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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.

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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.

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LWV releases No Harm to Our Communities: Mapping Guidance for Elected Leaders, guidance on drawing mid-cycle maps that protect historically disenfranchised communities.

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LWV of the United States and the LWV of Texas issued the following statement in response to the Texas legislature passing a bill with new congressional maps.

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All 50 states, plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, have their own supreme courts. How do they work?

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In a major win for voting rights, District Court Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles largely denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) v. Beals.

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League of Women Voters CEO, Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to President Trump's vow to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines.