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A Paid Holiday In March? It’d Be Women’s Suffrage Day If Washington State Lawmakers Vote Yea

By Tom Banse January 11, 2022

Black and white photo of three women putting up signs about Women's voting rights.

Washington state workers and perhaps many others could get an extra day off in honor of women getting the right to vote. The idea for a Women's Suffrage Day holiday got a friendly reception on the opening day of Washington's 2022 legislative session. Read More

ICYMI: Washington State Treasurer’s Debate

By NWPB Vote 2020 September 17, 2020

ICYMI: Stream the Washington state Treasurer's debate. Join the conversation using #NWPBVote2020 Continue Reading ICYMI: Washington State Treasurer’s DebateRead More

League of Women Voters Lieutenant Governor Virtual Election Forum

By NWPB Vote 2020 July 7, 2020

LT GOV FORUM PRIMARY TVW live stream page

The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County hosts a virtual primary election forum featuring candidates for Washington Lieutenant Governor. Live Stream – July 9 | 5:30 pm Days Hours Minutes Seconds **If above embed doesn’t work, click here for direct link to TVW NWPB Vote 2020 StoriesRead More

19th Amendment, 19 Women: NY Philharmonic’s 2020 Program Celebrates Suffragists

By NPR News February 16, 2020

Tania León speaks at the premiere of her piece "Stride," one of 19 pieces composed by women that the New York Philharmonic commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. CREDIT: Chris Lee/Courtesy New York Philharmonic

The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19. Continue Reading 19th Amendment, 19 Women: NY Philharmonic’s Read More

Moscow Voter Forum Is 7 PM Wednesday; See 6 Candidates For 3 City Council Seats

By Scott Leadingham October 22, 2019

Election officials across the country have worked hard to prioritize security ahead of November's midterms, but some strategies could have the unintended effect of sometimes making voting harder. CREDIT: JUSTIN SULLIVAN

Moscow voters will have the opportunity to hear from candidates running for city council Wednesday, Oct. 23. The civic group League of Women Voters is sponsoring a forum for the six candidates running for three city council seats. The format will include questions asked of candidates by a moderator. Read More

Court Rules North Carolina Can Use Gerrymandered Map In November

By NPR News September 5, 2018

A court ruled that congressional maps that came from North Carolina State Capitol were unconstitutionally gerrymandered but will still be used in November. CREDIT: GERRY BROOME/AP

Judges in North Carolina said Tuesday that there isn't enough time to approve a new map before a new session of Congress — despite finding the map to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered. Continue Reading Court Rules North Carolina Can Use Read More