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Nevada Governor Signs Crime, Gun, Health, Immigration Laws

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak toured the Las Vegas area as he signed new laws highlighting the Democrat-controlled Legislature's themes of criminal justice reform, gun control, health care and immigration.

Among the 20 measures, the Democratic governor signed Friday were a revamp of Nevada's education funding system, automatic registration for voters at the DMV and a bid to cut the state's bulging prison population.

His stops included a Culinary Union hall, Chinatown Plaza, a state office building and a North Las Vegas community center.

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The governor signed a law allocating $5 million to promote the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census in a state with a 28% Hispanic population.

He also signed ban on rapid-fire "bump stock" weapon modifications and a so-called "red flag" law allowing a judge to order guns to be removed from someone deemed a threat.