Studies & Publications

 

Local Level

1961 – Tax Questions for Saint Paul (St. Paul)

1962 – A Survey of Revenue Sources for Saint Paul (St. Paul)

1967 – Survey of School District 861 (Winona)

1968 – Indians in Minneapolis (Minneapolis)

1971 – Hennepin County Municipal Court (Minneapolis)

1972 – Rice Creek Watershed (Arden Hills, Blaine, Fridley, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville, Shoreview, St. Anthony, St. Paul, White Bear Lake)

1973-74 – Juvenile Justice in Hennepin County (Minneapolis)

1976 – Young People’s Concepts of Native Americans (New Brighton)

1976 – Survey of School District 623 (Roseville, Falcon Heights, Shoreview)

1976 – Public Opinion Concerning Community-Based Corrections: A Survey (Mankato)

1978 – A Report on the Feasibility of a Source Separation Program (St. Louis Park)

1979 – An Examination of Hennepin County Government (Hennepin County)

1980 – The Single Working Mother: Can She Make It? (Minneapolis)

1980 – Nuclear Plant Next Door (Red Wing)

1981 – Edina in the 80’s (Edina)

1981 – A Study of Solid Waste Landfills (Hennepin County)

1981 – A Survey of Police Protection (Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant Township, Mahtomedi, Willernie)

1982 – Affordable Housing: Does Zoning Make a Difference? (Minneapolis)

1982 – Public Library/Regional Library Systems Methods of Local Financing (St. Cloud)

1983 – Favorite Wild Rice Recipes of Minnesota’s North County (North County)

1984 – Women on the Ballot (Mankato)

1984 – Home Sweet Home - Until 7am (Minneapolis)

1984 – Sex Bias in Elementary Readers (Roseville)

1985 – A Guide to Local Government (Minneapolis)

1986 – Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting: A Community Concern (Minneapolis)

1986-87 – The Process of Appointments to Citizen Advisory Boards and Committees (Shakopee)

1987 – Should Minneapolis Public School Serve 4 Year Olds and Offer Full-Day Kindergarten (Minneapolis)

1988 – Images of Minneapolis (Minneapolis)

1989 – Growth & Development Survey for the City of Cannon Falls (Cannon Falls)

1989 – Choices for the Elderly: A Look at Housing and Health Care Services Available in the Metro Area (Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues)

1990, 1995 – Breaking the Cycle of Violence (Minneapolis)

1991 – Women in the Workforce (Red Wing)

1991 – A Look at Housing in Freeborn County (Albert Lea)

1991 – Metropolitan School Desegregation and Integration (Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues)

1992 – Public School Choice in St. Paul: Is it Working? (St. Paul)

1993 – Valuing Children: The First Step (Minneapolis)

1994 – Plymouth Affordable Housing Study (Wayzata, Plymouth)

1995 – Feasibility of One-Stop-Shop for Family Services (St. Louis Park)

1995 – Growing Awareness of Nuclear Waste (Northfield)

1996 – From Childhood to Adulthood: Putting Adolescents on a Healthy, Lifetime Path (Minneapolis, St. Paul)

1996 – A Study of the District Councils in Saint Paul (St. Paul)

1997 – Making Democracy Work (Roseville, Falcon Heights, Maplewood)

1998, 2000 – The Middle School Achievement Project (Minneapolis)

1998 – Report on the STAR Neighborhood Program (St. Paul)

1999 – Affordable Housing Study (Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues)

1999 – Study Guide: DM&E Railroad in Olmsted County (Rochester)

2004 – Guide to Government (St. Paul)

2006 – Minneapolis Government: A Balancing Act II (Minneapolis)

2000 – Who Didn’t Vote? (St. Paul)

2012 – Taking the Lead: Rochester Women in Public Policy, 1970-1990 (Rochester)

2013 – Why Should We Care About Juvenile Sex Trafficking? (Minneapolis)

2017 – Affordable Housing Study (Roseville Area)

2015-16 – Police Study (Roseville, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood)

2019 – Metropolitan Council Governance (Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues)

2020-21 – Equitable Representation Study on Appointed City Boards and Commissions (Roseville Area)

2020-22 – Our Five Cities’ Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Requirements (Roseville Area)

