Ohio is at it Again, Restricting Popular Voting Methods Ahead of a Major Election (Blog) 3/6/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog was written by Carrie Davis, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio Earlier this year, we helped…
Florida Citizens Team up With Business to Expand Health Care: Emphasizing the Fiscal Imperative (Blog) 3/4/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Deirdre Macnab, state president, League of Women Voters of Florida While Florida's elected…
Help Us Celebrate Women’s History Month (Blog) 2/27/2014 Ninety-two years ago today on February 27, 1922, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously and momentously upheld the 19th Amendment to the U.S.…
One Classroom at a Time: Breaking Down Barriers to the Youth Vote (Blog) 2/10/2014 I’ve been a proud League of Women Voters staffer and a local volunteer since 2006. In my work I’ve had the opportunity to work with hundreds of…
New Founding Mothers – Women and Political Power (Blog) 2/5/2014 Earlier this week I attended a panel discussion with an intriguing name, New Founding Mothers: Women’s Changing Path to Political Power. Sponsored by…
2014 Could be Watershed Year for Youth Voting Participation (Blog) 2/3/2014 This blog post was co-written with Da’Quan Love, NAACP National Board of Directors As the 2014 midterm election season gets underway, much attention…
Follow Last Night’s State of the Union Action! (Blog) 1/29/2014 Last night, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address. For the second year in a row, the League brought you LWV Bingo to…
State of the Union Address Touches on All of League’s Priority Issues (Blog) 1/29/2014 In last night’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama laid out his priorities for the coming year. His words addressed a range of…
Let’s Get a State of the Union BINGO for League Policy Priorities! (Blog) 1/23/2014 On Tuesday, January 28 at 9:00pm ET, President Barack Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address. The speech will outline the…
Forty-one years after Roe v. Wade: Protecting Abortion Access in Texas (Blog) 1/22/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Julie Lowenberg, former president of the League of Women Voters of Texas The past year has been…