LWV Statement on Kobach Request for Voter Records (Press Release) 6/30/2017 League Opposes Kobach Request for Voter RecordsWASHINGTON, DC- The request for voter records confirms fears of Kris Kobach continuing his tactics of…
Voting Rights Advocates Rally on Capitol Hill (Blog) 6/29/2017 Last Thursday, League interns Allie Claman and Audra Brulc attended the #RestoreTheVOTE rally on Capitol Hill. Organized by Rep. Terri Sewell,…
League Urges Rejection of EAC Termination in House Appropriations Bill (Legal Document) 6/29/2017 The League sent a memo to members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government urging them to reject…
Mic: The House wants to put America's independent election watchdog out of business (News Clips) 6/29/2017 This article was originally published by Mic.By Celeste Katz At the same moment watchdogs are calling out a new White House panel’s massive…
LWV Opposes Termination of EAC in Appropriations Bill (Press Release) 6/29/2017 Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters strongly urges the House Appropriations Committee not to terminate the Election Assistance Commission (…
League Leaders from 43 States Convene as Senate Unveils Nasty Health Care Bill (Blog) 6/23/2017 As Senate leadership unveiled their version of an Obamacare replacement bill, League of Women Voters leaders from 43 states gathered outside of…
Los Angeles Times: Senate Obamacare repeal plan would slash federal healthcare funding for Medicaid (News Clips) 6/22/2017 This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times. By Noam N. Levey and Lisa Mascaro Senate Republicans unveiled a…
LWV Statement on Senate Health Care Bill (Press Release) 6/22/2017 Senate Health Care Bill is not Worthy of this Great Nation Legislation Will Defund Medicaid and Harm Millions of Americans Washington, DC – The…
New York Times: Some States Beat Supreme Court to Punch on Eliminating Gerrymanders (News Clips) 6/21/2017 This article originally appeared in the New York Times. By Thomas Fuller and Michael Wines SAN FRANCISCO — When Wisconsin Republicans last redrew the…
League Joins Civil and Human Rights Groups Urging Senators to Oppose AHCA (Legal Document) 6/20/2017 The League joined a letter to the U.S. Senate urging them to reject H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act. The Senate is considering legislation to…