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If you missed the Wisconsin State Assembly 43rd District Candidate Forum on 10/5/2024, you can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1017179136?&signup=true#_=_

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On Thursday evening, October 17, 6:30 PM-8 PM, Ramona Williams, Regional
Coordinator for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, will address the present

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Get involved in the community and share your talents! Opportunities with the Whitewater Area League abound!

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Dwight Watson is a Professor of Education in the College of Education & Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  He supervises early childhood, elementary, and middle school student teachers

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A HUGE thank you to League members who volunteered to staff voter registration tables in 5 locations on National Voter Registration Day, at two League co-sponsored LGBTQ+ programs at the Whitewater Public LIbrary and a

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Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Alabama issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to allow Alabama to use the Legislature's gerrymandered 2023 congressional map for the 2026 election cycle.

Public Statement

Celina Stewart, a nationally recognized voting rights attorney and champion of American democracy, has been named by Northeastern Law’s Judith Olans Brown Forum for Women in the Law (WIL) as its Practitioner-in-Residence for 2026–2027.

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In March 2026, the Supreme Court determined that Colorado’s Conversion Therapy ban violated the First Amendment, in a major loss to LGBTQIA+ rights. 

Colorado moved quickly on two fronts: maintaining protections for youth in a way consistent with the First Amendment and strengthening accountability for past harm. 

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A federal District Court heard arguments today in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s March 31 executive order concerning mail-in voting. Plaintiffs argue that the order violates the US Constitution and federal law and risks mass disenfranchisement of eligible voters.

Public Statement

The federal court in New Hampshire struck down the state’s anti-voter law enacted in 2024, declaring it unconstitutional. The law, known as HB 1569, created some of the strictest registration requirements in the nation and, among other things, required documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration.