Take the Challenge - Help Get 3 Friends Registered to Vote (Blog) 9/13/2012 In the last few weeks the Democrats and Republicans have held their national Conventions, which means the countdown to Election Day and one of the…
Who Pays for the Parties? (Blog) 9/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published as part of the Huffington Post's Shadow Convention discussion on money in politics and on my…
Voting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect (Blog) 8/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog earlier today. Forty-seven years ago this week, President Lyndon B.…
Honoring and Celebrating the Passage of the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 8/6/2012 Forty-seven years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. But, the law is not just history; it remains…
Taking Care of Women (Blog) 7/31/2012 There is more good news coming this week for women because of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). Beginning August 1st, millions of women around…
Support for the DISCLOSE Act across the country (Blog) 7/13/2012 On Monday, the DISCLOSE Act will come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. We’ve been working hard to ensure that it overcomes the procedural…
Supreme Court protects health care for millions (Blog) 6/28/2012 The League is very pleased with the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today’s decision in Florida v. HHS …
Supreme Court Repeats Naïve, Uninformed Errors of Citizens United (Blog) 6/25/2012 The Court's decision today in a pivotal campaign finance case has repeated its naïve, uninformed errors from its Citizens United decision. The…
Twitter’s take on Attorney General Holder visiting LWV’s Convention (Blog) 6/14/2012 On Monday, June 11, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed our National Convention.Throughout Convention, we invited attendees to participate in an…
League Recognizes National Women’s Health Week (Blog) 5/16/2012 It is National Women’s Health Week– and groups around the nation are taking a moment to recognize the importance of women’s health, and the impact…