The For the People Act (S1) is the democracy reform bill that includes reforms for which the League has been advocating for decades. This Federal legislation will put power back into the hands of American voters by removing barriers to voting, restoring the ballot to formerly incarcerated individuals, and modernizing future elections. It is up...Continue Reading
The majority of Americans mistakenly believe that women and men are guaranteed equal rights under the U.S. Constitution. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would, once and for all, guarantee constitutional equality between men and women. Its ratification would provide the constitutional guarantee that all men and women are truly equal under the law and that...Continue Reading
By a margin of 244 to 172, the U. S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act, which had lapsed in 2019. The renewed VAWA makes important changes that will strengthen prevention measures and support for survivors, aim to reduce gun violence that targets women, and direct additional resources and...Continue Reading
Once you complete this year’s taxes, you may wonder what to do with that pile of records, 1099s, receipts, and bank statements. The IRS recommends holding on to any documents related to the income you’re reporting or any deduction or credit you’re claiming, including: Proof of income, including W-2s and 1099s, bank and brokerage statements,...Continue Reading
In addition to urging Legislative Leaders to fund the Redistricting Commission, the League co-signed a letter to the State Legislature asking that they ensure that the final budget makes changes requested by the State Comptroller regarding oversight of state contracts and competitive bidding. The Governor’s executive budget proposed rolling back recently reinstated oversight of SUNY...Continue Reading
Please join us on Wednesday, April 21, at 7:00 pm to discuss the very important subject of Structural Racism. Our guest speaker, Elaine Gross, is Founder and President of Erase Racism, a regional civil rights organization based on Long Island that exposes and addresses the devastating impact of historical and ongoing structural racism, particularly in...Continue Reading
The Earth Day theme this year is: Restore Our Earth Scientists are sounding the alarm that unless we take better care of the planet we risk more and even deadlier viruses ravaging our communities. We need to focus on natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. A healthy...Continue Reading
We are in the process of forming a county League committee to work on the issue of redistricting, which will take place this year and next year, based on the 2020 census. This is necessary because we want to assure that the most recent, very political, manner in which new election districts have been formed...Continue Reading
LWVUS is urging all Leagues to hold a Day of Action on redistricting on Thursday, April 29th. In New York State, we will be organizing a Virtual People’s Hearing and inviting members of the public and our partner organizations to “testify” about why redistricting matters to them and their community. We will be inviting members...Continue Reading
LWVNC will be holding one or more virtual training sessions for those who are interested in becoming League moderators for candidate forums. Anyone interested is strongly urged to attend. No commitment to becoming a moderator is required, but we are hoping that some who attend will decide to take on this role. We are heading...Continue Reading
