U.S. House of Representatives Approves Keystone XL Pipeline (Press Release) 2/11/2015 “Presidential veto of harmful legislation needed to protect Americans and climate.” Washington, DC - “With a vote by the U.S. House of…
League to Federal Election Commission: “Protect the Voters and Enforce the Law” (Press Release) 2/11/2015 Testimony at Public Hearing on Money in Politics Calls for Full Disclosure Washington, D.C. – Today Elisabeth MacNamara, national…
ACLU: California DMV Fails At Voter Registration; Lawsuit Possible (News Clips) 2/10/2015 This article originally appeared on Capital Public Radio.By Marisa Lagos It’s been more than two decades since Congress passed the so-called …
California DMV Target of a Suit Over Voter Registration (News Clips) 2/10/2015 This article originally appeared on SFGate. By Bob Egelko Voting-rights advocates are threatening to sue California — which has one of the nation’s…
Ninety Five Years and Counting: League of Women Voters as Active as Ever (News Clips) 2/10/2015 This article originally appeared in the Journal of the San Juan Islands. By Diane Martindale February 14 marks our 95th anniversary of the oldest non…
Advocating at the U.S. Supreme Court for Campaign Finance Regulations, Independent Redistricting and the Affordable Care Act (Blog) 2/6/2015 Not everyone is familiar with the work the League does in the courts. But advocacy in the judicial branch is a key part of the League’s overall…
League Pushes Citizen Participation (News Clips) 2/5/2015 This article originally appeared in the LI Herald. By Laura Schofer Barbara Epstein, of Wantagh, a long-time member of the East Nassau League…
10 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Helped Improve Our Country (Blog) 2/4/2015 This year, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 95th anniversary. Founded by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920 – just six…
Nonprofits' Voting Rights Challenges in 2015 - NPQ (News Clips) 2/2/2015 This article originally appeared in the Nonprofit Quarterly. By Rick Cohen At the national level, few nonprofits measure up to the League of Women…
Senate Approves Keystone XL Pipeline (Press Release) 1/29/2015 “The President must veto. Keystone is not in our national interest,” says League Washington, DC - “Today’s vote in the U.S. Senate to…