This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024.

Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the Ohioans working on reform to the state’s redistricting process as a member of the League of Women Voters. Now she’s the co-CEO of the national group.

“The mission of the league could not be more critical or more needed,” she told the Capital Journal in an interview amid a return visit to the state that started it all for her. “Our democracy is a gift and it is something that is fragile, and it requires care and attention.”
 

MADISON –Today, unofficial results indicate that voters throughout Wisconsin rejected two constitutional amendments that would have hurt our communities and delayed necessary federal funds.

Today a Dane County Circuit Court judge granted a temporary injunction that will allow voters with print disabilities to request that their municipal clerks send their absentee ballots by email, instead of by U.S.

During the month of June, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community members and their allies celebrate Pride Month. The LGBTQ+ community and their supporters reflect on the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.