During 2022...the Court preserved vital checks on state legislatures and a critical tool for fighting racial discrimination...[but] continued to retreat from applying the Constitution’s protections to historically disenfranchised and marginalized
Mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion, is under attack in the federal courts. At stake are the rights of women and people who can become pregnant to access one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of abortion.
The LWVSC participated in Voter Registration/Get Out the Vote Day on September 20th. The event was hosted by Professor Emily Lynch. Keynote speaker was Secretary of State Greg Amore.
On National Voter Registration Day, September 19th, RI (Providence) League members participated in registering voters on Kennedy Plaza in Providence. This was part of a coordinated effort (Common Cause, Brown U., Womxn Project and others) at eigh
Over one-third of the food produced in the US is never consumed — it is wasted. Food waste means all resources to grow the food are also wasted — energy, labor, water, and fertilizers. The energy loss alone is enough to power 50 million homes annually.
