Statement from John Mills, Attorney for League of Women Voters and Common Cause Florida “The Court has now made clear what our clients have been saying all along – the winner of…
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Commission D2 debate tomorrow in Perdido
The Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, will be bringing all three candidates running for the Escambia County Commission for District 2. These candidates…
League has two upcoming meetings
The League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area has two meeting scheduled: C. A. Weis Community School Speaker: Holly Magee, Principal of Weis Community School,. When: Saturday, March 17, 10:15 a.m. coffee,…
Silent Protest: A Handmaiden’s Protest on Women’s Equality Day
Area members of the League of Women Voters will celebrate Women’s Equality Day Saturday with a demonstration in downtown Pensacola focusing on women’s rights. The U.S. Congress in 1971 designated August 26…
League of Women Voters to hear results of area election survey
Area Election Survey Results.. Who:League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: Area Election Survey Results When: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 Coffee 10:15 a.m.; Program 10:30 a.m. Where: Tryon Branch…
WSRE Rally 2016 returns Oct. 25-26
Public broadcasting station WSRE produces “RALLY†in partnership with the League of Women Voters to give Northwest Florida viewers an unbiased look at the candidates and an opportunity to hear candidates’ responses…
League of Women Voters honors Nichols
At its annual meeting on May 7, The League of Women Voters will honor Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association, with its inaugural Making Democracy Work Award. “We want…
Gulf Breeze mayor discusses ‘State of the City’ with League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters invited the Mayors of Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Century and Jay to speak to their group a “The State of the Cities†Saturday at Tryon Library. Pensacola…
League elects new state president
The League of Women Voters over the weekend elected a new leader – Pamela Goodman, a former Palm Beach County League President and businesswoman. She succeeds Deirdre Macnab, whose term expired. Goodman…
Rights Restoration forum, Monday, March 2
Pensacola Area Coffee Party & League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area Invite the Public to a Dinner/Discussion Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Monday, March 2, 6PM (Doors open at…
RESTORE update at Lunch ‘n Learn
On Friday, August 1, 2014 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. join the League of Women Voters for their brown bag lunch and learn summer series at the Downtown Library, 239 N….
Coffee Party and others discuss campaign finance reform Dec. 3
Pensacola Coffee Party, the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area, Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola, and MoveToAmend.org Coalition are co-hosting an important public forum on December 3, 7:00 PM…
One Week Left to Bring Award-Winning Documentary to Pensacola
Those interested in seeing the award-winning documentary “Chasing Ice” locally, on the big screen, have until next Thursday, July 25 to reserve a ticket. If enough tickets are reserved within the week,…
League Pushes Elections Reform
As election supervisors across the state request that Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators reassess election laws, the League of Women Voters of Florida are joining the chorus for such change. “It…
Fight For Your Right (to Vote)
A judge’s temporary injunction blocking key provisions of Florida’s new election law has voter registration groups hopeful as they head toward this year’s primary and general elections. “I get calls everyday from…
Oliver Goes On EDATE With Women
The salad was light and the tea was sweet, but conversation waded immediately into deeper waters: politics. That’s the way the League of Women Voters prefer it. Today, the League enjoyed lunch…
Boo hoo, no voodoo–Groups oppose Evers bill
ACLU Press Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Numerous religious organizations, clergy and nonpartisan citizen organizations representing a wide range of interests today called upon Florida Speaker of the House Larry Cretul and Senate…
ECUA continues to attack EWG
While the community is seeking more unfiltered information on its drinking water, ECUA officials continue to attack the Environmental Working Group, which published last December a study that ranked ECUA’s water as…
League makes recommendations on city charter
The League of Women Voters has issued a white paper on the City of Pensacola Charter, complete with footnotes. It chastises the city council for not being responsive or leading: Evaluation of…
Class act: Sharon Barnett
One of the people that wasn’t chosen for the Pensacola Charter Review committee was attorney and former League of Women Voters chairman Sharon Barnett. On my earlier post about the committee finalist,…