Joan Hubbard, Mary Toy, Victoria Turner, Julie Gaebe, Jean Dugan and Kathleen Farrell accept award at the 40th Annual Bayer YMCA Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.
The Missouri General Assembly passed HJR 73 on May 14 to have the abortion ban go back to the voters. They say voters didn't understand Amendment 3 but the proposed ballot summary doesn’t mention banning elective abortions.
The League of Women Voters seeks a full-time Executive Director to support the League of Women Voters of Missouri (LWVMO) and the St. Louis Metro League of Women Voters (LWVSTL).
The Missouri House recently passed HB567 to eliminate Prop A's sick leave benefit. The League supported Prop A for healthy families and it was supported by 57 percent of voters in November.
This month the League of Women Voters of the United States collaborated with others to file a lawsuit challenging several provisions of Executive Order 14248, which asserts certain requirements for federal elections.
The League of Women Voters of the United States has declared that we are in a constitutional crisis, and in response launched an initiative called Rise and Unite 8.5 on May 1.
Every Monday when the legislature is in session, the Missouri League publishes a legislative bulletin that describes the progress of bills, alerts readers to upcoming hearings and votes, and calls on members to take action.