LWVMA Climate Specialist Launa Zimmaro Featured in Fifty Plus Advocate(4/7/2021)-LWVMA Climate Legislative Specialist and Concord-Carlisle League member Launa Zimmaro was recently featured in Fifty Plus Advocate Newspaper! The article discusses her environmental advocacy work at all levels of government, from starting up a local…
LWVMA Stands with AAPI Communities Across the Country(3/19/2021)-The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts stands with AAPI communities in Georgia and across the country as they mourn the loss of friends and family members who were violently attacked. There is no place…
New Legislation Will Increase Voter Participation Advocates Urge Swift Passage(2/10/2021)-BOSTON – Senator Cindy Creem and Representative John Lawn have filed legislation that the Election Modernization Coalition heralded as the most comprehensive next step for Massachusetts elections. Read the bill summary here. The legislation, “An Act…
January 2021 Scharfman Grant Awarded to LWV Falmouth(2/1/2021)-LWV Falmouth received a Lotte E. Scharfman Citizen Education grant in January 2021 for their “Be a Voter”–Voter Art Campaign! The Voter Art Campaign was designed to inform, inspire, encourage and remind the public to…
League Climate Specialist Contributes to Study on Legislation Influencers(1/26/2021)-Launa Zimmaro, Massachusetts League of Women Voters’ indefatigable legislative specialist on climate change and energy, was contacted two years ago by Timmons Roberts, Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology at Brown University and Executive Director…
Drawing Democracy Coalition Urges Diverse Committee on Redistricting(1/15/2021)-The Drawing Democracy Coalition, which includes LWVMA and several of our trusted community partners, wrote a letter to Senate President Spilka and House Speaker Mariano encouraging the appointment of a Joint Committee on Redistricting that…
LWVMA Statement on Governor Baker’s Veto of the Climate Bill(1/15/2021)-Governor Baker has vetoed S.2995, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy. While we are disappointed by this news, the fight for climate policy in the Commonwealth is not over. We expect that…
League Condemns Domestic Terrorist Attack on the U.S. Capitol(1/7/2021)-WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Turner, CEO Virginia Kase, and the full board of directors issued the following statement in response to the violent demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol: “This…
