League Members to Lobby Congress on Voting Rights (Blog) 6/15/2016 Hundreds of League members from around the country will be lobbying their U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill tomorrow in advance of…
League Opposes H.Con.Res 89 (Legal Document) 6/8/2016 The League joined coalition partners on a letter calling for members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.Con.Res 89. The resolution…
League Volunteers, Grammy Winners Reach Tens of Thousands of Voters (Blog) 6/2/2016 The League team is taking a moment to reflect on this spring’s “Use Your Voice” tour, carried out by Grammy award-winning artists Patty Griffin and…
League Opposes H.R. 5055 (Legal Document) 5/24/2016 The League joined a letter opposing FY2017 for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, H.R. 5055, because of bad…
What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog) 5/12/2016 With most state legislative sessions coming to a close at the end of April, the action on voting rights in 2016 is shaping up to be very similar to…
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day (Blog) 4/21/2016 Friday, April 22 marks the 41st anniversary of the first Earth Day. On this day, world leaders will gather at the United Nations (UN) to sign the…
League Opposes H.R. 4775 (Legal Document) 4/18/2016 The League joined a letter opposing H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act. Despite its name, the bill would be detrimental for air…
Help Us Recognize a Local League that Effectively Engaged their Community (Blog) 4/15/2016 We’ll be presenting three Making Democracy Work® - For All awards at our National Convention, held in Washington, DC later this spring. The awards…
League Opposes BRICK Act in U.S. House (Legal Document) 3/3/2016 The League joined environmental partners in opposing legislation in the U.S. House that would delay needed health protections set by the…
Presidents' Day, Primaries and Parties (Blog) 2/14/2016 Ninety-six years ago during the final push for women's suffrage, Carrie Chapman Catt – the League of Women Voters’ founder – called upon our emerging…