LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support SNAP for College Students (Legal Document) 9/22/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Enhance Access to SNAP Act. This…
The Climate Crisis and the Urgent Need for Government Action (Blog) 9/21/2023 The climate crisis continues to devastatingly and inequitably impact the health and well-being of people and our planet. Climate change…, Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and natural gas, are burned to generate energy. Diesel and gasoline are two examples. Burning fossil fuels…, In 2023, the UN’s International Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Report synthesis on climate change, finding…, The League advocates in favor of laws, regulations, and policies to mitigate climate change and its impact. We also advocate for the expansion of…
LWV Urges Congress to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 9/21/2023 It is time to pass HR14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to ensure the freedom to vote for all Americans, no matter the color of…
LWV Applauds House Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release) 9/19/2023 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House…
How new state and local efforts are trying to register more people to vote (News Clips) 9/19/2023 This segment originally aired on PBS NewsHour. Organizers on Tuesday took part in National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday to encourage and…
Advocates Raising Awareness on Voter Registration Day (News Clips) 9/19/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Today is National Voter Registration Day, and advocates across New York and the nation…
LWVUS Joins Letter in Opposition to Reducing Scale of Census Survey (Legal Document) 9/18/2023 The League joined 34 other organizations in urging the Census Bureau to reconsider its recommendation to reduce the sample size used in the Survey of…
League of Women Voters works to bring out the vote (News Clips) 9/18/2023 This story was originally published by The Meridian Star. September is national Voter Registration Month, and the east central Mississippi chapter…
Local organizations launch social media challenge to encourage voter participation (News Clips) 9/14/2023 This story originally aired as a segment on FOX10. Watch the clip below. Transcript
League of Women Voters of New York ring in U.S. Constitution (News Clips) 9/12/2023 This story aired as a segment on WABC. To commemorate "U.S. Constitution Day," the League of Women Voters of New York is passing out free copies of…