Mental Health Care and Incarceration in NYS
“People who suffer from mental illness often need individualized treatment to help them cope. Overwhelmingly, our society has failed to provide such care in the community and instead has criminalized […]
Watchdogs to Governor: Keep Your Campaign Promises to Create Database of Deals and Prohibit Vendor Campaign Contributions
After Biggest Bid-Rigging Scandal in State History, Governor and Legislature Must Act on Clean Contracting in 2019 Despite the conviction of top aides and campaign contributors to the Governor for […]
The Hidden Carcinogen
1,4-dioxane is a hidden carcinogen lurking in everyday products. It can be found in up to 46% of personal care products, including baby products, shampoo, body wash, and lotions. It […]
Quoting African-American Women In Honor of Black History Month
Marian Anderson: “As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold the person down, so it means you cannot soar […]
Voter Services
It is more important than ever for Leagues to develop good working relationships with their county board of elections! After having lobbied for election law reform for so many years, […]
Youth Programs
Betty Ann King, bettyannking4@gmail.com The LWVNY State Youth Committee held its first meeting via teleconference this month. We are always looking for more members for the Committee so please contact […]
Civics: Democracy Ready NY
Laura Ladd Bierman, Laura@lwvny.org Democracy Ready NY Coalition The League is pleased to be a partner in the Democracy Ready NY coalition. A press release on the coalition was distributed […]
Voting Reform Package Passed and Signed by Governor
On Monday, January 14th the New York State Legislature passed a package of reforms that the Governor signed into law on January 24th. They include: Early voting Primary Consolidation Pre-registration […]
State Convention is Coming!
The League’s state Convention is scheduled for June 7-9, 2019, at the Hilton in downtown Albany. We will be sending out more information and details as soon as we can […]
From the State President
We’re putting the final touches on the state Convention schedule and there’s a great line-up of speakers and workshops. It’s always a joy to see a lot of first-time Convention […]