As the evidence of accelerated climate change and its impact on society mounts, there is an increasing sense of urgency to find solutions. Join a webinar hosted by the LWVUS Price on Carbon Steering Committee to learn how putting a price on carbon works and why scientists, economists and world leaders view pricing carbon as...Continue Reading

The League joined a letter to members of Congress opposing efforts to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane and Natural Gas Waste Rule under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The BLM rule is a common sense policy that requires the oil and gas industry to reduce venting, flaring and leaks on public and tribal...Continue Reading

The League sent an action alert urging members of the grassroots lobby corps to contact their Representatives regarding the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Please contact your Representatives or call 866-426-2631 to be connected via phone. You can also use this page to contact your Senators. Tell your member of Congress: Don’t repeal […]Continue Reading

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 with LWV positions when needed, but focus on the campaign for Making Democracy Work™. The board recognizes that the next year will be full of...Continue Reading

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 as a go-to organization advocating for voting rights. The League is a trusted source when this key issue is in the news such as the...Continue Reading

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 constitutional convention and upcoming ballot proposal (see website for materials and response form is attached) Complete and return Program Planning form to state office by March 3, 2017 (see...Continue Reading

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, a convention can be called when two-thirds of the states (34) petition for a convention to enact amendments to the constitution. There are no safeguards...Continue Reading

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 we were following failed in the 2016 session.  The O’Mara/Brindisi bill (S5794/A8202) was vetoed by Gov. Cuomo.  Apparently, he did not see the need to...Continue Reading

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 legislative break, which this year is the middle two weeks of April, http://www.lwvny.org/advocacy/2017/2017-Session-Calendar.pdf, after the state budget is done. If more then one local League is...Continue Reading

The state board approved a new updated Legislative Procedures position at its January meeting which is attached and will be posted on the state website today.  Many thanks to update committee chair, Suzanne Stassevitch of the New York City League and committee members Lorrie Smith (Rensselaer) and Judy Weinstein (Rochester), and to all the local leagues who...Continue Reading