Mental Health is a Voting Rights Issue (Blog) 6/16/2022 More than half of adults in the US are not receiving treatment when they experience a mental illness. If we are struggling with our mental health, it’s difficult to show up and fight for our rights…
Students & Rhode Island Department of Education Agree to Strengthen Civics Education (Press Release) 6/15/2022 PROVIDENCE — Last week, litigation filed by Rhode Island students seeking to establish a constitutional right to a civics education ended with an agreement that both sides agree will strengthen…
LWVUS Urges Senators to Pass Civics Secures Democracy Act (Legal Document) 6/15/2022 The League supports bringing the Civics Secures Democracy Act for debate and passage to promote an informed citizenship via K-12 education nationwide.
The League Responds to SEC Proposal to Require Climate Risk Disclosure (Legal Document) 6/15/2022 The SEC requested public comments on a proposed amendment to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act 1934 . The League supports the proposed amendment.
League of Women Voters Welcomes Bipartisan Agreement to Curb Gun Violence in Our Communities (Press Release) 6/13/2022 WASHINGTON – Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement welcoming the US Senate’s bipartisan framework to reduce the threat of gun…
Caren Short Joins League of Women Voters as Director of Legal & Research (Press Release) 6/10/2022 WASHINGTON- The League of Women Voters is proud to announce Caren Short as Director of Legal and Research. Caren joins the League’s growing Advocacy and Litigation team, where she will oversee and…
The Economic Cost of Climate Change (Blog) 6/9/2022 Carbon emissions are causing widespread and potentially irreversible damage to the environment — and also have a significant impact on the economy. While some people rationalize…
LWV Welcomes Bipartisan House Committee Hearings on January 6th Attack (Press Release) 6/9/2022 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement as the bipartisan House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on…
GOP runoff deadline today, League of Women Voters says watch other issues too (News Clips) 6/6/2022 Voters have a deadline coming up regarding the June twenty first runoff. Today is the last day to register to vote in Alabama’s high profile Republican race for the U.S. Senate. Katie Britt and Mo…
LWVUS Joined a Letter with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on Implementing President Biden’s Voting Rights Executive Order (Legal Document) 5/26/2022 The Leadership Conference organized a letter requesting federal agencies to strongly implement President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order promoting access to voting.