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Winter Farmers’ Markets on LI

Winter Farmers’ Markets on LI Just because the cold weather has descended on Long Island doesn’t mean you have to give up going to farmers markets. Here are four that will be going strong throughout the winter. Two of them are rather far from us, but you can make a visit to them part of […]

League Gavel Displayed in Governor’s Office

judge's gavel

One of two gavels used by Susan B. Anthony at the National Suffrage Convention in Atlanta in 1895 is now on display in the Governor’s office on loan from LWVNYS. The date March 3, 1895 is inscribed in ink on the gavel head. Mrs. F. Warren Green of Larchmont presented the gavel to the state […]

What Will the Infrastructure and Jobs Act Do for NYS?

What Will the Infrastructure and Jobs Act Do for NYS? According to an email message from Congressmember Kathleen Rice, Long Island’s “once state-ofthe-art roads, bridges, airports, public transit, and water infrastructure have fallen into a state of disrepair and no longer support the needs of our communities.” The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]

How Does The League Select Issues for Emphasis?

How Does The League Select Issues for Emphasis? In League, Program means the issues that we choose for concerted study, education, and action at local, state, and national levels. Program can include both education and action . The Program Planning process is part of what makes the League a grassroots organization; each League member has […]

LWV Studies

LWV Studies We are often asked why we have a position on one issue or piece of legislation and yet not on another. The reason is that we do not take positions on issues, or legislation unless we have studied the issues and have come to a consensus about them. These studies can be on […]