Educating Children for Citizenship Begins Early (News Clips) 4/3/2014 From their earliest years in our public schools, Falmouth children are learning through experience many aspects of good citizenship. In elementary…
High School Visitors Flex Their Advocacy Muscle (Blog) 4/3/2014 This morning I was thrilled to visit with over 100 students visiting Washington, D.C. through the Close Up Foundation, which brings thousands of high…
Court: Big Money Worth More than Citizens' Voices (Press Release) 4/2/2014 “Yet another irresponsible decision on money in politics by the Roberts Court,” says League Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Court of Appeals Rules Florida 2012 Voter Purge was Illegal (Press Release) 4/1/2014 “Voters won big in today’s ruling,” says League Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Florida’s plan to…
Sunshine Week Celebrates Right to Know (News Clips) 3/28/2014 To the editor: Launched in 2005, Sunshine Week has grown into an annual national initiative to promote open government and push back against…
This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog) 3/27/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. In honor of Women’s…
California Health Exchange Slow to Offer Voter Registration (News Clips) 3/26/2014 Supporters of the new national health care law portray California's exchange as among the most successful at signing up residents for medical…
League Urges Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270 (Legal Document) 3/24/2014 The League joined with reform groups to ask Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270, the Empowering Citizens Act. H.R. 270 is the most comprehensive…
Facing Lawsuit, Covered California Ramps up Voter Help (News Clips) 3/24/2014 Facing a deadline of early next week for a voting rights lawsuit in federal court, California's health insurance exchange appears to have agreed to…
Forum: League of Women Voters celebrates Sunshine Week (News Clips) 3/24/2014 We all have the right to know what our government is doing, both its successes and failures. Exercising our right to know gives us, the public, power…