Lobby Day: All leagues are invited to participate in these meetings, which will be held in Albany on Feb. 5th. General advocacy training will be given to interested leaguers. The group will receive updates from Issues Specialists, particularly on the 2013 Legislative Agenda.Continue Reading
Have you looked at the State League website this week? We have posted testimony that has been given before the legislature on financing education and healthcare – and testimony before the NYS Office of Attorney General regarding regulations on independent expenditure disclosure by nonprofit organizations.Continue Reading
Your county league has been actively involved in the redistricting process in Nassau County. On Monday Feb. 25th at 1pm at the Nassau County Legislature Building at Franklin Avenue and Old Country Road, the legislature will vote on a redistricting map creating 19 new legislative districts that will be with us for the next ten...Continue Reading
The first day of the 2013 legislative session was like none I have experienced in decades. It started with pink in early morning and ended with guns after midnight. Women’s Equity Monday, January 14 was Family Planning Advocates’ (FPA) lobby day. There was a sea of pink in the well of the LOB as men...Continue Reading
Have you looked at the state League website (www.lwv.org) this week? We have posted testimony that has been given before the legislature on financing education and healthcare – and testimony before the NYS Office of Attorney General regarding regulations on independent expenditure disclosure by nonprofit organizations.Continue Reading
Posted on February 14, 2013 by admin Posted in Analysis Below you can compare the current Nassau Legislative Districts to the three plans: Nassau County United Redistricting Coalition Plan Presiding Officer’s Appointees Proposed Plan Democratic Commissioners’ Proposed Plan Thanks to the Center for Urban Research (CUR) at the CUNY Graduate Center.Continue Reading
A typical response to criticism is “If you don’t like it, let’s see you do better.” Members of the Nassau County United Redistricting Coalition did just that: they didn’t like the map that the Republican members of the redistricting advisory commission drew for the county at all, so they decided to create their own. Furthermore,...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of Central Nassau announces a public forum where Kevin Abrahams, Minority Leader of the Nassau County Legislature, will address the public and Norma L. Gonsalves, newly-elected Majority Leader and Presiding Officer of the Nassau County Legislature, has been invited.Continue Reading
Posted on January 29, 2013 by admin Posted in Analysis Comparing the Nassau United Redistricting Coalition Plan with the Democratic Commissioners’ plan and the County Legislature Republican Majority’s Plan (Updated 2-14-13) On Thursday January 3rd, Nassau County’s Temporary Districting Advisory Commission (TDAC) released two county legislature redistricting plans: one crafted by the Nassau Republican Party and approved by the Republican...Continue Reading
Posted on January 23, 2013 by admin Posted in Analysis Nassau United Redistricting Coalition Reform Redistricting Plan for the Nassau County Legislature The Coalition plan, dated January 23, 2013, is the second version of this plan, having benefited from additional comments and suggestions from residents and community groups. The broadening of community input and participation is an important objective to...Continue Reading
