LP News

The Libertarian Party News (sometimes also known as LP News) is a periodical publication of the Libertarian National Committee that began in 1971. The number of issues has varied throughout the years and since 2006 it has been made available in electronic form at the LP.org website. It features news stories, reprints, candidate and affiliate updates, and information on internal Party business and training.

See Lpedia:Most Wanted#LPNews for missing issues needed.

1970s

1971

• First Newsletter of the Committee to Organize a Libertarian Party (November 1971) (View PDF)

1972

• LP News Issue 2 (January 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 3 (February 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 4 (March 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 5 (April 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 6 (May 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 7 (June-July 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 8 (August 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 9 (September 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 10 (October 1972) (View PDF)
• LP News Issue 11 (November-December 1972) (View PDF)

1973

• LPNews Issue 12 (January-February 1973) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 13 (March-April 1973) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 14 (May-June 1973) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 15 (July-August 1973) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 16 (September-October 1973) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 17 (November-December 1973) (View PDF)

1974

• LPNews Issue 18 (January-February 1974) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 19 (March-April 1974) (View PDF)
• LPNews Issue 20 (May-June 1974) (View PDF)
• LP News Number 21 (July-August 1974)(View PDF)
• LP News Number 21-original is misnumbered should be 22-July-August 1974
• LP News Number 23 (November-December 1974)

1975

• LP News Number 24 (January-February 1975)
• LP News Number 25 (March-April 1975)
• LP News Number 26 (May-June 1975)
• LP News Number 27 (July-August 1975)
• LP News Number 25 (September-October 1975) - original is misnumbered, should be 28
• LP News Number 29 (November-December 1975)

1976

• LP News Number 30 (January-February 1976)
• LP News Number 31 (March-April 1976)
• LP News Number 32 (May-June 1976)
• LP News Number 33 (July-August 1976)
• LP News Number 34 (November-December 1976)

1977

• LP News Volume 6, Number 35 (January-February 1977)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 36 (March-April 1977)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 37 (June-July 1977)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 38 (September-October 1977)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 39 (November-December 1977)

1978

• LP News Volume 6, Number 40 (January-February 1978)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 41 (March-April 1978)
• LP News Summer 1978, Volume 6, Number 42|LP News Volume 6, Number 42 (Summer 1978)(View PDF)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 43 (September-October 1978)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 44 (November-December 1978)

1979

• LP News Volume 6, Number 45 (Jan-Feb 1979)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 46 (March-April 1979)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 47 (May-June 1979)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 48 (July-August 1979)

1980s

1980

• LP News (March-April 1980)
• LP News (May-June 1980)
• LP News (July-August 1980)
• LP News (September-October 1980)

1981

• LP News (January-February 1981)
• LP News (March-April 1981)
• LP News (May-June 1981)
• LP News (July-August 1981)
• LP News (September-October 1981)
• LP News (November-December 1981)

1982

• LP News (January-February 1982)
• LP News (March-April 1982)
• LP News (May-June 1982)
• LP News (July-August 1982)
• LP News (September-October 1982)
• LP News (November-December 1982)

1983

• LP News (January-February 1983)
• LP News (March-April 1983)
• LP News (May-June 1983)
• LP News (July-August 1983)
• LP News (September-October 1983)

1984

• LP News (January-February 1984)
• LP News (March-April 1984)
• LP News (May-June 1984)
• LP News (July 1984)
• LP News (August 1984)
• LP News (September-October 1984)
• LP News (November 1984-February 1985)

1985

• LP News (March-April 1985)
• LP News (November-December 1985)

1986

• LP News Volume 1, Number 1 (March-April 1986)
• LP News Volume 1, Number 2 (Spring 1986)
• LP News Volume 1, Number 3 (May-June 1986)
• LP News Volume 1, Number 4 (July-August 1986)
• LP News Volume 1, Number 5 (September-October 1986)
• LP News Volume 1, Number 6 (Autumn 1986)
• LP News Volume 1, Number 7 (November-December 1986)

