Boise's Shiva Rajbhandari debriefs us on COP27 (News Clips) 12/2/2022 This interview was originally published by Boise State Public Radio. Boise School Board Trustee and high school senior Shiva Rajbhandari traveled…
Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog) 11/29/2022 November is Native American Heritage Month — a time to honor and celebrate the traditions, contributions, and accomplishments of our Native…, Once our nation learned about Resolution Copper and their plan to mine our holy site, Oak Flat, that became another battle my people now face. This…
A cleaner campaign: Central Florida volunteers push for more plastic political sign recycling (News Clips) 11/21/2022 This story was originally published by Spectrum News. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — When Kay Hudson looks at campaign signs, she sees clutter. With…
League Calls on Congress to Protect Dreamers in Lame Duck Session (Press Release) 11/21/2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase Solomón released the following statement in support of the legislation to protect…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Protect Dreamers (Legal Document) 11/18/2022 Senate and House leadership announced that protecting Dreamers is a high priority in the remaining time of the 117th Congress, leading the League to…
LWVUS Urges the US Department of Health and Human Services to Allow DACA Recipients to Enroll in Health Insurance Programs (Legal Document) 10/25/2022 The League signed onto a letter to Secretary Becerra of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging HHS to allow recipients of the…
LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document) 8/30/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 110 other organizations sent a letter to Secretary Vilsack of the Department of…
Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog) 8/18/2022 This blog was written by Carolyn Caywood. Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans — which make up nearly seventy percent of…, Further, oceans are like highways connecting the world in a web of trade. Our economy is so interconnected that a shipping accident in the Suez Canal…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS) (Legal Document) 8/2/2022 The League signed onto a letter to select legislators urging them to support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS; S.…
LWVUS Testifies at DISCLOSE Act Hearing (Legal Document) 7/19/2022 The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act and invited the League to testify on why the source of money in…