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LWVOR is deeply grateful for the support of our members, volunteers, and donors who continue to show up for democracy. All that we...

Honest Elections Oregon, a coalition of pro-democracy groups and advocates, including the League of Women Voters of Oregon, filed ballot ini

IN THIS ISSUE... PRESIDENT’S COLUMN ARE FIREARMS BANNED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN YOUR COMMUNITY 2022 INITIATIVE PETITIONS TO REDUCE GUN...

Dear League members, Happy Holidays! Here’s to celebrating life! This month's newsletter is a team effort--many thanks to a wonderful...

by Josie Koehne December Revenue Forecast On November 17, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis presented the shockingly strong December...

by Anne Nesse Starting first with the Senate Education Committee on several issues of note: Michael Elliot reported on the many...

During the November legislative days, the House Rules Committee did not meet, and the Senate Rules Committee only met to consider...

The reports below include information on natural resource agencies and programs, opportunities to engage in the item of interest to you...

By Claudia Keith Climate Emergency Coordinator and Climate Emergency portfolio team members: Julie Chapman, Shirley Weathers, Cathy...

Oregon Legislative Days November 2021 The Oregon legislature is meeting Monday through Thursday this week, starting this morning. LWVOR...

Photo by Callum Shaw on Unsplash The annual UN Climate Conference, COP26, is underway in Glasgow, Scotland and 5 League representatives...

Dear LWVOR members, Welcome to November 2021! This is election week for some districts; Check your County Clerk listing on the SoS page...

LWVUS Voting Rights Push This week! A majority of Americans support the major voting rights bills in action in Congress. Wednesday’s...

By Terry Styner, Member of the Study Committee and the Washington County Unit Building on the 1988 LWV study on child care in Oregon, the...

by Peggy Lynch, Natural Resources Coordinator for the State Action Team 2021 legislative session was remarkable in many ways. For water...

By Becky Gladstone, LWVOR President Dear members, We are pleased to welcome a new VOTER editor and we will be asking you about a fresh...

By Peggy Bengry Since our 2017 position on election methods, new ideas have surfaced that, as our position states, could “affect how...

by Chris Cobey and Norman Turrill Proving Oregon residents’ abiding interest in Oregon’s redistricting process, Norman Turrill, Dan...

Wildfires have increasingly become part of our lives. As of early Sept, there are 23 active fires with more than 200,000 acres burned...

by Toni Lampkin The census has been completed and information is being tabulated for redistricting purposes. There are many recorded...