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As we well understand the impact of the Nevada 2011 session will be unfolding over the next two years. SB 271, concerning growth and Lake Tahoe, reminds us of tough lessons learned when growth was a driving engine in Southern Nevada. The law maintains that there will be regulation, however , there is [...]

Legislative Alert passed on from Nevada Women’s Lobby:
Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce has four revenue bills heading to hearings.

AB333: Increases taxes on tobacco and alcohol.
AB335: Modeled after similar effective laws in other states, this bill would create a services tax, which could generate revenue missing from declined sales.
AB336: Closes the loophole on outside corporations which [...]

April 2, 1931 – 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell, the second woman to play baseball in the all-male minor leagues, pitches an exhibition game against NY Yankees and strikes out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The next day, the Baseball Commissioner voided her contract, claiming baseball was too strenuous for women. [...]

In This Issue:

March 31, 2011

TODAY: March 31, 1776 – Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband, John Adams, asking him to “remember the ladies” in the anticipated “new code of laws.”

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

President’s Message: In Remembrance (NEW)

ADVOCACY

LAST CHANCE ACTION ALERT: This Is Your Chance to Be Heard! (NEW)

MEMBERSHIP & LEADERSHIP

Register Now: Webinar [...]

The League of Women Voters operates by maintaining our focus. The League of Women Voters of Nevada works within our mission and focus to advocate for Nevadans.  The  power of our voice is strengthened by our individual efforts to study and research  proposed bills  as this legislative process moves forward. Proposed legislation must be dissected so that  the how what [...]