WHERE DOES THE LWVUS/EF BUDGET GO
(PMP covers 23% of these costs)
Overview
LWVUS has 2 main functions that reinforce each other in important ways. They are performed by the national Board, relevant committees and task forces, and staff:
February 27, 2006
Dear Senator,
The undersigned groups urge you to support strong and effective reforms to respond to the current Washington lobbying scandals, when the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Committee) marks up legislation to address these scandals.
The groups include the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG.
The League of Women Voters Education Fund has created this Resource Guide to assist Leagues in dealing with this era of increasingly difficult public access to government information. This guide provides an overview of the most significant federal and state laws—those that protect and those that restrict public access to government information. It also suggests various ways that Leagues can become more active in this area, and identifies other national and state organizations involved in these issues.
February 16, 2006
This new LWVEF booklet is a first-of-its-kind, designed to share some of the basic principles involved in public dialogue processes and to acquaint the reader with what is needed to organize various types of gatherings, from small- and large-group interactions to online formats. Included are some basic planning questions as well as resources to help the reader conduct citizen engagement through dialogue at the community level.
January 19, 2006
TO: |
Members of the U.S. Senate | |
FROM: |
Kay J. Maxwell, President | |
RE: |
Democracy Issues in the Second Session |
A number of issues pending before Congress go to the heart of the functioning of American democracy.
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December 14, 2005
November 18, 2005