Let’s Look Into This
With all the concerns today about the burden of huge college loans, and the sometimes questionable earning power of Bachelors’ Degrees, more attention is being turned to CTE (Career Technical Education). Previously known as Vocational Education, and sometimes relegated to students with lesser academic skills, these programs are receiving more attention as a means to […]
Making Democracy Work
Has anyone had time to breathe yet? What an incredibly exciting and busy time for all Leagues throughout NY State and through our entire country. Voter services are everywhere and all of you involved deserve accolades to the “nth.” It is also well known that youth has been involved with many events such as voter […]
Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans
“While Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are required to cover the same health services as Original Medicare, they are not required to offer the same level of provider access and can impose coverage restrictions—like prior authorization—that require enrollees to take additional steps before accessing prescribed care. If a service is covered with prior authorization,” enrollees must […]
NYS Senate District 9 Candidate Forum Kaminsky v Becker – Part 2
On Monday October 21, 2018 we hosted the NYS Senate District 9 Candidate Forum Kaminsky v Becker. We hope that you find this information helpful as you go to the polls in November.
NYS Senate District 9 Candidate Forum Kaminsky v Becker – Part 1
On Monday October 21, 2018 we hosted the NYS Senate District 9 Candidate Forum Kaminsky v Becker. We hope that you find this information helpful as you go to the polls in November.
Let Us Take the Guesswork Out of Voting
Leagues in the News
Madeline Zevon, Co-Chair of the LWVNYS Health Committee, wrote an OpEd in the Lohud media of Westchester County on the issue of single payer health care. See her OpEd here. Diane Burrows of LWV of NYC was highlighted in a NY Times article about her work as a poll worker. Read it here. Two of […]
State Fair – Thank You!
This year we didn’t do as well as 2016 at the State Fair in Syracuse but we are happy that we were able to distribute so much voter information to people and to alert them to the primary date change. Here were the totals: Registration Form Completed – 144 Registration Form Taken but not Completed […]
Time is Running Out — We Need You!
Volunteers needed to canvass locally for November Election in Nassau County. You do not need to be a LWV member to participate!
From the State Office
Yes, we do realize that it’s already October and this is the September State Voter, but I think most of you understand. This fall is already going way too fast and we just haven’t had enough time to do all that we want. Thanks to all of the great work our members provided on Primary […]