and civil rights organizations and faith groups in support of revising the…
Voting as a Dual Citizen (Blog) 3/12/2015 As a citizen of both the U.S. and the U.K., I believe it is important to be politically engaged in both of the countries that I call home.
8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now! (Blog) 3/11/2015 Hold your mouse over the images to see how the League of Women Voters has helped educate and empower voters – past and present!
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CRYOSPHERE (Legal Document) 3/9/2015 The LWVUS Climate Change Task Force has developed a background paper for League members and others on the projected impacts of climate change on the cryosphere.
League Thanks President for Veto of Legislation Approving KXL Pipeline (Legal Document) 3/4/2015 The League joined coalition partners on a letter thanking President Obama for his veto of legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
U.S. Senate Fails to Override Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline (Press Release) 3/4/2015 "We hope that President Obama will side with the thousands of League activists who have urged him to fully reject the pipeline after a complete review is finalized by the State Department," said…
Nationwide Assaults on Voting Rights Continue amongst Some Wins (Blog) 3/2/2015 2 months into the 2015 State Legislative sessions, we have seen a groundswell of assaults on voters in many states. We have been working to fight these threats and advance voting opportunities.