1987

• LP News Volume 2, Number 1 (January-February 1987)
• LP News Volume 2, Number 2 (March-April 1987)
• LP News Volume 2, Number 3 (May-June 1987)
• LP News Volume 2, Number 4 (July-August 1987)
• LP News Volume 2, Number 6 (September-October 1987)
• LP News Volume 2, Number 7 (November-December 1987)

1988

• LP News Volume 3, Number 1 (January-February 1988)
• LP News Volume 3, Number 2 (March-April 1988)
• LP News Volume 3, Number 3 (May-June 1988)
• LP News Volume 3, Number 4 (July-August 1988)
• LP News Volume 3, Number 5 (September-October 1988)
• LP News Volume 3, Number 6 (November-December 1988)
• LP News (1988 Research Edition Project Update)

1989

• LP News Volume 4, Number 1 (January-February 1989)
• LP News Volume 4, Number 2 (March-April 1989)
• LP News Volume 4, Number 3 (May-June 1989)
• LP News Volume 4, Number 4 (July-August 1989)
• LP News Volume 4, Number 5 (September-October 1989)
• LP News Volume 4, Number 6 (November-December 1989)

1990s

1990

• LP News Volume 5, Number 1 (January 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 2 (February 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 3 (March 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 4 (April 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 5 (May 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 6 (June 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 7 (July 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 8 (August 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 8 (September 1990) - original misnumbered, should be number 9
• LP News Volume 5, Number 10 (October 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 11 (November 1990)
• LP News Volume 5, Number 12 (December 1990)

1991

• LP News Volume 6, Number 1 (January 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 2 (February 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 3 (March 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 4 (April 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 5 (May 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 6 (June 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 7 (July 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 8 (August 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 9 (September 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 10 (October 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 11 (November 1991)
• LP News Volume 6, Number 12 (December 1991)

1992

• LP News Volume 7, Number 1 (January 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 2 (February 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 3 (March 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 4 (April 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 5 (May 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 6 (June 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 7 (July 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 8 (August 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 9 (September 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 10 (October 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 11 (November 1992)
• LP News Volume 7, Number 12 (December 1992)

1993

• LP News Volume 8, Number 1 (January 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 2 (February 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 3 (March 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 4 (April 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 5 (May 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 6 (June 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 7 (July 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 8 (August 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 9 (September 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 10 (October 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 11 (November 1993)
• LP News Volume 8, Number 12 (December 1993)

1994

• LP News Volume 9, Number 1 (January 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 2 (February 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 3 (March 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 4 (April 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 5 (May 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 6 (June 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 7 (July 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 8 (August 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 9 (September 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 10 (October 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 11 (November 1994)
• LP News Volume 9, Number 12 (December 1994)

1995

• LP News Volume 10, Number 1 (January 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 2 (February 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 3 (March 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 4 (April 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 5 (May 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 6 (June 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 7 (July 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 8 (August 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 9 (September 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 10 (October 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 11 (November 1995)
• LP News Volume 10, Number 12 (December 1995)

1996

• LP News Volume 11, Issue 1 (January 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 2 (February 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 3 (March 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 4 (April 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 5 (May 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 6 (June 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 7 (July 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 8 (August 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 9 (September 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 10 (October 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 11 (November 1996)
• LP News Volume 11, Issue 12 (December 1996)

1997

• LP News Volume 12, Issue 1 (January 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 2 (February 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 3 (March 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 4 (April 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 5 (May 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 6 (June 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 8 (August 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 9 (September 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 10 (October 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 11 (November 1997)
• LP News Volume 12, Issue 12 (December 1997)

1998

• LP News Volume 13, Issue 1 (January 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 2 (February 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 3 (March 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 4 (April 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 5 (May 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 6 (June 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 7 (July 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 8 (August 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 9 (September 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 10 (October 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 11 (November 1998)
• LP News Volume 13, Issue 12 (December 1998)

