15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 I will be stepping down in a few weeks after 15 years as the League’s executive director. I am confident that the League will continue its work to make American democracy as good as the ideals on…
White House Holds Summit on Climate Change and Public Health (Blog) 6/24/2015 The Summit brought together White House officials, health professionals, academics, and other stakeholders to provide communities with the tools to protect public health in the face of climate change.
How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 Watch our new video, which outlines five ways to improve our elections.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CRYOSPHERE (Legal Document) 3/9/2015 The LWVUS Climate Change Task Force has developed a background paper for League members and others on the projected impacts of climate change on the cryosphere.
Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act at the US Mission to the United Nations (Blog) 2/27/2015 This week, the Mission of the United States to the United Nations commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Being Part of the Solution in Ferguson (Blog) 2/24/2015 The League of Women Voters of St. Louis is excited to help engage and empower Ferguson residents to take part in their government and wield influence over their community moving forward.
Experts Tout Key Electoral Reforms at 2015 Voting Summit (Blog) 2/9/2015 The League was pleased to join dozens of voting rights advocates, state and local elections officials, congressional staff and academics at last week’s 2015 Voting and Elections Summit in Washington…
Voter Protection: Three Takeaways from Election Protection’s Post-Election Convening (Blog) 11/25/2014 Attending the Election Protection convening made me excited for what’s ahead in 2015. I’m looking forward to hearing about the successes that will emerge next year.
Texas Leagues are Up to the Challenge – Providing Critical Voter Education (Blog) 10/21/2014 In Austin, Dallas and San Antonio where I visited last week, election officials are taking a professional approach to training their poll workers and their staff in preparation for early voting and…
What Happens When More than 400,000 Advocates Rally to Save Our Planet (Blog) 9/26/2014 From the moment I stepped onto the bus headed to the People’s Climate March chartered by the Sierra Club, I knew this was going to be an extraordinary day.