http://theleague.com See us in the news! daily 1 2007-06-20T07:39:25Z http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/pittsburgh-pa-residents-plan-to-storm-their-state-capital-on-earth-day The League of Young Voters Education Fund, along with 1Sky, The Sierra Club and other non-profits, plan to storm the senators' offices on Earth Day to let their representatives know that they want action on issues that affect their community. No publisher rachel 2010-04-28T15:12:51Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/students-flock-to-famu-summit The crowd of more than 700 jumped to their feet Sunday as Susan Taylor, keynote speaker for Florida A&M University's State of the Student Summit, was introduced. No publisher rachel 2010-03-30T20:50:41Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/group-gathering-signatures-for-non-citizens-vote A group trying to make it legal for non-U.S. citizens to vote in Portland city elections is taking its fight to City Hall. No publisher rachel 2010-03-30T21:08:53Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/petition-drive-held-for-non-citizen-voting-rights The League of Young Voters and Portland's immigrant community are teaming up, pushing for voting rights for legal immigrants. No publisher rachel 2010-03-30T21:00:32Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/share-portland-commission-rejects-non-citizen-voting A campaign to make Portland one of the first cities in the country to allow non-citizens to vote suffered a setback last night when the city's charter commission narrowly rejected the idea. But immigrants who converged on City Hall vowed to get the issue on the November ballot. No publisher rachel 2010-03-16T21:00:16Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/young-voters-group-trying-to-re-ignite-community The dismal economy, a lack of progress on climate change policy and the repeal of Maine's gay marriage law were just a few of the reasons 2009 "sucked" for many at Maine's chapter of the national The League of Young Voters organization. But with a full slate of city, state and federal elections just eight months away, the Portland-based advocacy group is launching a new monthly meeting to make sure 2010 ends on a stronger note. No publisher rachel 2010-03-10T16:23:53Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/the-domino-effect Some people are obvious candidates for political appointments: connections galore and a closet full of power suits. Hallie Montoya Tansey, 29, is not one of those people, but she's now a confidential assistant in the Department of Education. No publisher rachel 2009-11-05T16:40:02Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/young-voter-turnout-key-to-outcomes Harris Parnell, state director for the Maine League of Young Voters, sees Tuesday's election as more than just another off-year crop of referendum questions. For her generation, it's a turning point. No publisher rachel 2009-11-02T17:02:22Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/mdots-plans-for-exit-7-on-i-295-amount-to-a-waste-of-money Not only won't traffic be helped, but Portland's hopes for pedestrian access will be trumped. No publisher steve 2009-10-15T21:06:46Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/as-goes-maine-so-go-health-care-and-gay-marriage As Jenna Vendil of the Maine branch of the League of Young Voters, a progressive national political organization, told me in an e-mail, Maine is built around small, tight-knit communities that lend themselves to local organization. Campus activists couldn't ask for a better setting. No publisher rachel 2009-10-14T15:47:14Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/grover-norquist-in-maine-to-promote-spending-limit-initative "He is from away and doesn't have Maine values, and really, it's inappropriate for him to even be pushing this here in Maine," says Harris Parnell, who is with the League of Young Voters, whose members were among the couple dozen protestors outside the hotel. No publisher rachel 2009-10-09T21:29:43Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/youth-matter-in-healthcare-debate-dean-says This stage of the debate is an optimal time for 18 to 29-year-olds to "flex their muscle," said Robert "Biko" Baker, executive director of the League of Young Voters. No publisher steve 2009-10-05T19:50:12Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/youth-seek-voice-in-health-care-debate Young voters were instrumental in helping elect President Obama but since then they've felt largely ignored by the political process. Now a number of youth advocacy organizations are insisting that they may have an important role to play in the health care debate. No publisher rachel 2009-09-22T19:28:01Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/see-spot-write-pissed-off-and-loving-it The League prints a fabulous voter guide each election and even to a unsophisticated dilettante like myself, it's a well-researched, honest look at every ballot item. They do an awesome job and last night's event hoped to raise money to print this thing. No publisher rachel 2009-09-22T15:50:50Z Press Clip http://theleague.com/pressroom/press-clips/maine-to-vote-on-gay-marriage-in-nov C.J. Bearce, the University of Maine campus organizer with League of Young Voters, an organization that encourages young people to engage in the democratic process, anticipated the law would be met with resistance. No publisher rachel 2009-09-22T15:21:22Z Press Clip