As most of you know I’m on the steering committee for the Nevada Women’s Lobby. So here’s the scoop from our press release (written by yours truly): NWL goes to the Legislature for Equal Pay Day Nevada Women’s Lobby and AAUW ask Legislature for fair “Pay Day” for women CARSON CITY, Nev. – Our current…
With a 12-9 vote the State Senate passed the Domestic Partnership bill (SB283)! This is a major victory in the fight for equality and civil rights in Nevada! And this is a victory for couples and families of all stripes living in our state! Congratulations Sen. David Parks and all those who worked so tirelessly…
You didn’t think I’d forget about Earth Week did you? (Although, can we possibly cram more into the April/May time-frame?) First, some events you might want to know about: UNLV’s Department of Environmental Studies is hostingits 15th annual Earth Day event 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow (April 22) on the Academic Mall. It’s free and…
Unfortunately, here in Nevada we have a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as that between a man and woman, so we’ll be stuck in the dark ages as other states (since when is Iowa considered progressive?) pass us by. But the one thing we CAN and MUST do is urge our Legislature to support SB283,…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, as I mentioned before. So first off let me apologize that I didn’t get this up earlier (special apology to UNLV’s Take Back the Campus event April 15, which I wanted to promote). Unfortunately, you can’t really plan for going to an out-of-state funeral, so I guess that’s how…
There’s just so much to get to, let’s dive right in: Support SB397! This bill, brought forward by Sen. Maggie Carlton, would create a fund for environmental clean-up and ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags within four years. As many long-time Siren readers know, this is an issue very close to my heart.…
Here’s the update from the Nevada Women’s Lobby (full disclosure: I’m on the steering committee): “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” It’s finally happening….AJR3 will be heard in Assembly Elections Committee on Thursday, April 9 at 3:45 PM! We’ve…
Experiencing a total computer melt-down here at Siren HDQ. I am trying to post this from my cell phone. Dedication! 1. If you can get your butt to Grant Sawyer tomorrow do it to come out for SB369, otherwise known as “the brothel tax.” Actually an excise tax on services and could net state $3-4…
As if getting in trouble for texting a mistress on a government-issued cell phone (and now getting a divorce while governor) weren’t bad enough, Gov. Jim Gibbons just can’t help himself when it comes to texting. While giving testimony on his energy bill, he stops to view and deal with a text! Watch it for…
We only need three more states for the necessary majority (38 states) to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment. Nevada has the opportunity to be one of those three as legislation has been introduced. At the hearing last week the opposition came out hard and in numbers. But the history of the ERA in Nevada…
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