1999

• LP News Volume 14, Issue 1 (January 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 2 (February 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 3 (March 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 4 (April 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 5 (May 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 6 (June 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 7 (July 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 8 (August 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 10 (October 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 11 (November 1999)
• LP News Volume 14, Issue 12 (December 1999)

2000s

2000

• LP News Volume 15, Issue 1 (January 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 2 (February 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 3 (March 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 4 (April 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 5 (May 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 5 (June 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 7 (July 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 8 (August 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 9 (September 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 10 (October 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 11 (November 2000)
• LP News Volume 15, Issue 12 (December 2000)

2001

• LP News Volume 16, Issue 1 (January 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 2 (February 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 3 (March 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 4 (April 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 5 (May 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 6 (June 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 7 (July 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 8 (August 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 9 (September 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 10 (October 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 11 (November 2001)
• LP News Volume 16, Issue 12 (December 2001)

2002

• LP News Volume 31, Issue 1 (January 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 2 (February 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 3 (March 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 4 (April 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 5 (May 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 6 (June 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 7 (July 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 8 (August 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 9 (September 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 10 (October 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 11 (November 2002)
• LP News Volume 31, Issue 12 (December 2002)

2003

• LP News Volume 32, Issue 1 (January 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 2 (February 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 3 (March 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 4 (April 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 5 (May 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 6 (June 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 8 (August 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 9 (September 2003 - incorrectly dated September 2002 on front page)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 10 (October 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 11 (November 2003)
• LP News Volume 32, Issue 12 (December 2003)

2004

• LP News Volume 33, Issue 1 (January 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 2 (February 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 3 (March 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 4 (April 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 5 (May 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 6 (June 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 7 (July 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 8 (August 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 9 (September 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 10 (October 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 11 (November 2004)
• LP News Volume 33, Issue 12 (December 2004)
• LP News Supplement (January 2004)

2005

• LP News Volume 34, Issue 1 (January 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 2 (February 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 3 (March 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 4 (April 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 5 (May 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 6 (June 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 7 (July 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 8 (August 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 9 (September 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 10 (October 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 11 (November 2005)
• LP News Volume 34, Issue 12 (December 2005)

2006

• LP News Volume 35, Issue 1 (January 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 2 (February 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 3 (March 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 4 (April 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 5 (May 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 7 (July-August 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 8 (September 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 9 (October 2006)
• LP News Volume 35, Issue 10 (Nov-Dec 2006)

2007

• LP News Volume 36, Issue 1 (January 2007)
• LP News Volume 36, Issue 3 (April-May 2007)

2008

• LP News Volume 38, Issue 1 (January 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, Issue 2 (February 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, Issue 3 (March 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, Issue 5 (May 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, Issue 6 (June-July 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, issue 7 (August-September 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, Issue 8 (October 2008)
• LP News Volume 38, Issue 9 (November-December 2008)

2009

• LP News Volume 39, Issue 1 (February 2009)
• LP News Volume 39, Issue 2 (May 2009)
• LP News Volume 39, Issue 3 (September 2009)
• LP News Volume 39, Issue 4 (December 2009)

2010s

2010

• LP News Volume 40, Issue 1 (March 2010)
• LP News Volume 40, Issue 2 (May 2010)
• LP News Volume 40, Issue 3 (August 2010)
• LP News Volume 40, Issue 4 (October 2010)

2011

• LP News Volume 41, Issue 1 (January 2011)
• LP News Volume 41, Issue 2 (April 2011)
• LP News Volume 41, Issue 3 (July 2011)
• LP News Volume 41, Issue 4 (December 2011)

2012

• LP News Volume 42, Issue 1 (April 2012)
• LP News Volume 42, Issue 2 (June 2012)
• LP News Volume 42, Issue 3 (October 2012)
• LP News Volume 42, Issue 4 (December 2012)

2013

• LP News Volume 43, Issue 1 (March 2013)
• LP News Volume 43, Issue 2 (June 2013)
• LP News Volume 43, Issue 3 (September 2013)
• LP News Volume 43, Issue 4 (December 2013)

