While the appeal of Internet voting is obvious, the risks, unfortunately, are not. Voted ballots sent via the Internet simply cannot be made secure and make easy and inviting targets for attackers ranging from lone hackers to foreign governments seeking to undermine US elections. Despite that, as states provide electronic delivery of blank ballots, some...Continue Reading
With all the concerns today about the burden of huge college loans, and the sometimes questionable earning power of Bachelors’ Degrees, more attention is being turned to CTE (Career Technical Education). Previously known as Vocational Education, and sometimes relegated to students with lesser academic skills, these programs are receiving more attention as a means to...Continue Reading
Has anyone had time to breathe yet? What an incredibly exciting and busy time for all Leagues throughout NY State and through our entire country. Voter services are everywhere and all of you involved deserve accolades to the “nth.” It is also well known that youth has been involved with many events such as voter...Continue Reading
“While Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are required to cover the same health services as Original Medicare, they are not required to offer the same level of provider access and can impose coverage restrictions—like prior authorization—that require enrollees to take additional steps before accessing prescribed care. If a service is covered with prior authorization,” enrollees must...Continue Reading
Thursday-June 28, 2018 As League members from around the country descended on Chicago, our pre-Con day kicked off with an advocacy and organizing training. Hundreds of League attendees participated in a lively, candid, and productive conversation about how we can best mobilize and organize for success in this challenging new environment. This Wellstone Action training...Continue Reading
Friday-June 29, 2018 Our first plenary session kicked off with a message from Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Welcoming the League to Chicago, she spoke about the “precarious time in our nation’s history” and urged leaders to take action in this moment. Democracy is both the best and most fragile...Continue Reading
Saturday-June 30, 2018 The morning kicked off with an update from the Credentials Committee by Jill Althage who reported the total number of voting delegates 865. The report was accepted by unanimous consent. After LWVUS Secretary Toni Zimmer delivered the previous day’s activities we heard from Deborah Turner LWVUS board member about the Diversity, Equity,...Continue Reading
Sunday-July 1, 2018 Our final day of Convention plenary kicked off with our final Credentials Committee Report. A total of 762 Leagues (including ILOs) were represented with 867 voting delegates from 49 states plus the District of Columbia. The report was accepted by unanimous consent. Carrie Davis the Democracy Program Director for The Joyce Foundation...Continue Reading
We had 48 League members from NYS attend the LWVUS Convention in June in Chicago. It was interesting, educational and fun! Many of the NY delegates were first time attendees at a Convention so it was great to see their enthusiasm and questions. The Convention Kit with all of the info including proposed program, budget,...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of East Nassau is launching a campaign to recruit new members, women, men and students 16 years and older. We are having a get together on Wednesday July 18th at the Levittown Public Library, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown at 7:15pm. The League is a non-partisan, non-profit organization which encourages informed...Continue Reading
