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What in the World is Happening in Albany? Whither "Project Sunlight"? Come to the Souper Supper to hear!

Wednesday, April 30
5:30 pm Supper, 6:00 pm Speakers and "Project Sunlight" Demo

Speakers:
Blair Horner, NYPIRG Policy and Legislative Director
Barbara Bartoletti, LWVNYS Legislative Director
(Both 30 year verterans of Albany politics)

Please call Gael Vecchio, 459-9958, if you can contribute soup or sides.
Try to remember to bring your own bowl and utensils (we'll have extras!)

When LWVAC members saw a demo of “Project Sunlight” in December by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Blair Horner, the then project manager (and now headed back to NYPIRG), we were excited about the promise that it had to promote transparency in state government. Our members and other good government organizations would be prime users for this wonderful new facility, and we are concerned about its future.

The website can be accessed via http://www.sunlightny.com, and a tutorial can be found on the home page. The website promotes transparency in government by making information about individual elected officials, campaign finance activities, legislation, lobbyists, state contracts, registered corporations and charities easily accessible, and, especially exciting, by providing the links between them all! The website also offers educational videos and materials to inform you about the basic laws governing official conduct.

This website and its improvements would be extremely useful to high school Participation in Government programs, our local higher education institutions, our coalition members in advocacy activities, and anyone else interested in open Government, novice and expert alike.

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An Evening with the Honorable Michael McNulty
Congressman McNulty will re-cap his career and peer into the future for us at our
Annual Meeting and Dinner

May 12th

Normanside Country Club, Delmar
5:30 Social
6:00 Business Meeting
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Speakers

Please make your reservations with Gael Vecchio, 459-9958, by Wed., May 7
Dinner Cost is $25 and Choices are: Lemon Sole, Chicken Granny Smith or Parmesan Risotto.
Dessert Choices: Dark Chocolate Mousse or Vanilla Ice Cream.

Congressman Michael McNulty
First elected to public office in November 1969 as Town Supervisor of Green Island, Michael McNulty became the youngest Town Supervisor in New York State at the age of 22. After serving eight years as Supervisor, he was elected Mayor of the Village of Green Island and served in that capacity until he was elected to represent New York’s 106th Assembly District in 1982.

Mike was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 23rd Congressional District of New York in 1988, and was re-elected in 1990. In 1992, he was elected to represent the new 21st Congressional District. McNulty was re-elected to his tenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006, with roughly 78% of the vote. The 21st Congressional District includes all of Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie Counties, and portions of Fulton, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties. He now serves as At-Large Whip.

Congressman McNulty has served on the Armed Services Committee, the Small Business Committee, the International Relations Committee, and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. From 1989 until its dissolution in 1993, he served on the Select Committee on Hunger. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus.