See me after class: League of Women Voters writes report cards for Sarasota School Board (News Clips) 8/4/2023 This segment originally aired on WSLR. Official Transcript Johannes Werner: The Sarasota School Board has made national headlines for pushing…
LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress about the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document) 8/1/2023 While the League of Women Voters is pleased to see the Freedom to Vote Act introduced again, the bill is not perfect, and we are disappointed that it…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the Protecting Our Democracy Act (Legal Document) 7/27/2023 The League of Women Voters urged all members of Congress to support this piece of legislation as a key step in fortifying our democracy. The…
On Air Today: Jennifer Rubin of the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 7/14/2023 This conversation originally aired on 97.9's The Hill. Jennifer Rubin of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? Part 2 (Blog) 7/5/2023 How much do you know about our democracy’s Founding Mothers, from the eighteenth century to today? Test yourself below (or in our first…, Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, led the fight for a constitutional amendment that would grant (some) women the right to vote.…, Secretary Debra Haaland, the 54th US Secretary of the Interior and first Indigenous Cabinet Secretary (she’s a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe), is…, During the Stonewall uprising, this young activist said, “I’m not missing a minute of this – it's the revolution!” a. Marsha P. Johnson b.…
Another Voice: Participation by candidates essential to democratic process (News Clips) 6/15/2023 This opinion was originally published by The Buffalo News. More than 100 people came to the Buffalo & Erie County Central Library to ask…
LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics. The coalition asserted…
Advice from the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 6/6/2023 This conversation originally aired on La Voz with Mariel Fiori. Advice from the League of Women Voters Good Tuesday friends! Today on La Voz with…
Ohio's fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues (News Clips) 6/5/2023 This story was originally published by cleveland.com. Ohio is teed up for a political fight over ballot initiatives this summer, after Republican…