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Tom R. Smedes/APIn the 83rd Nevada legislative session, several Indigenous focused bills were axed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, but there were at least two Tribal healthcare related bill that were signed by the governor. Senate Bills 97 and 312 will develop the infrastructure needed to build out Tribal healthcare expansions in the future. -
Kristen DeSilva/KNPRThe Advancing Tribal Healthcare Gala in Reno awarded healthcare professionals who helped push through two bills in the eighty-third Nevada legislature.
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