Criminal Justice Committee, Vivione Marshall
Criminal Justice Committee, Vivione Marshall (vivionemarshall@gmail.com) and Richard Rifkin (richardrifkin54@gmail.com), Co-Chairs During the recent budget negotiations, reform of certain parts of our criminal justice system became a central piece of […]
Issues and Advocacy
Issues and Advocacy Sally Robinson, VP for Issues and Advocacy, Sally.s.robinson@gmail.com Erica Smitka, Deputy Director, Erica@lwvny.org 2022 State Budget Wins! The state budget officially passed on Saturday, April 9th. We […]
Redistricting Update (as of April 25, 2022):
Redistricting Update (as of April 25, 2022): The League was a strong supporter of the Constitutional amendment on redistricting that was approved by voters in 2014. That amendment established an […]
Proposed Positions Discussion
Proposed Positions Discussion April 26, 7:00 pm on Zoom If you have been unable to attend your local League meeting on the proposed positions on election administration and voting […]
Court Simplification: How Simplifying our Court System can Improve Equal Access for all People
Court Simplification: How Simplifying our Court System can Improve Equal Access for all People Wed, April 27, 7:00 by Zoom Please join the League of Women Voters of NYS […]
President’s Message
President’s Message Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@aol.com April 2022 was a very busy month for the LWVNYS On the first two Saturdays of the month, LWVNYS held our final two regional training […]
Who Wrote the Constitution?
“That’s obvious, we think, it was crafted by 55 men in powdered wigs who met in Philadelphia over the summer of 1787 with the charge of “establishing in these states […]
Should Your Water Be Tested?
Some residents in Garden City have found lead in their drinking water, and many are therefore testing the water in their homes for lead, which can be very unhealthy and […]
Should Your Water Be Tested?
Should Your Water Be Tested? Some residents in Garden City have found lead in their drinking water, and many are therefore testing the water in their homes for lead, which […]
South Nassau Water Authority
The Town of Hempstead has appointed Commissioners to the South Nassau County Water Authority Board. They are: John Reinhardt – Town of Hempstead Commissioner of Water Laura Ryder – Village […]