Right to Read: Toni Morrison Award

This event is held in Miami and sponsored by a variety of book publishers and the LWV's new partner, the American Library Association(ALA). You must RSVP>>>

Better Wyoming will launch newest campaign

Eager to enjoy a second campaign success, Better Wyoming invites interested community members to join them at their launch meeting.  So far, their idea is:  "... turn out huge numbers of informed voters in BOTH elections this year who care

Brookings Institute webinar: The economics of immigration

Tara Watson of Brookings and Madeline Zavodny of the University of North Florida, and political scientists Elaine Kamarck of Brookings and Ruy Teixeira of the American Enterprise Institute will discuss both the politics and economics of immigration.

Flag Day:

The 2nd Continental Congress first called for a common flag for the United States in 1777.  In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson first made June 14 "Flag Day."   This day became a federal holiday in 1949.  The Pledge of Allegiance was

Juneteenth

On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Texas to ensure that enslaved people be freed.  President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation  more than two years earlier.  Since the proclamation did not include border and rebel areas, slavery for African

LWV Laramie Primary Candidate Forum Albany County Commissioners

The non-partisan League of Women Voters of Laramie (LWV) and the Albany County Public Library (ACPL) are sponsoring Albany County Primary Election Candidate Forums on Thursday evenings, from 7 – 9 pm beginning June 20 with candidates for Albany County