Register for our Spring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Webinars We will be hosting three webinars on DEI this Spring. Topics will include knowledge sharing on terms and theories in the DEI space and how and why DEI should intersect with your League work. All League members with an interest in these important topics are...Continue Reading
LWV of Cortland is organizing a education forum and community discussion entitled, Why Don’t US. Citizens Elect their President Directly? The History and Impact of the Electoral College. The speaker is Dr. Mary P. McGuire, PhD, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of Political Science at SUNY Cortland. Youth Engaging Youth: The...Continue Reading
After Biggest Bid-Rigging Scandal in State History, Governor and Legislature Must Act on Clean Contracting in 2019 Despite the conviction of top aides and campaign contributors to the Governor for rigging more than $1B in state economic contracts, Governor Cuomo and the legislature have enacted no substantial Clean Contracting reforms. In May, an overwhelming bipartisan...Continue Reading
It is more important than ever for Leagues to develop good working relationships with their county board of elections! After having lobbied for election law reform for so many years, the LWVNY was extremely pleased when the legislators passed and Governor Cuomo signed the bills into law, including early voting which will take place for...Continue Reading
Betty Ann King, bettyannking4@gmail.com The LWVNY State Youth Committee held its first meeting via teleconference this month. We are always looking for more members for the Committee so please contact Bettyannking4@gmail.com if you’d like to join!. The committee expressed heightened interest in the many topics and programs being shared by other Leagues. Of special note, was...Continue Reading
Laura Ladd Bierman, Laura@lwvny.org Democracy Ready NY Coalition The League is pleased to be a partner in the Democracy Ready NY coalition. A press release on the coalition was distributed last week. The DemocracyReady NY Coalition, a new statewide group working to secure the right of all New York students to a quality P-12 education...Continue Reading
The League’s state Convention is scheduled for June 7-9, 2019, at the Hilton in downtown Albany. We will be sending out more information and details as soon as we can – the registration packets will be mailed in the next week. If you are interested in representing your local League at the state Convention, contact...Continue Reading
We’re putting the final touches on the state Convention schedule and there’s a great line-up of speakers and workshops. It’s always a joy to see a lot of first-time Convention goers there, so we’ve planned topics to appeal to both the seasoned and the new League member. A good convention needs lots of both, so...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset wishes to honor our members. The keynote speaker will be Yurij Rudensky, Brennan Center of Justice Redistricting Expert. RSVP and buy your tickets for this event online.Continue Reading
