League of Women Voters Responds to President Trump’s Address (Press Release) 1/9/2019 The President Should Fund the Government – Not a Border Wall Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters of the United States…
The League Urges Trump Administration to Acknowledge the Impact of Climate Change (Press Release) 12/12/2018 League UN Observers for Climate Working with Paris Agreement Parties at International Conference KATOWICE, POLAND - The League of Women Voters of…
Two Climate Reports, One Conclusion: "It’s happening. It’s now." (Blog) 12/4/2018 This guest blog post was written by Launa Zimmaro, Energy and Environment Specialist at the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. Two…, Because of the complexity and political difficulty of the issue, climate change has largely been left on the cutting-room floor of political agendas…
League Joins Call to Protect and Strengthen SNAP in Farm Bill (Legal Document) 9/18/2018 The League joined a letter to the conferees of the Farm Bill asking them to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Trump Administration Announces Regulation to Replace the Clean Power Plan (Blog) 8/21/2018 The Trump Administration announced their plan to gut the Obama Administration regulation that combats climate change by setting the first-ever…
League Opposes Attempt to Overturn Clean Water Rule (Legal Document) 8/13/2018 The League joined organizations opposing the attempted repeal of the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The letter also urges the U.S. Environmental…
Taking to the Streets to March for Families (Blog) 6/30/2018 Today hundreds of thousands of people stepped up to say “Immigrants are welcome here” during Families Belong Together marches across the country., Leagues across the country participated in these marches. In Chicago, League leaders took a break from the National Convention to make signs and…, We have been working to urge our lawmakers on Capitol Hill to vote against partisan legislation that do not address the unacceptable acts occurring…
League Disapointed by U.S. Decision to Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council (Legal Document) 6/27/2018 LWVUS sent a letter to Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley regarding the Administration's decision to withdraw from the…, June 27, 2018 The Honorable Mike Pompeo Secretary of State US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 The Honorable Nikki Haley…
Highly Partisan Immigration Legislation Goes Down in Flames (Press Release) 6/27/2018 WASHINGTON, DC—The House of Representatives today in a 121-301 vote rejected the Ryan Compromise immigration legislation. The League of Women Voters…
Supreme Court Upholds Discriminating Travel Ban (Press Release) 6/26/2018 Washington, DC – Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration's travel ban is within the president’s authority. The League of…