On May 4, at the United Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, over 60 people got together to learn about the Science & the Law of Aquifer Protection. The symposium, sponsored by the Sierra Club and Water for Long Island, and co-sponsored by the Center for Water Resources Management at NYIT, and the League of Women...Continue Reading
As some of you have heard, the state League will not be subscribing to Vote 411 this year for its electronic voter guide. Instead, we have a contract with Ballot Ready to provide race and candidate information online. You can view their website at: https://www.ballotready.org/ or see how ours will look at the LWV of...Continue Reading
U.S. Commerce Secretary Willbur Ross has chosen to include a question on the U.S. Census pertaining to citizenship. Including this question on the Census will discourage participation and impact the data collected in every community across the country. This decision is bad for the census, bad for our communities and bad for America. The Census...Continue Reading
Due to a scheduling conflict, Madeline Singas will not be our guest speaker. This month our speaker will be Deputy Chief of the Nassau County DA’s Economic Crimes Bureau, Connie Gentile. She will talk about financial crimes, credit card scams, loan fraud, check fraud and bank fraud. Our general meeting for March was planned in...Continue Reading
The LWV of Broome and Tioga Counties had Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton talk about her life and times at the Phelps Mansion in Binghamton. Stanton, portrayed by Dr. Melinda Grube of Cayuga Community College, discussed her struggles with the suffrage movement and answered questions. See the media coverage from the event at: http://www.wicz.com/story/38065883/elizabeth-cady-stanton-visits-phelps-mansion This is...Continue Reading
Betty Ann King, bettyannking4@gmail.com There is never a more opportune time to engage youth in the democratic process, than right now! The response of our youth to the Parkland Massacre Shooting of 17 students has been swift, intelligent, and powerful. We have witnessed a national student walkout on March 14 and on March 24th a...Continue Reading
Sally Robinson, sally.s.robinson@gmail.com, and Jennifer Wilson, jennifer@lwvny.org Current Legislative Action This month the League focused its efforts on ethics, campaign finance, and voting reforms. After the Legislature returned from their two week spring break, we held a joint press conference with our good government partners calling on the Legislature and Governor to pass reforms that...Continue Reading
From Chris Carson, LWVUS President: As some of you already know, at the end of the month we will say goodbye to LWVUS CEO Wylecia Wiggs Harris. Wylecia, who joined us in 2015, has led our national team through a time of incredible change, transformation and growth. We thank Wylecia for her many, many contributions...Continue Reading
First Call to National Convention 2018 The League of Women Voters’ 53rd National Convention will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL, from Thursday, June 28 through Sunday, July 1, 2018. We invite our League members to save these dates and plan to join hundreds of passionate and engaged leaders for our biennial...Continue Reading
The LWV of the Hamptons sponsored or co-sponsored 11 events during 2017 to commemorate, and to educate the public about, the 100th anniversary of women winning the vote in New York State. (see photo on right) The LWV of Tompkins County is hosting a program entitled “Housing Needed: Affordable for People – Friendly for the Environment, It Can...Continue Reading
