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State Senate Leader Praises Lawmaker Diversity

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Senate Majority Leader is calling the new Legislature a "truly historic display of diversity."

State Senator Kelvin Atkinson says the first female-majority Legislature is unprecedented and overdue, calling the body a true representation of the state.

He says he is proud to consider the senate's minority leader, James Settelmeyer, a friend even though they come from differing backgrounds.

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Atkinson says they have differences on ideas, but "worked together on many issues in the spirit of making Nevada better."