It’s getting down to the wire, kids. Do your part and contact your Legislator today! Starting tomorrow Friday May 15, 2008, the Assembly will be able to vote on Final Passage of SB 283 – Domestic Partnerships. We need to ensure that we have the largest possible margins on this vote to enable us to…
No deal, yet, on the education budget up at the Legislature. Word is the slash-and-burn might be less than Gov. Gibbons’ insane 36% (maybe 12-13 percent), but I won’t wait to breathe. Although, it appears that Govtard is flippity flopping on a proposed lottery for ed funds. Nevada’s mining companies are jerks. Seeing as they…
I cut my finger (nothing serious) and it is bugging me to type, so it’s short and sweet today: Don’t forget that Domestic Partnership bill SB283 goes up for vote in the Assembly tomorrow! Now’s the time to contact your legislators if you already haven’t! The Center’s LGBT prom is May 16 and for just…
Here’s the info from Equality Now: SB 283 will be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee this Friday, May 8. The Assembly needs to hear from their constituents in order to support SB 283. SB 283, The Nevada Domestic Partnership Registry Act, will create a domestic partnership registry for any two people sharing a common…
Nevada ProgressNow is hosting Save Our State Coalition rallies around the state (including LV) this evening. Locally, the rally is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Clark County Commission Chambers, 500 Grand Central Pkwy. For more info: erin@progressnownevada.org. Need proof this is important? How about this excellent break-down by Las Vegas Gleaner. I didn’t know…
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,…
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