AMHERST TIMES: League of Women Voters hosts “Question the Candidates” night Oct. 22
AMHERST TIMES AMHERST, N.Y. — On the 22nd of October, the League of Women Voters will have a “Question the Candidate’s Night” at the Amherst Town Hall on Main St.…
A.G. Underwood sues operator of online ticket resale platform offering “speculative” tickets
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today filed a lawsuit against TicketNetwork, Inc., Eventvest, Inc. d/b/a Ticket Galaxy, and the companies’ owner, Donald Vaccaro, for…
Underwood calls on Betsy Devos to scrap plans eliminating critical protections for students attending for-profit colleges
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood – part of a coalition of 21 Attorneys General – today formally opposed U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy…
Cuomo/Hochul win good for NY, good for labor says CSEA
PRESS RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. — The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) congratulates Governor Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on their primary wins. “CSEA is ready for the next step;…
New York’s Primary Election shows how much work needs to be done
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK, N.Y. — As yesterday’s primary election showed, yet again, the need for voting reform is ever present. Common Cause New York, along with the Let NY…
Purged from the Voter Rolls? Common Cause/NY is watching
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — In response to news that dozens of New Yorkers were purged from voter rolls on primary day, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY,…
Senator Gillibrand delivers key note speech at High Wage America Summit
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today delivered remarks at the High Wage America Summit, co-hosted by The Century Foundation and the Economic Policy Institute. **WATCH…
Let NY Vote texts over 200k millennial voters before Election Day
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the days leading up to the New York State primary, over a hundred Common Cause/NY and Let New York Vote volunteers — in…
A.G. Underwood announces Election Day Hotline to protect voter access during State Primary Election
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced her office’s Election Day Hotline, which is available to help troubleshoot and resolve a range of issues encountered…
AMHERST TIMES: Amherst church hosts wide-ranging breakfast speaker series
AMHERST TIMES By Stephen T. Watson | Published September 11, 2018 | Updated September 11, 2018 The first Arab-American Muslim woman to hold public office in this area will speak…