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Protect local communities: Tell Ohio lawmakers to vote NO on veto override Tell our Ohio state Senators and House members to reject the veto overrides on budget provisions that would prevent local communities from solving their own problems by taking funding and local decisi...

Go here to tell the Ohio Senate: vote NO on veto override ➡️
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/votenoonvetooverride ⬅️
Tell your state senator to vote NO on this veto override because voters and communities know what's best.

🛑 Congress is threatening Medicaid cuts that could strip health coverage from millions.
🗣️ Tell your representatives:Protect Medicaid. Protect our health.
📲 Take action now: www.lwv.org/take-action/...

#ProtectMedicaid #LWVIndy #HealthJustice #TakeAction

Ohio Senate budget alters the Governor’s Merit Scholarship, ties funds to Senate Bill 1 compliance • Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Senate’s version of the state’s two-year budget would reduce the number of students who would be eligible to receive the Governor’s Merit Scholarship and it would come with strings attached.

The Ohio Senate’s version of the state’s two-year budget would reduce the number of students who would be eligible to receive the Governor’s Merit Scholarship and it would come with strings attached.

Ohio lawmakers are once again ambushing the citizen-initiative process. SB 153 is about power -- and who gets to wield it. The answer must remain: the people.

We oppose this attack on direct democracy.
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Staying True to Nonpartisanship in a Divisive Political Climate | League of Women Voters At our core, nonpartisanship is not just a policy — it’s a bedrock principle that defines who we are at the League of Women Voters. As a membership organization committed to empowering voters and…

At our core, nonpartisanship is not just a policy — it’s a bedrock principle that defines who we are at the League of Women Voters.

US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful.

This administration is blatantly ignoring court orders and straight-up sending people to countries they’ve never been to. Incredibly disgraceful, embarrassing, and wrong.

SB 153 and HB 233 are bad twin bills in the Ohio Statehouse that would be very bad for voters, elections, and election officials.
Email Ohio lawmakers here and call their offices to tell them to oppose these bills:
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/protectohios...

Join us next Weds at noon at the Ohio Statehouse for a powerful day of advocacy to demand fair funding for rural schools across Ohio
📣 Rally: noon
🏛️ Legislative Visits: 1:00
📍 Ohio Statehouse, Veteran’s Plaza: East side of Statehouse, facing 3rd St.
📲 Register: bit.ly/StatehouseRallyForRuralSchools

The SAVE Act wouldn't save anything. Instead, it threatens right to vote | Letter A Beacon Journal reader writes about how the SAVE Act would interfere with voters' rights.

Letter to Editor
The SAVE Act wouldn't save anything. Instead, it threatens right to vote
This bill is not about safeguarding our elections. They’re already safe.
Please contact your senators and demand that they oppose the SAVE Act

Barbara Ague, Cuyahoga Falls
www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinio...

See you tomorrow!

All Americans — no matter who you voted for in 2024 — need to come together, stand united, and fight back to save our democracy. We cannot afford to fail the generations to come. Full statement: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

65 million women will be disenfranchised by this bill. CALL your members of Congress now!

The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come The now-famous white paper has proved to be a good road map for what the administration has done so far, and what may yet be on the way.

Taking our country backward is part of the plan. This is wrong and cannot be tolerated. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

LWV joins other voting groups to challenge anti-voter Executive Order

www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Ohio college students, educators disappointed in Gov. DeWine for signing higher ed overhaul • Ohio Capital Journal Students donning black graduation robes held a mock funeral for the death of higher education after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that will overhaul Ohio’s public universities. They…

Students donning black graduation robes held a mock funeral for the death of higher education after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that will overhaul Ohio’s public universities. They said DeWine's signature was heartbreaking

Dave Yost’s death penalty push isn’t about justice. It’s about 2026: Leila Atassi Ohio should abandon the death penalty—not just because it’s morally flawed, but because it’s broken, costly, and being used as a political tool by those, like Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, more int...

"Ohio has an opportunity to turn the page. Let’s not waste another dollar, another year, or another ounce of moral credibility on a ritual we mistake for justice, when what we really need is the courage to evolve."

#EndTheDeathPenalty
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Ohio AG questions birthright citizenship. His argument is 'just silly,' immigration lawyer says • Ohio Capital Journal It had been considered settled law: If a person is born in the U.S. that baby is a U.S. citizen. But now Ohio AG Dave Yost and others are in court defending President Trump's order claiming…

It had been considered settled law: If a person is born in the U.S. that baby is a citizen. But now Ohio AG Dave Yost and others are in court defending Trump's order claiming "birthright citizenship" doesn't extend to children of the undocumented

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) filed a lawsuit with coalition partners against Trump for his unlawful 3/25 executive order on voting.

Read LWVUS's statement here: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Read the lawsuit here: www.lwv.org/sites/defaul...

LWV BG will be available to register voters before and after the event. Go to tinyurl.com/dist5townhall to submit your questions/concerns in advance or if you are unable to attend. We'll make sure Rep. Bob Latta receives them!

Protect Ohio's Election Workers Tell the Ohio Senate General Government Committee: Protect Ohio's Election Workers

🗳Election officials have faced increasing threats and harassment simply for doing their jobs. SB 82 is a common-sense, nonpartisan step to protect them just as they protect our elections.
📲Tell your Ohio Senator you stand with election workers: lwvohio.salsalabs.org/protectohioselectionworkers

Proof of citizenship, absentee ballots: What Trump order means for Ohio elections President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could change how elections are run, including in Ohio.

"This executive order is an assault on our republic and a dangerous attempt to silence American voters," said Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters. "The president continues to overstep his authority and brazenly disregard settled law in this country."
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🗣️Ohio’s prison system was designed to incarcerate about 37,000 people, yet our prisons housed 45,590 as of December 2024. That’s over 120% capacity.

Send a message to lawmakers and urge them to END the Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline.

📲TAKE ACTION: action.aclu.org/send-message...

Students, faculty are asking Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to veto massive higher ed overhaul bill • Ohio Capital Journal Ohio college students, faculty and staff are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a massive higher education bill that would ban diversity and inclusion on campus and prevent faculty from striking.

Ohio college students, faculty and staff are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a massive higher education bill that would ban diversity and inclusion on campus and prevent faculty from striking.

The AP and Trump administration renew court fight over White House press access • Ohio Capital Journal The Associated Press and the Trump administration delivered arguments in federal court Thursday in a case that could alter decades of established press access in the White House.

The Associated Press and the Trump administration delivered arguments in federal court Thursday in a case that could alter decades of established press access in the White House.

Join the LWVBG today and find out how you can do the next right thing!

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Thank you to everyone who came out to our program on "Defending Democracy" yesterday. It was amazing to see so many new faces! For those unable to attend you can watch a recording on our YouTube Channel:
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☀️We're celebrating Sunshine Week to highlight the importance of open government and access to information!☀️
🔎The best hope for combating disinformation and corruption is for government to be completely open about what it's doing and why.