Op-Ed: Katharine Biele: Utah Legislature takes away power that belongs to the people (News Clips) 5/8/2022 Republicans take the teeth out of redistricting initiative and divide communities of interest.
Rally held in West Palm Beach to fight Roe v. Wade reversal (News Clips) 5/3/2022 The League of Women Voters and Planned Parenthood rallied in response to an unprecedented leak indicating the supreme court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.
New York Democrats Make Last-Ditch Bid to Save New Congressional Maps (News Clips) 4/26/2022 The state’s highest court heard arguments on Tuesday on whether to uphold earlier rulings that voided maps drawn by Democrats as illegal gerrymanders.
Ballot measure that would boost San Diego mayor’s hiring power gets key approval (News Clips) 4/20/2022 San Diego voters are likely to get a chance this November to give Mayor Todd Gloria more power over hiring city workers, which could help San Diego fill hundreds of open jobs more quickly and reduce…
LWV Fairfax Thanks Fairfax City Election Heroes (News Clips) 4/12/2022 The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Visits the Fairfax City Office of Elections to Thank Election Officials
Houston woman shares inspiring story on how she became a voting rights advocate (News Clips) 3/31/2022 One Houston woman has made it her life's mission to fight for voting rights and she is currently the president of the local chapter of The League of Women Voters. “Voting rights is a passionate…
Government watchdog groups push for ethics reform in New York’s state budget (News Clips) 3/30/2022 Government watchdog groups are making a push to include ethics reform in the state budget. Governor Kathy Hochul promised to overhaul the state’s troubled ethics oversight commission, but so far, the…
Ohio voter advocate dies at 90, uses obit to get out vote (News Clips) 3/16/2022 Services were held Wednesday for long-time Ohio voting rights advocate Margaret “Peg” Rosenfield, who died the day her last letter to the editor ran in the local newspaper. She was 90.
Democracy Docket: Less Time for Map Drawing Requires National Standards (News Clips) 5/12/2021 An op-ed by Virginia Kase discuss the 2021 redistricting cycle.
The Post and Courier: Commentary: How ‘safe’ SC Election Districts Turn Voters invisible (News Clips) 12/13/2020 LWV of South Carolina wrote an op-ed about the upcoming redistricting cycle and how "safe" districts silence the voice of voters.