League of Women Voters Responds to Senate Vote on DC Criminal Code (Press Release) 3/8/2023 WASHINGTON — Today, League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted 81-14…
International Women's Day: Women's Vote (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This interview originally aired on WISN 12 News. On this International Women's Day, WISN 12 News is celebrating and highlighting the women making a…
Great Dayton League of Women Voters going strong after 100+ years (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This story originally aired on WDTN. March is National Women’s Month, but March 8 is International Women’s Day. The Miami Valley has its fair share…
Local League of Women Voters celebrating 90 years of advocacy (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This story originally aired on WKBN. In this week’s segment with WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford, Crawford sits down with Leah Sakacs,…
Selma and Current Threats to the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 3/7/2023 This blog was updated June 20, 2023. Today marks the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when state and local police attacked hundreds of civil…, The VRA also put in place an affirmative process for voters to sue any jurisdiction for racial discrimination in voting. Section 2 of the VRA, among…, Alabama is home to a government that is currently asking the Supreme Court to eliminate key protections of Section 2 of the VRA, but it is also home…
Letter: Why create more hoops for eligible voters to jump through? (News Clips) 3/7/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in InForum. In November 2022, less than 43% of North Dakota’s eligible voters turned out to vote…
League of Women Voters Announces New Partnership with ACG Advocacy (Press Release) 3/6/2023 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce a new partnership with DC-based lobbying firm, ACG Advocacy. The…
Grassroots movement seeks solution in Mount Vernon, Lisbon child care desert (News Clips) 3/5/2023 This story was originally published in The Gazette. When the day care center Jessie Thurn relied on to take care of her daughter Ari closed last…