Nevada Eagle Janine Hansen stands against brothels

A conservative group has criticized a federal court ruling that overturned a state ban on advertising legal bordellos in Nevada's largest cities, saying it takes away local control over the issue.

Janine Hansen of the Eagle Forum disagrees with civil rights advocates and brothel owners, who hailed U-S District Judge James Mahan's ruling Thursday as a victory for free speech.

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Nevada Eagle Leader Janine Hansen

Nevada Eagle Leader Janine Hansen finished off another successful session lobbying the Nevada Legislature. The Nevada Eagle Forum helped pass a law that prohibits trafficking people for illegal purposes and that penalizes businesses that hire “unauthorized aliens”; a law that prohibits the state government from confiscating firearms during emergency situations; a law of reciprocity for concealed carry weapons permits; and a resolution urging Congress not to reauthorize the “fast track” approval of international trade agreements. Nevada Eagle Forum helped to defeat a bill authorizing a statewide lottery and a bill that would make failing to wear a safety belt a primary offense.

Nevada Eagle Leader Janine Hansen

Nevada Eagle Leader Janine Hansen’s most recent effort is working to introduce a bill opposing the North American Union. However, this session alone, Janine and her Eagle Forum team have not only tracked over 300 bills, but also sent out alerts and testified on many of those bills. One of the many victories this session was defeating AB442, which would have expanded the existing state employment discrimation clause to include “sexual orientation.”

Full-day kindergarten clears first capital test

"The reality is that full-day kindergarten serves two purposes," said Lynn Chapman, of the conservative Freedom for Families and the Nevada Eagle Forum. "First, it provides a tax-funded entitlement in the form of child care and secondly, it strengthens the already powerful state teachers union.", Reno Gazette Journal, 3-13-07.

Nevada lobbyists face expanded rules

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A plan to impose tighter controls on lobbyists who try to influence Nevada decision-makers is facing resistance - but not from the likely suspects, the advocates who are the big spenders when it comes to wining and dining state lawmakers. Las Vegas SUN, March 9, 2007