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July 4 is the Anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act

LWVUS News Release
July 1, 2009

Washington, DC - This Independence Day marks 43 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law. FOIA established the public's right to access government records. However, recent polling data indicates that most Americans continue to view our government as secretive - something that the League of Women Voters has long been trying to change.

"The key to a healthy, open government is public access and participation. Given the gravity of the issues facing our nation, the need to increase public access - and input - to the governmental decisions and policies that affect all Americans is greater than ever," said Mary G. Wilson, national League President. "The League has acted as a government watchdog for decades - at all levels of government."

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US House Passes First-Ever Limits on Climate Change

LWVUS New Release
June 26, 2009

Washington, DC - Today the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, known as ACES, setting new limits on the greenhouse gas pollutants that are causing global climate change. Mary G. Wilson, president of the non-partisan League of Women Voters, said the legislation, "is truly historic because it represents the first time the U.S. Congress has acted against global warming." Wilson hailed the "closely fought, bi-partisan vote" that enacted the legislation by 219 to 212.

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Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights Act

LWVUS Press Release
June 22, 2009

8 - 1 Court Issues "Vital Vindication" in Critical Election Law Case, Says League

Washington, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision in one of the biggest election law cases before the nation's highest court since Bush v. Gore. "The 8-1 opinion in the case Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number one (NAMUDN) v. Mukasey represents a vital vindication for the voting rights of all citizens in this country," said national League President, Mary G. Wilson.

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Voters Win in Ohio

Voting procedures and practices in every state affect the outcome of presidential elections. Ohio achieved notoriety in 2004 as having a voting system fraught with problems. On June 16, 2009 the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced a settlement in the case of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Brunner. The settlement provides for key reforms of Ohio's system of elections.

Press Release
Key Elements of the Settlement

Experts Advise GHG Emissions Must Begin Declining Before 2015

Positive Feedbacks and Climate Runaway: The Need to Act Without Delay
League of Women Voters: LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Background Paper ©2009
Chad A. Tolman, lead writer

"Why do most of the world's governments--represented on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)--as well as most climate scientists and the League of Women Voters of the United States--think that strong action needs to be taken to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without further delay? Instrumental measurements for more than 50 years and ice core records going back over 650,000 years show that the concentrations of greenhouse gases are higher now than at any time in that long period. We are now in uncharted waters. Experts advise that GHG emissions must peak and begin declining before 2015."

Download the LWVUS background paper and read the full story here.

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