2014

• LP News Volume 44, Issue 1 (February 2014)
• LP News Volume 44, Issue 2 (April 2014)
• LP News Volume 44, Issue 3 (June 2014)
• LP News Volume 44, Issue 4 (August 2014)
• LP News Volume 44, Issue 5 (October 2014)
• LP News Volume 44, Issue 6 (December 2014)

2015

• LP News Volume 45, Issue 1 (March 2015)
• LP News Volume 45, Issue 2 (June 2015)
• LP News Volume 45, Issue 3 (September 2015)
• LP News Volume 45, Issue 4 (December 2015)

2016

• LP News Volume 46, Issue 1 (February 2016)
• LP News Volume 46, Issue 2 (May 2016)
• LP News Volume 46, Issue 3 (July 2016)
• LP News Volume 46, Issue 4 (October 2016)
• LP News Volume 46, Issue 5 (December 2016)

2017

• LP News Volume 47, Issue 1 (February 2017)
• LP News Volume 47, Issue 2 (April 2017)
• LP News Volume 47, Issue 3 (June 2017)
• LP News Volume 47, Issue 4 (September 2017)
• LP News Volume 47, Issue 5 (October 2017)

2018

• LP News Volume 48, Issue 1 (March 2018)
• LP News Volume 48, Issue 2 (May 2018)
• LP News Volume 48, Issue 3 (August 2018)
• LP News Volume 48, Issue 4 (October 2018)
• LP News Volume 48, Issue 5 (December 2018)

2019

• LP News Volume 49, Issue 1 (March 2019)
• LP News Volume 49, Issue 2 (June 2019)
• LP News Volume 49, Issue 3 (October 2019)

2020s

2020

• LP News Volume 50, Issue 1 (Quarter 1)
• LP News Volume 50, Issue 2 (Quarter 2)
• LP News Volume 50, Issue 3 (Quarter 3)

2021

• LP News Volume 51, Issue 1 (Quarter 1)
• LP News Volume 51, Issue 2 (Quarter 2)
• LP News Volume 51, Issue 3 (Quarter 3)
• LP News Volume 51, Issue 4 (Quarter 4)

2024

LP News went to a dynamic on-line version only (info).

See also

• List of LP News Editors

THE ISSUES OF LP NEWS ARE REPRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ARCHIVE PRESERVATION WORK AND UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

List of Newsletters
National:	LP News
State Indexes:	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Florida • Ohio • Nevada • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • Ohio • Oklahoma • South Carolina • Tennessee • Vermont • Wyoming
California:	California Libertarian News (1985-1992) • California Liberty (1994-1996) • California Freedom (2003-2009) • LPC Monthly (California) • The Libertarian (newsletter)
Colorado:	Colorado CLiPboard (1985-1994) • Colorado Liberty (1977-2023)
New Jersey:	Premise (1972—1974) • The Spirit of '76 (1974) • New Jersey Libertarian Newsletter (1974) • Libertarian New Jersey (1974) New Jersey Libertarian Party (1975) • Libertarian New Jersey (1975) • NJ Libertarian Party News (1975—1977)
New York:	FLP News (1972) • Free Libertarian Party News (1972) • FLP Insider (1982—1983) • Free Libertarian (1972—1980) • Newsletter (1980) • FLP News (1983—1985) Free New York (1986—present) • The Free Press of New York (1995—1996)
Texas:	Free Texas (1976-1984) • Lone Star Liberty (2001—2010)
Specific Newsletters:	Alabama Liberty (1984-2003) • Georgia Libertarian (1987-2003) • Hoosier Libertarian (Indiana) • FREE! (Hawaii, 1973) Libertarian Party of Hawaii News (2009-2013) • The Connecticut Libertarian (1996-2007) • The Utah Liberator • Virginia Libertarian (1974-1983) • Virginia Liberty (1985-2014)