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    State Senator Farley On Roberson, Recall and Good Leadership

    Oct 12, 2017

    State Senator Patricia Farley is not running for re-election but she is the subject of a recall campaign anyway.

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    Nevada Will Soon Offer Free Community College

    Jun 26, 2017

    The Nevada Promise Plan would fill in the gaps where other scholarships fall short.

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    Gov. Sandoval Nears Record Number Of Vetoes

    Jun 20, 2017

    In Nevada’s 2017 legislative session, Governor Brian Sandoval came close to the highest number of vetoed bills in state history. 

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    Despite Not Getting ESAs Passed, Gov. Sandoval Happy With Legislative Session

    Jun 08, 2017

    Aside from funds for the Education Savings Accounts program, Nevada’s Republican governor managed to obtain legislative support for most of the goals he laid out in his State of the State address. 

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    Sandoval Vetoes Apprenticeship Bill, Signs A Dozen Other Bills

    Jun 07, 2017

    Governor Brian Sandoval vetoed an apprenticeship bill but signed a dozen other bills into law Tuesday in Carson City.

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    Sandoval Weighs Bills For Clean Energy, Medicaid For All

    Jun 07, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has big decisions to make on the future of the state's energy and health care policies with several bills the Legislature sent to him in its final hours.

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    Winners, Losers And Game Changers: A Legislative Roundup

    Jun 07, 2017

    Solar power appeared to win big this legislative session—but how much did they really lose after the 2015 session?

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    Bill Would Allow All Nevada Residents Access To Public Health Insurance Option

    Jun 06, 2017

    Nevada lawmakers have inched closer toward a massive health insurance expansion.

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    Late-Night Bill Clarifies Casino Confidentiality Laws

    Jun 06, 2017

    Nevada's political heavyweights have dropped a late-night bill in the final hours of the 2017 legislative session that would build on an existing confidentiality law.

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    Public Money Approved, Private Money Donated To Build UNLV Med School

    Jun 06, 2017

    In the works for years, a new medical school is finally going to become a reality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

    The Nevada Legislature gave final approval Monday night to a bill that includes $25 million in state money to build the UNLV School of Medicine.

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    Lawmakers Approve Final Bills To End 2017 Legislature

    Jun 06, 2017

    The 79th Session of the Nevada Legislature has adjourned after lawmakers approved most of what few bills remained in the legislative process and adopted a change in self-imposed rules in their final hours.

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    Bill With New Oversight Of Ride-Sharing Companies Sent To Governor's Desk

    Jun 06, 2017

    New oversight would be put on drivers for ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft under a bill the Nevada Legislature is sending to Gov. Brian Sandoval.

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    Nevada Legislature Wraps Up With Significant Education Boost

    Jun 05, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are agreeing to boost state education programs by more than $200 million with several bipartisan bills and a final budget agreement that will close out the 2017 session.

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    Consumer Protection Bill Also Bans Dog Leasing

    Jun 05, 2017

    Governor Brian Sandoval has signed a bill to make dog leasing illegal.

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    Nevada Republicans Split On Handling Of Massive Budget Hole

    Jun 05, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Republicans united in their support for Education Savings Accounts are splitting on how to handle the fallout after Democrats removed it from the budget.

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    Lawmakers Leave Behind School Vouchers, Face Budget Dispute

    Jun 05, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers head into the final hours of the 2017 session facing a massive funding shortfall caused by the political fallout over a school voucher program.

    Lawmakers have sent the bulk of the state budget to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval.

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    Nevada Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal, Revive Insulin Bill

    Jun 05, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A final budget deal struck at the Nevada Legislature would increase marijuana taxes, send more money to public education and avoid a massive funding shortfall.

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    Lawmakers Reach Compromise On Net Metering

    Jun 02, 2017

    There may be a legislative compromise reached Friday on net metering rates for Nevada’s solar-energy rooftop customers.

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    Sandoval Promises No Special Session For Legislature

    Jun 02, 2017

    Governor Sandoval promised Friday morning there would not be a need for a special session of the Legislature.

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    Legislature At An Impasse Over ESA Funding

    Jun 02, 2017

    Democratic and Republican lawmakers were up late Wednesday night negotiating on a compromise that would allow some form of an Education Savings Account bill to pass.

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    Bill To Delay CCSD Reorganization Is Dead

    Jun 01, 2017

    A measure that would have pushed back the restructuring of the Clark County School District is dead. 

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    Bill To Ban Private Prisons Waiting For Full State Senate Approval

    May 31, 2017

    A bill that would eventually ban the state from using private prisons is making its way through the Legislature, with days to go before the session ends.

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    As Legislative Session Counts Down, Sandoval Vetoes 4 More Bills

    May 31, 2017

    Kicking off the last week of the Nevada legislative session, Governor Brian Sandoval has vetoed four more bills.

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    Lawmaker Not Giving Up On Cutting Surprise Medical Bills

    May 31, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada lawmaker is changing strategies after a decade of negotiations with hospitals and insurance companies have failed to produce a statewide policy banning surprise medical bills.

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    Bill Would Shakeup Reno Politics

    May 30, 2017

    Major changes to Reno city politics could be on the horizon if a bill that passed in the State Senate makes it through the Assembly and the governor’s desk.

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