Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the State Budget
When: Wednesday, April 17th, 7:15 pm Where: Levittown Library Who: NYS Senator Kevin Thomas and NYS Assemblymember John K. Mikulin Why: As New Yorkers, we pay among the highest taxes […]
In Memory of Three Exceptional Women
In the March issue of the VOTER, we mourned the loss of three of our long time members who were not only active in our League, but also exceptional women […]
Local League News
LWV of Cortland is organizing a education forum and community discussion entitled, Why Don’t US. Citizens Elect their President Directly? The History and Impact of the Electoral College. The speaker […]
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 […]
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 […]