Arkansans Urged to Register on National Voter Registration Day (News Clips) 9/19/2022 This article was originally published by Public News Service. Ahead of the general election on November 8, there's an urgent push for voter…
MI Groups Say it's Time to Get Ready to Vote in Midterm Elections (News Clips) 9/19/2022 This article was originally published by Public News Service. The midterm elections are coming up on Nov. 8, and advocates are reminding…
Young Kansas voters embrace political power in fight to preserve democracy (News Clips) 9/15/2022 This article was originally published in the Kansas Reflector. Isabella Vermooten is the kind of person who “literally went through and pestered…
The power of us: Black women deciding elections (News Clips) 9/14/2022 This article was originally published in Defender. Black women have played pivotal roles in voter mobilization and voter turnout for…
Experience Florida's Elections Process From Within as a Poll Worker (News Clips) 9/6/2022 This story was originally published in Public News Service. Voting is one way to play a pivotal role in Florida's electoral process, and another way…
What are the Inflation Reduction Act and Budget Reconciliation? (Blog) 9/1/2022 On August 16, the President signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The law approves more than 700 billion dollars in federal…, Because a reconciliation bill faces a sped-up procedure in the Senate, it is subject to the Byrd Rule. This allows senators to object to any…, A reconciliation bill requires a simple majority vote in both chambers of Congress and cannot be stalled in the Senate with a filibuster. The Senate…, Affordable Care Act Premium Subsidies The Affordable Care Act (ACA) offers premium tax credits, which are income-based subsidies to lower an…, Excise tax on stock buybacks Publicly traded corporations have shareholders that own stock in them. When a corporation profits, it can pay its…
LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document) 8/30/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 110 other organizations sent a letter to Secretary Vilsack of the Department of…
Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog) 8/18/2022 This blog was written by Carolyn Caywood. Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans — which make up nearly seventy percent of…, Further, oceans are like highways connecting the world in a web of trade. Our economy is so interconnected that a shipping accident in the Suez Canal…
LWVUS supports Youth Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 7/26/2022 The League sent a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act as a measure to support eligible young voters’ access to…
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter to US House Leadership for Disability Rights (Legal Document) 7/26/2022 For the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the League signed onto a letter to US House leadership urging them to oppose…