Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan on Track (Blog) 4/23/2014 On Tuesday, Earth Day, I attended a meeting with John Podesta, Counselor to President Obama, and Paulette Aniskoff from the White House Office of…
The Affordable Care Act: A Gigantic Opportunity for America's Democracy (Blog) 4/23/2014 The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as "Obamacare," is rolling toward success. The latest numbers show that 8 million Americans have…
League Urges Administration to Fully Implement the NVRA at ACA Health Benefit Exchanges (Legal Document) 4/22/2014 The League joined with Demos, Project Vote and allied groups to urge the Obama Administration to fully implement the National Voter Registration Act…
Celebrate Earth Day – Tell the EPA to Fight Climate Change (Blog) 4/22/2014 This week, people across the world will honor our environment and celebrate Earth Day. The League of Women Voters has long fought battles to protect…
How State and Local Leagues are Celebrating Earth Day 2014 (Blog) 4/21/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post is written by Toni Larson, advocacy chair of the LWVUS board. Earth Day is a time to celebrate all that has…
Defending the Environment (Article) 4/7/2014 The League of Women Voters has been at the forefront of the environmental protection movement for decades, consistently supporting legislation to…
Court: Big Money Worth More than Citizens' Voices (Press Release) 4/2/2014 “Yet another irresponsible decision on money in politics by the Roberts Court,” says League Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court…
League Urges Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270 (Legal Document) 3/24/2014 The League joined with reform groups to ask Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270, the Empowering Citizens Act. H.R. 270 is the most comprehensive…
League Urges Presidential Veto on H.R. 2019 (Legal Document) 3/20/2014 The League joined a letter asking President Obama to veto H.R. 2019 which repeals public funding for party presidential nominating conventions. H.R.…
Eyes on the Prize: Health Care for All (Blog) 3/20/2014 This month marks the fourth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, and it also marks the end…