League of Women Voters of Texas Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde (Press Release) 5/25/2022 Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas issued the following statement after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
5 Must-Know AANHPI Women Who Shaped Democracy (Blog) 5/17/2022 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women have always been an integral part of the voting rights movement. From opposing sexist and racist legislation to expanding the…
Op-Ed: Equal Access to Reproductive Rights (News Clips) 5/11/2022 The members of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina celebrated Mother’s Day with heavy hearts. But we are resolved to ensure that all people have equal access to reproductive rights.
Arab American Women in Democracy You Should Know (Blog) 4/26/2022 April is Arab American Heritage Month! We’re highlighting Arab American women who've helped shaped American democracy.
LWVUS and LWVUT Support the Preservation of Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Reserve (Legal Document) 4/25/2022 LWVUS and LWV Utah urge Sec. Haaland to reverse the previous administration’s decision allowing the Northern Corridor highway in Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Reserve.
LWVUS Urges Climate Action in the Senate (Legal Document) 4/21/2022 LWVUS urged Senators to prioritize invest in renewable energy, implement a plan to put a price on carbon, and address the long-term impacts climate change has on public health
League of Women Voters Responds to House Investigation into Election Disinformation (Press Release) 4/21/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the House Oversight and Reform and House Administration Committees’…
Government watchdog groups push for ethics reform in New York’s state budget (News Clips) 3/30/2022 Government watchdog groups are making a push to include ethics reform in the state budget. Governor Kathy Hochul promised to overhaul the state’s troubled ethics oversight commission, but so far, the…
The Women of Bloody Sunday (Blog) 3/4/2022 On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights protestors attempted to march the 50 miles between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama to protest the suppression of Black votes. In this blog, we honor the work…
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union.