? – 75 Years of Service (St. Cloud)

? – School District Survey #274 (Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins)


State Level

1954 – An Introduction To State Finance in Minnesota

1959 – The League of Women Voters Looks at Minnesota School Election Laws

1959 – Water Resource Management in Minnesota

1960 – Money in Elections

1960 – Ethics and The Public Servant

1961 – Doorway To Change: A Study of Minnesota's Amending Process

1962 – Commentary on Minnesota State Constitution

1962 – Women in the Labor Force

1963 – Indians in Minnesota

1965 – Human Resources: Minnesota's Changing Patterns

1966 – Financing Public Services in Minnesota

1969 – The First Fifty Years

1976 – Corrections: People, Prisons and Programs

1976 – Indian Country

1979 – What's the Score in Minnesota? "Equal opportunity for girls in athletics"

1980 – Initiative, Referendum and Recall

1982 – How Will We Pay for Our Schools: Financing Public Education in Minnesota (K-12)

1984 – Pay Equity: A Monitoring Guidebook

1984 – Minnesota's Liquid Asset: Water Use and Policy Options

1984 – Who Owns Minnesota Water

1986 – Protecting Minnesota's Children: Public Issues

1987 – Child Care in Minnesota: Public Issues

1987 – Health Care for Minnesota's Children: Investing in the Future

1987-89 – Serving Minnesota's Mentally Ill: An Introduction

1988-89 – Mental Illness in MN: Fact Sheets

1989-90 – In collaboration with the Jefferson Center:

  • Report On Findings and Results Electoral Jury on the St. Paul Mayoral Election

  • Report of the Citizens Jury of Southern Minnesota

  • Report of the Citizens Jury of Northern Minnesota

  • Report of the Western Minnesota Citizens Jury

1990 – The Sale, Use, and Possession of Firearms in Minnesota

1990 – How We Pay for Our Schools: Financing Education in Minnesota

1991 – Reflections on Race

1991 – Citizenship Curriculum

1991 – How Should We Pay for Our Schools?

1992 – Adequate, Decent, Affordable Housing in Minnesota

1992 – We've Got the Power: Skills for Democracy (Curriculum Packet)

1993 – How Are We Serving Minnesota's Mentally Ill?

1994 – A Citizen's Guide to State Finance: Overview of MN Government Revenue and Expenditures

1994 – A Citizen's Guide to State Finance: Looking at the Issues

1995 – We’ve Got the Power: Skills for Democracy (Project Report)

1996 – Minnesota State Government Spending

1996 – We the People: Skills for Democracy

1998 – Responses to Campaign Finance Reform Survey from Candidates in the 1998 MN Elections

1998 – Choosing Minnesota's Judges

1998 – We’ve Got the Power: Skills for Democracy (Project Report)

2000 – Minnesota Farming

2001 – League of Women Voters Education Fund Judicial Independence Project

2001 – LWVMN Agriculture Study

2002 – Mobilizing Minnesota Communities Toward Better Mental Health

2002 – Immigration in Minnesota: Challenges and Opportunities

2004 – Alternative Voting Systems

2006 – How to Make a Difference

2007 – Examining a State Agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

2007 – Report of the Judicial Selection Study Committee

2009 – Redistricting Briefing Paper

2010 – Election Law: Absentee Ballots Briefing Paper

2010 – Education Funding Briefing Paper

2010 – The Citizen's United Decision and Minnesota Campaign Law Briefing Paper

2013 – Redistricting and Representation in the Great Lakes Region

2013 – The Tip of the Iceberg: How Minnesota's Campaign Finance Laws Limit Transparency

2014 – Closing the Loophole: Advocacy Strategy for Disclosure Reform in Minnesota

2015 – The Impact of Neonicotides on Honey Bees

2022 – Firearms in Minnesota (Leader Guide, Powerpoint)


National Level

1953 – The United States and the Underdeveloped Countries

1986 – Coping with Conflict

1993 – The League of Women Voters of the United States: 75 Years

1994 – Contributions to American Communities

1994 – League of Women Voters in Perspective 1920-1995

2001 – Biennial Report: Many Voices of Democracy

2014 – Money in Politics: Developing a Common Understanding of the Issues

? – A Summary of United States of America vs. Reserve Mining