Leagues and Redistricting Reform: Creating Representative Districts (Blog) 7/18/2014 Late last week, a Florida Circuit Court threw out the Congressional maps in Florida, drawn by the state legislature and adopted in 2012. The judge…
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law (Blog) 7/1/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was writteb by Anne Borg, Co-President, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts The League of Women Voters of…
UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 There’s finally some good news on the voting rights front in Congress. Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted…
One Year After Shelby Decision, The Fight Continues to Protect Equal Access to the Vote (Blog) 6/23/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week marks one year since the…
The National Voter Registration Act Turns 21! (Blog) 5/20/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. Have you registered to vote or…
The Frontier of Climate Change: State and Local Action in the Heartland (Blog) 4/29/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Bonnie Pitz, President, League of Women Voters of Iowa On Earth Day 2014, the League of Women…
Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan on Track (Blog) 4/23/2014 On Tuesday, Earth Day, I attended a meeting with John Podesta, Counselor to President Obama, and Paulette Aniskoff from the White House Office of…
The Affordable Care Act: A Gigantic Opportunity for America's Democracy (Blog) 4/23/2014 The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as "Obamacare," is rolling toward success. The latest numbers show that 8 million Americans have…
Celebrate Earth Day – Tell the EPA to Fight Climate Change (Blog) 4/22/2014 This week, people across the world will honor our environment and celebrate Earth Day. The League of Women Voters has long fought battles to protect…
How State and Local Leagues are Celebrating Earth Day 2014 (Blog) 4/21/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post is written by Toni Larson, advocacy chair of the LWVUS board. Earth Day is a time to celebrate all that has…