We had 48 League members from NYS attend the LWVUS Convention in June in Chicago. It was interesting, educational and fun! Many of the NY delegates were first time attendees at a Convention so it was great to see their enthusiasm and questions. The Convention Kit with all of the info including proposed program, budget,...Continue Reading
The highlight of the LWV of Buffalo/Niagara‘s Education Committee’s year was the May 23, 2018, forum Perspectives on What Works in Public Education, an informative panel featuring the following national and local educators: Sherry Cleary, executive director, New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute; David Mauricio, chief of Strategic Alignment & Innovation, Buffalo Public Schools; John Cotter Starkey, principal...Continue Reading
Ballot Ready Recap of June Primary: In spite of many New Yorkers not having a congressional primary, we had fairly good usage on Ballot Ready. In the month of June our site had 5,578 views. A total of 1,918 users. A total of 2,320 sessions (this accounts for multiple sessions by individual users. Ballot Ready uploaded...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of East Nassau is launching a campaign to recruit new members, women, men and students 16 years and older. We are having a get together on Wednesday July 18th at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown at 7:15pm. The League is a non-partisan, non-profit organization which encourages informed...Continue Reading
In the 1840s, when most women in the U.S. were considered the property of their husbands and courts blocked the use of domestic violence protections, early suffrage leaders, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Jocelyn Gage, saw that their neighbors, members of the Haudeosaunee indigenous people, had rights for women against assault and rape which were unknown...Continue Reading
Ballot Ready Recap of June Primary: In spite of many New Yorkers not having a congressional primary, we had fairly good usage on Ballot Ready. In the month of June our site had 5,578 views. A total of 1,918 users. A total of 2,320 sessions (this accounts for multiple sessions by individual users. Ballot Ready...Continue Reading
Sally Robinson, sally.s.robinson@gmail.com, and Jennifer Wilson, jennifer@lwvny.org Legislative Wrap-Up The legislative session has ended and as expected, the Legislature failed to pass any of the progressive reforms we had advocated for. We weren’t the only group scorned by the Assembly and Senate; very few issues were able to be resolved before the two-houses gaveled out...Continue Reading
The legislative session has ended. As expected, the Legislature failed to pass any of the progressive reforms we advocated for. We weren’t the only group scorned by the Assembly and Senate; very few issues were able to be resolved before the two houses gaveled out. Election law reforms, single payer health care, the Reproductive Health...Continue Reading
Sally Robinson, sally.s.robinson@gmail.com, and Jennifer Wilson, jennifer@lwvny.org Legislative Wrap-Up The legislative session has ended and as expected, the Legislature failed to pass any of the progressive reforms we had advocated for. We weren’t the only group scorned by the Assembly and Senate; very few issues were able to be resolved before the two-houses gaveled out...Continue Reading
2018 State Council Click here to read the 2018 Council Report. The Council meeting was held at the state office on June 7, 2018, at which time the proxy votes were counted and the 2018-19 State League Budget was approved. Thank you to all who participated and share the Council Report as it provides a good...Continue Reading
