LWVUS Board Sets Legislative Priorities for 2017
The LWVUS Board set the following as the legislative priorities for 2017: Campaign for Making Democracy Work™ (MDW), with special emphasis on protecting voting rights. Watchdog: Respond strategically on issues […]
Women in Politics: Past, Present & Future
A CONFERENCE COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE IN NEW YORK STATE Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22, 2017 The League of Women Voters of NYS Education Foundation is […]
News of the Week
Leagues across the country have seen an impressive increase in membership in recent months, as new Leagues are forming from Utah to Georgia to Pennsylvania. We continue to be recognized […]
Mark Your Calendars
Local League To Do’s (email: lwvny@lwvny.org or call 518-465-4162) Send Bylaw Amendment proposals to the state office by Feb. 20, 2017 Schedule a community forum/membership meeting in Jan or Feb, 2017, to present program on […]
Leagues Support Effort to Rescind Call for Article V Convention in Maryland
LWVUS joined LWVMD and 40 other national and local organizations supporting rescission of a resolution that calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, […]
Transportation Issues for 2017
The NYS Legislature has its opening session on January 4, 2017, and there are transportation issues to address this year. First, a review of 2016: The bad news: two bills […]
Not Too Early to Schedule 2017 Lobby Visits
As in the last few years, we are asking local Leagues to set up appointments with their local legislators to lobby for League issues in their home districts during the […]
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
The fate of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) now lies with the Supreme Court. For the second time in as many months, the justices are hearing arguments on vital […]
NO TIME OR WATER TO WASTE – LONG ISLAND’S WATER SUPPLY NEEDS HELP!
Time is running out to protect and manage the aquifers and water supply of Long Island. The Long Island water supply, the groundwater stored beneath all of Long Island, continues […]