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Just Released: Restudy of City government In September 2019, the League of Women Voters of Portland completed our city government study, “The City that Works: Preparing Portland for the Future.” Portland League members voted to conduct this two-year restudy of city government in May 2017. Members realized that Portland’s voters Read more
Click the arrow below to see the video on Innovations in Public Education. The Portland LWV presented this program in September 2019. Four leaders in public education explain what they are doing to improve equity for students in our schools. You can also watch this program on your cable channel. Read more
We are saddened by the recent mass shootings in El Paso,TX and in the “Oregon District” of Dayton, OH. There have now been 251 mass shootings in the US this year! But mass shootings are only part of the problem. We also have too many gun suicides and accidents. Preventing Read more
The public needs more opportunities to be involved The League of Women Voters of Portland has sent a letter to Commissioner Eudaly and Director Suk Rhee of the Office of Community and Civic Life. We are asking for more transparency and public involvement in the work of the committee proposing Read more
On Tuesday, June 4, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the US Senate’s approval of the 19th Amendment. This amendment to the US Constitution says, “”The right of citizens…to vote shall not be denied…on account of sex.” It became effective on August 26, 1920, after three fourths of the states Read more