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)
? – 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
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 – 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)
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
National Level
1953 – The United States and the Underdeveloped Countries
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