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Revisions to OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity

MENA graphic

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2024.

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In a 15-page publication released March 29, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued revisions to the agency's policies for federal data on race and ethnicity, last revised in 1997.

Also, listen to an episode of WDET's Created Equal on the implications of the new MENA category.

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Thanks to a new law, eligible 16- and 17-year-olds can now pre-register to vote in Michigan.

Pre-registration is here

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2024.

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Thanks to a new law, eligible 16- and 17-year-olds can now pre-register to vote in Michigan.

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Dearborn Master Land Use Plan - Community Input Requested - Survey available through May 5; Public meetings planned for April 29 and May 2

Dearborn Land use master plan

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2024.

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The City of Dearborn is preparing to make key updates to its Master Land Use Plan, a policy document used by elected and appointed community leaders to guide land-use decisions across the city including those impacting transportation, development, recreation, the economy, natural resources, and arts and culture. Survey responses are being taken through May 5.

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Vote for Vote411 - Webby Awards Nominee - Deadline is April 18

Webby Award 2024

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2024.

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We are proud to share that VOTE411 has been nominated for the best government and civil innovation website at the 28th Annual Webby People’s Voice Awards!

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Right to Read Day is April 8 / Unite Against Book Bans

Right to read Day April 8

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2024.

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The second annual Right to Read Day is next week! Join us on Monday, April 8 for our national day of action to protect the freedom to read.

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Presidential Candidates Must Answer Voters' Questions

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates campaigning to represent us at the highest level.

See which candidates have filled out our voter guides and demand the rest follow their example!

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Top Ten open government stories of 2023 (part one)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.

On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”

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Why is New Hampshire the first primary? Here's what to know.

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This article was originally published in The Boston Globe.

Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In New Hampshire, roughly 40 percent of voters are registered as undeclared, according to Liz Tentarelli, the president of LWV New Hampshire.

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League of Women Voters of Nebraska files amicus brief in Planned Parenthood case

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This story was originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star.

A nonpartisan civic organization has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Nebraska Supreme Court over the law that added restrictions for abortion and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

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Premiere: What Do You VOTE411?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

Blog Post

Ahead of the 2024 midterms, LWV's latest Public Service Announcement's for VOTE411.org are live!

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