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LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog)

5/22/2024

To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…

LWVUS Advocates for Election Funding (Legal Document)

8/10/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Congress in support of the Senate’s proposed $75 million appropriation for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Security Grants in…

Ohio's fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues (News Clips)

6/5/2023

This story was originally published by cleveland.com Ohio is teed up for a political fight over ballot initiatives this summer, after Republican Ohio lawmakers voted last month to set an Aug. 8…

STATEHOUSE: League of Women Voters' Emporia Branch begins second year of vote-tracking effort (News Clips)

1/16/2023

This story was originally published by KVOE. The League of Women Voters’ Emporia branch will be busy the next few months. Why, you might ask? It’s tracking votes for lawmakers representing Lyon…

LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document)

12/18/2020

In partnership with the Value our Families and No Muslim Ban Ever Campaigns, LWV advocated for President-elect Biden to rescind every iteration of the Muslim Ban.

League Urges Congress to reject Funding Increases to ICE and CBP (Legal Document)

9/16/2020

LWVUS joined immigrant and justice advocacy groups on a Defund Hate letter to House leadership calling for no funding increases for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and…

League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document)

4/22/2020

LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus.

League Joins Call to Protect and Strengthen SNAP in Farm Bill (Legal Document)

9/18/2018

The League joined a letter to the conferrees of the Farm Bill asking them to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the final version of the Farm Bill.

League Calls on Congress to Defund Hate (Article)

6/18/2018

The League joined nearly 300 organizations calling on members of Congress to reduce funding for detentions and deportations and provide zero funding for an unnecessary border wall.

League Opposes FY 2016 Budget Amendments Undermining Clean Water Rule (Legal Document)

11/20/2015

LWVUS joined a letter with organizations from across the country urging congress to reject amendments to the FY 2016 budget that would undermine the EPA's Clean Water Rule.