Grand juries, which have been in the news lately, will be the subject of a forum hosted Monday by the League of Women Voters, Rochester Metropolitan Area. Speakers include Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley and Roger Brazill, first assistant ...

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The proposed Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act and its impact on farmers, workers and consumers will be the topic of discussion at a Sept. 22 forum at Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. The event, which will run ...

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The proposed Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act and its impact on farmers, workers and consumers will be the topic of discussion at a Sept. 22 forum at Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. The event, from 7 to ...

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The League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area has launched Vote411.org, an electronic voter guide, for primary races in Monroe County.

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Georgia DeGregorio, president of the League of Women Voters of Rochester Metropolitan Area, has just returned from a leadership institute in Baltimore, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the United States. DeGregorio is continuing her tenure as a ...

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An agriculture panel featuring food concerns will be the focus of a program by the League of Women Voters to be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 31 at Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave. The national league in ...

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A community forum on Proposition 1, proposing additional casinos in New York, will be hosted Monday by the League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area and the Interfaith Alliance of Rochester. The event will run from 7 to ...

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The League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area and the Greater Rochester Coalition for Immigration Justice are hosting a forum, “Untold Truths: Immigration & You,” at 7 p.m. on April 22 at the Brighton Town Hall. Andrea Callan, ...

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This week, the League of Women Voters released a map of Monroe County which shows, by census tract, what share of adults are registered to vote. In some neighborhoods only 10 percent of eligible adults are registered, while in other ...

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The League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area is participating in the launch of an electronic guide for voters at Vote411.org. The site is a “one-stop-shop” providing nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the election process, according to the group.

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People exercise their voice in government by voting, which is why restricting access to the ballot is the biggest threat to democracy today. That was the message of Sen. Lena Taylor of Wisconsin, who Thursday spoke ...

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ALBANY — More than a decade after the 2000 presidential election forced states to toss out century-old voting technology, the League of Women Voters says New York's new machines are fine, but some improvements are needed.

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