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ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO’S OFFICE BRINGS CONSUMER AWARENESS INITIATIVE
TO QUEENSBURY

Queensbury, NY (July 14, 2010) -- A representative from Attorney
General Andrew Cuomo’s Office spoke to the Warren County League of
Women Voters at the Queensbury Central Volunteer Firehouse on consumer
fraud as part of the Attorney General’s statewide Consumer Awareness
Initiative. Bev Schilling, Cuomo’s Senior Consumer Frauds
Representative, informed participants on how to best avoid falling
victim to the most frequent forms of consumer scams, such as
sweepstakes, bank freezes, mail orders, fake charities, “phishing”
emails, check cashing scams, and identity theft. Queensbury Town
Supervisor John Strough was in attendance at the event.

Further information on the services offered by the Attorney General’s
office can be found at www.ag.ny.gov.

On April 7th Barry Entwistle from the New York School Board Association presented an educational program on School Boards.

The next School Board election is May 18, 2010.

Meet the Candidate Nights

Lake George May 4, 2010 at 7pm in the Library,

Moderated by Colleen Florio, LWVWC

Queensbury is TBA

Glens Falls TBA

What should I look for in a school board candidate?
First of all, you'll want to find out where the candidates stand on issues that are important to you.

You might also look for the following qualities:
• The ability to work well with a team and support group decisions

• A desire to work toward a stronger relationship between the district and the public it serves
• A keen eye toward serving the needs of all students, regardless of their abilities and backgrounds
• A professional, poised demeanor and respectful, respectable behavior
• Respect for diverse points of view
• Commitment to the time and energy required each week for meetings, phone calls, conversations, visits to schools, and professional development seminars and workshops
• Knowledge about district policies, guidelines, needs, challenges and strengths

At the heart of it all, members of a district's board of education must believe, unequivocally, in the value of public education. They must be dedicated to serving and teaching all children. They must believe in the democratic process and understand that their role is to act strategically, in line with the interests of the entire school community.

Madison Malone Kircher, Lara Jensen Assembleymember Teresa Sayward

STUDENTS INSIDE ALBANY PROGRAM

Queensbury, NY – Madison Malone Kircher, a Senior from Queensbury High School, has been chosen to attend this year’s Students Inside Albany program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation, Inc. This ninth annual Students Inside Albany program will take place from April 11-14, 2010, and will bring approximately 40 students from across the state to Albany to get a first-hand education about their state government. The program is designed to increase high school students' awareness of their responsibility in representative government and provide information about the tools necessary for meeting that responsibility.

While at the conference, students will join their peers in a hands-on learning experience about how state government works. Students will participate in a series of interactive lectures on topics such as the state budget process, the role of lobbyists in the legislative process, citizen rights to access government information, the role of media in politics, and the move to reform state government. While in Albany, the students will have an opportunity to tour the state’s Capitol. The highlight for most students is the opportunity to shadow their Senators and/or their Assembly member for an afternoon, with many students getting the opportunity to attend session on the Chamber floor.

Healthcare Reform

On Sunday, February 7th,

the Unitarian Universalist

Congregation of Glens Falls

and the League of Women

Voters of Warren County

co-sponsored a health care

reform symposium open to

the public. In attendance

were Dr. John Rugge of

Hudson Headwaters Health

Network, NY Assembly-

member Teresa Sayward

and Mark Luciano

representing Congressman

Scott Murphy.

Since formal adoption by its National Board in April 1993, the League has supported basic quality health care for all U.S. residents financed through general taxes, with effective cost control strategies and equitable distribution of services.

Personal stories were shared of critical comprehensive care provided by NY Child Health Plus, the enormous premium cost of individual health insurance policies and the ease of health care for U.S. travelers in Europe.

Rugge presented the Medical Home initiative, a pilot project for northeastern NY to better support primary care physicians in rural areas, and to improve quality of care

through electronic information sharing, proactive planning and

uniform insurance standards of care. This program was

developed to address the anticipated retirement of a critical

number of primary care physicians in the Adirondack Park

region. The five year pilot plan will run from January 1, 2010

through 2014. It is one of the largest local initiatives being

pursued across the the country to improve health care delivery

efficiently and economically.

Sayward was instrumental in obtaining funding and assistance

from state agencies to ensure cooperation from insurance

companies.

Luciano confirmed Murphy's support of a public option to cover more Americans, but remains concerned about the cost of the bill passed in the House. The difference between the House and Senate bill will need to be resolved in joint conference committe.

Albany on the Record

On May 5, 2010 the League of Women Voters of New York partnered with Reinvent Albany and several other organization to ask top public officials "how will you restore the public's trust". See the entire event at

http://www.albanyontherecord.org/New

Yorkers are fed up! Scandals have driven from office Governor Spitzer, Comptroller Hevesi, Senate Majority Leader Bruno and a growing number of state legislators. Some elected officials - including Governor Paterson - are currently under investigation. Many of these abuses of power were rooted in the absence of effective and independent ethics and fiscal watchdogs, tough ethics laws and adequate transparency in government.

"Making Democracy work"

The League of Women Voters of Warren County has officially been recognized as a local league! Special thanks to Barb Thomas of the Saratoga League for your tireless mentoring. Thanks goes out in memory of Betty Monahan, her dedication to the democratic process is a driving force behind this accomplishment.

Best Regards,

Rachel Clothier, Pres.

League of Women Voters of Warren County

Board Meeting Sept 9, 2010 at our Ridge St address

Showing of Iron Jawed Angels at the Crandell Library August 17, 2010, the movie is available for loan to those who missed the showing.