Celebrating the 26th Amendment and the Voices of Young People (Blog) 7/1/2014 Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which opened up the voting process to millions of young Americans.
UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Senate will finally hold a hearing on the Voting Rights Amendment Act of…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on voting rights and discrimination, concluding that we must pass the VRAA - and quickly.
One Year After Shelby Decision, The Fight Continues to Protect Equal Access to the Vote (Blog) 6/23/2014 Access to the vote is not about politics; it's about justice and equality. The Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA) is the remedy that will help ensure equal access to the vote for all eligible…
League Urges EPA to Move Forward with Methane Regulations (Legal Document) 6/17/2014 The League joined a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to expeditiously move forward with regulations to cut methane emissions.
League of Women Voters focuses on turnout (News Clips) 6/13/2014 Brittany Sowacke/Staff Photographer Tamara Allen of Arlington times the debate between Deirdre McNab (right at the head table) and Elizabeth McNamara (left and on screen), who are running for pr
League Lauds Administration's Bold Action Against Climate Change (Press Release) 6/2/2014 “The public is strongly in favor of reducing the deadly effects that carbon pollution has on the health of our children and our environment,” said League President MacNamara.
Help Graduates Register to Vote (Blog) 5/20/2014 Graduation is a major milestone. We want to help recent graduates become active and engaged members of their new communities – help us encourage them to register to vote!
The Frontier of Climate Change: State and Local Action in the Heartland (Blog) 4/29/2014 On Earth Day 2014, the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Iowa joined with The New Republic Magazine and Drake University in Iowa to sponsor a forum focused…
Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan on Track (Blog) 4/23/2014 On Earth Day, I met with the Counselor to President Obama and the White House Office of Public Engagement, along with other advocates, to talk about the President’s Climate Action Plan.