Taking Care of Women (Blog) 7/31/2012 Beginning August 1st, millions of women around the country will be able to receive free preventive health care benefits through the Affordable Care Act!
Pa.’s Tough, New Voter ID Law Tackles First Legal Challenge... (News Clips) 7/26/2012 “The first legal test for Pennsylvania’s tough new voter identification law began Wednesday, with state lawyers calling the measure a completely rational step, while opponents attacked it as an…
Lessons Learned – LWVWI Releases Report on Election Observers (Blog) 7/26/2012 Leading up to the June 5th recall elections, LWV of Wisconsin worked with the nonpartisan Wisconsin Election Protection coalition to train citizens as volunteer election observers.
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law under Investigation (News Clips) 7/25/2012 “The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Pennsylvania's new voter identification law discriminates against minorities, according to a letter released on Monday.”
New Voting Rules Create Difficulties, Reports Say (News Clips) 7/25/2012 "What we saw were issues that could lead to disenfranchisement," said Andrea Kaminski, executive director for Wisconsin's League of Women Voters.”
Without a Photo ID, Some PA Voters Won't Count in November under Strict Law (News Clips) 7/25/2012 “Sixty-year-old Wilola Lee of Philadelphia says she's voted in almost every presidential election since the '70s. ... But, in November, under the voter identification law passed in…
[PA] League of Women Voters Spreading Voter ID Info (News Clips) 7/24/2012 “The League of Women Voters is trying to make sure voters in Lancaster County [PA] are aware of the state's new identification law. About 20,000 voters in the county do not have the…
Focusing Outrage on the [PA] Voter ID Law (News Clips) 7/24/2012 “...a coalition of [PA] organizations and businesses - the ACLU, NAACP, League of Women Voters, Committee of Seventy, Black Clergy, Brown's Family ShopRite, and Radio One, among others - secured…
Ahead of Voter ID Trial, Pennsylvania Admits There’s No In-Person Voter Fraud (News Clips) 7/24/2012 “As the Justice Department investigates Pennsylvania’s voter ID law on the federal level, a coalition of civil rights groups is gearing up for a state trial starting Wednesday ... Pennsylvania might…
Health Care for All (News Clips) 7/23/2012 “The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara [CA] will continue to educate our community on the ACA and its pivotal impact on their lives, and work to fully implement the law, while continuing to…