MTis first, followed by AL and then WY. All the rates — for every 1000 residents — are close: 28.67, 26.7, and 26.66, respectively. Last year all were > 30. The WY call centers handled > 4000 calls. 90% of
Sec. of State Gray proposes amending “cross-over” law making it worse
Thursday, August 31, the Interim Corporations Committee met and discussed changes to our voting law. Some will object to the durational residency requirement to register to vote, but other equally objectionable ideas were heard that day. Read more>>> P.S. Thanks
American Cancer Society asks WY to halt Medicaid renewal process
Thousands — 10,001 so far — have been denied Medicaid coverage, and it’s not clear how many are actually ineligible. Before COVID-19, children accounted for the larger portion of Medicaid coverage, and at this point, 3/4 of those denied coverage
Tennessee, the worst state for voting rights, worsens
The LWV of Wyoming will soon start a campaign to inform former prisoners about restoring voting rights. Meanwhile, our campaign wouldn’t be of much interest in TN. There, felon enfranchisement requires a lawyer and a plea for a gubernatorial pardon!
“Durational residency” returns for discussion in October
Secretary Chuck Gray suggested a number of voting rules changes, and this past week LSO drafts of the corresponding bills were discussed. Secretary Gray argues that: WY is one of a few states without a residency rule. The new WY
A major win for the environment in Ecuador’s elections
Listen to a young Ecuadorian speak to this first. Initiated by Amazonian leaders, the country has voted overwhelmingly to evict existing oil projects in protected indigenous parks. The company is a state-owned company that hoped to see its contract extended
Governor Gordon: there’s a limit to the education we deserve
Oklahoma Approves the Nation’s First Religious Charter School
LWVUS writes Congress: protect children & fight climate crisis
The national league is reticent to make policy statements. When it does, the local and state leagues respond to what’s called an”action alert” and those alerts are posted on the header of their landing page. Below is the league’s recent
Gordon and the state library ask for open conversation
Director of the State Library Division Patricia Bach, State Librarian Jamie Markus, and the Governor wrote the American Library Association accusing the ALA for straying from their mission: ‘to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and