Florida Elections Rescheduled Due to Hurricane Irma (Blog) 9/8/2017 Primary and Municipal Elections in the Sunshine State Now Slated for September 26**UPDATE: The primary elections in the cities of Cape Coral and…
On the 97th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we are STILL Fighting for Equal Voting Rights (Blog) 8/18/2017 On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. Ninety-seven years later, however, we are still…
League Leaders from 43 States Convene as Senate Unveils Nasty Health Care Bill (Blog) 6/23/2017 As Senate leadership unveiled their version of an Obamacare replacement bill, League of Women Voters leaders from 43 states gathered outside of…
"Don't Cap My Care" Medicaid Rally (Blog) 6/8/2017 This week, League Interns had the chance to hear the personal side of the effects of possible cuts and caps to Medicaid at the Don’t Cap My Care…
League Volunteers Registered Tens of Thousands of New Citizens to Vote in 2016 (Blog) 12/14/2016 Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants complete the naturalization application process and take part in swearing-in ceremonies—also known as…
Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: Oppose All Campaign Finance Riders to Funding Bills (Blog) 11/21/2016 November 21, 2016 Dear Senator: Our organizations strongly urge you to oppose all campaign finance riders and other “poison…
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 Yesterday, along with the League’s president Elisabeth MacNamara, and some senior League of Women Voters staff, I attended the United State of…
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Continues to be Tested (Blog) 5/26/2016 The fight to stop manmade contributions to climate change is not over, we’ve taken big steps in the last year. Last year, when the Environmental…
EPA issues Final Regulation to Limit Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector (Blog) 5/13/2016 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final regulation aimed at reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. Released on…
Take Action: Fix the Federal Election Commission (Blog) 4/27/2016 The agency that is tasked with overseeing federal laws governing money in politics, the Federal Election Commission (FEC), is broken. Paralyzed by…