Voters’ Guide & VOTE411.org Press Release 2022
Join Our LWV Day of Action
Tomorrow, June 25th – LWV Nationwide Virtual Lobbying Day for VRAA Join LWV members from across the country to virtually lobby the Senate to support the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) on Thursday, June 25, then participate in the Twitter Storm at 1:00pm CT that day. Why are we doing this? June 25 is the […]
Action Alert: LB 1106
ALL MEMBERS-CALL TO ACTION! LB 1106 ACTION ALERT: Earlier in the legislative session LB974 was introduced as a property relief tax bill. The statement of intent can be found on the Nebraska Legislature’s website under bill search. LB 974 was a proposal developed by the Revenue Committee chaired by Senator Lou Ann Linehan. It was […]
Action Alert: LB 1207 Redistricting Reform Bill
LB 1207 REDISTRICTING REFORM BILL TO BE DEBATED SOON! WRITE/CALL/EMAIL YOUR STATE SENATORS Hey, we need some help. As you may know, LWV-NE’s Redistricting Committee has been urging the Executive Committee to bring Senator John McCollister’s redistricting bill, LB 1207, to the floor for debate. A couple of weeks ago, we learned that wasn’t likely. […]
Action Alert: LR294, Resolution on Climate Change
LR 294, the resolution written by students at Prairie Hill Learning Center concerning human caused effects on climate, was heard by the Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 20. There it sits yet! “LR 294 is an official acknowledgement of scientific information declaring climate changes and predicting further changes and devastation in the climate […]
Action Alert: Contact Your Senator to Urge Support of LB1207
Redistricting bill LB1207 will go to the full Unicameral for debate. Read more at the Lincoln Journal-Star website. LWVGO supports LB1207, the Redistricting Act, and urges all members to contact your state senator to urge them to vote for it. Find your senator’s contact information on the Unicameral website.
Library of Congress Seeks Help to Transcribe Women’s Suffrage Papers
The Library of Congress is asking for volunteers to help transcribe more than 16,000 historic papers related to the women’s suffrage movement. It has launched a crowdsourcing platform, “By the People,” to ask the public to help type up written documents word for word, which will make it easier to find and read original sources. […]
Give Today! Consider Giving to LWVGO During Omaha Gives
We hope that you include LWVGO in your Omaha Gives donations. Give now at omahagives.org/lwvgo. Check out our Omaha Gives page for more on all the work we do. Thank you for your support! The League of Women Voters serves our community as a trusted nonpartisan resource for voter education and voter rights. We empower […]
Call to Action: Unicameral Debates and Hearings to Watch the Week of April 29
All the bills listed below will have hearings during the week of April 1. Unless otherwise stated, the League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha supports these bills. Find your senator via the Unicameral website, and contact them to urge them to support these bills. Follow the Unicameral Update to find out what happens next […]
Action Alert: Urge Your Senator to Vote No on LB 700
This is an Action Alert to contact your state senator and urge him or her to vote NO on LB 700. Please see the information below in a letter sent to the senators and plan to use one or two of the points when contacting your senator. The language of the bill would require wind energy companies […]