Leagues Working for Civics Education (Blog) 5/9/2023 Civic education and involvement are key to a healthy American democracy. Included are stories from states across the country about the importance of civic engagement and the work that they are…
LWVUS Joins Letter to Congress Urging Increased Funding for HHS' Office for Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/13/2024 LWVUS signed onto a letter to the congressional subcommittees on Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to double funding for HHS' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in FY25 appropriations. OCR…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support Paid Family and Medical Leave (Legal Document) 5/17/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which would create a …
League Advocates for Continued Funding to Restore the Great Lakes (Legal Document) 8/5/2015 The League joined other coalition partners in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget requesting continued funding for Great Lakes restoration priorities.
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.
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…
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.
Testimony by ELISABETH MACNAMARA, LWVUS PRESIDENT FOR THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Legal Document) 9/11/2012 On Wednesday, September 12, LWVUS President Elisabeth Macnamra testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary at a hearing entitled "The Citizens United Court and the Continuing…