In our nation’s capital, youth rights activists came from as far away as Long Island to speak out for a lower voting age and an end to voter ID laws. “America was founded on the idea that those who must obey the laws are entitled to a say in what the laws are,” declared NYRA [...]
NYRA will join with The American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Capital and other youth rights activists for a Washington, DC rally to demand a lower voting age and an end to voter ID laws. We hope everyone will show their support, and there are several ways you can help. First and foremost, come [...]
The National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) is the largest youth-led organization within the United States that fights for youth rights. NYRA focuses on issues such as voting age, emancipation, and drinking age. With the upcoming elections on Nov. 6, NYRA has made the right to vote its top priority. Because they work and pay taxes, [...]
NYRA-members still have time to vote in this year’s Board of Directors election. The candidates this year include some of the most heralded heroes and heroines in NYRA history – front line organizers, successful fundraisers, outstanding volunteers, and two former NYRA presidents as well as the current one – along with some exciting up-and-comers. The [...]
BOSTON—Upset by budget cuts at their high school, a group of teens in the city of Lowell, Mass., wanted to do more than merely complain about it. They wanted to vote. Now, their initiative to lower the voting age in Lowell municipal elections to 17 from 18 has gained traction at the Massachusetts State House. [...]
Are body bags better than books for educating the next generation? Is vomit really proper food for teens? Should children be forced brush their teeth with toilet water? If you say, “Yes,” Mitt Romney is the President for you. One wonders how it is that parents are rooked into spending $20,000 to [...]
Jaylen Bledsoe, an eighth grade student at Hazelwood West Middle School, is a 13-year-old chief executive officer of a start-up information technology company (IT) – Bledsoe Technologies. “About a year ago, I started a web design company,” he said. “Besides web design and IT, we do web development, photography, videography, computer repair, search engine optimization, [...]
HOWELL, N.J. – By the end of her driver’s lesson with a Skillful Driving School instructor outside her family’s home here, 16-year-old Samantha Miller had executed about a dozen K-turns and parallel-parked another dozen times. She knew she would do it all over again at her next lesson. And that was OK with Samantha. In [...]
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NKY.com 01/13/12 http://cincinnati.com/blogs/nkypolitics/2012/01/13/bill-lowers-age-to-run-for-city-offices-in-kentucky/ At the age of 23, Elizabeth Fricke is one of the youngest elected officials in the state. Fricke has started serving her third year on the city council of Kenton Vale, a city of about 110 people situated in between Covington and Fort Wright. Legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly might encourage [...]
December 13, 2011 – 01:00 PM TBD http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2011/12/d-c-college-students-may-lose-access-to-residential-parking–13914.html This morning, Tim McBride leaned forward before members of the D.C. Council with a big smile on his face. He spoke into his microphone to Ward 3 D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh, who led the morning’s hearing on several pedestrian and parking proposals starting at 10:30 a.m. [...]
December 6, 2011FOX59 http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin…..206.column Federal officials are considering a possible nationwide crackdown on teen drivers to reduce the number of deaths on the roadways. A recent report by the National Safety Council and the Allstate Foundation claims additional state guidelines will save 2,000 lives nationwide each year. Zionsville teen Mitch Miller, 16, said he [...]
Dec. 6, 2011 USA Today http://www.indystar.com/usatoday/article/51663278?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|p The USA could save 2,000 lives a year if all 50 states instituted comprehensive programs of phased-in driving privileges for teens, according to a report out today. “We knew that when states pass good laws, lives are saved and a lot of money is saved. We’d just never [...]
NYRA’s mission centers on challenging age discrimination against young people, both in law and in attitudes and supporting the basic freedoms afforded to young Americans in the Bill of Rights.