The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) on December 9, 2024, approved a motion directing staff to conduct public opinion polling on three scenarios for a potential 2026 transportation tax measure.
In 2019 the California legislature established the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) via AB 1487. BAHFA has regional revenue generating authority that enables it to work collaboratively with all Bay Area jurisdictions.
LWV of Iowa filed an amicus brief on Friday supporting a partial preliminary injunction against provisions of SF496, a law that restricts books on LGBTQIA+ subjects in school libraries and the rights of LGBTQIA+ students in schools.
LWV, LWV of Texas and other nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that the court should block Texas’s newly enacted and racially discriminatory 2025 congressional map.
The League of Women Voters will host more than 750 voter registration events this year in recognition of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 16.
In moments of political uncertainty, concepts like the Insurrection Act or “martial law” can feel abstract – until they don’t. Given the current administration’s recent federal deployment of the National Guard in California and federal takeover of Washington DC, many are wondering: what is martial law? Does the president have the right to use military force in our cities? Are we on the brink of something more dangerous?
The League of Women Voters of the United States condemns the recent threats made against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which forced campuses into lockdown and spread fear among students, faculty, and staff.
