Medicare Scare
Before taking control of Congress in January 2025, Republican lawmakers repeatedly promised not to cut Medicare, the public health insurance program…
Know the Difference: Primary Elections
A primary election is held months before the November general election to determine which candidates appear on the final, general…
Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day
Honor your mother, your sister, your wife, your girlfriend, and all the women in your life on Sunday, March 8,…
Can Communities Count on FEMA?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the U.S. government’s lead agency for coordinating disaster response and recovery. Its responsibilities…
The 2025 SAVE Act Resurfaces: What It Could Mean for Voters in Tuolumne County
[Note: This is an update to “League of Women Voters Opposes the SAVE Act” appearing in our December 19, 2025…
Heat: Compassion or Indifference to a Rapidly Warming Planet?
In 2024, the average world temperature rose 1.5 degrees Centigrade (C). It was the hottest year on record and among…
Killing Arts and Culture, Project 2025 Style
Russel Vought, the Senate-confirmed Director of the Office of Management and Budget and a primary author of Project 2025, plans…
League of Women Voters Opposes the SAVE Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act for the second time in April 2025. It…
The 2018 California Values Act: Confronting Unjust Federal Immigration Enforcement
Part One: Background Part Two of this article will be continued in the November 21 Newsletter. The United States has…
Fossil Fuels Industry v. Consumers: They Profit, We Lose
We have a choice: continue using fossil fuels to power our country or transition to alternative energy. Why bother to…
Crafting the Federal Budget
The United States’ federal fiscal year begins October 1 and runs through September 30. For each fiscal year, a budget takes…
What is an Upward Transfer of Wealth?
Wealth is commonly measured by net worth, or the value of our assets minus our liabilities. A recent survey found…
