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2021 legislative session

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Other Voices: Lance West

Jun 21, 2021

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Other Voices: Brooke Maylath

Jun 21, 2021

On June 21, we aired a

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Newly Legal Marijuana Lounges Preparing To Open In Nevada

Jun 10, 2021

Nearly six years after Nevadans voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, they will finally be able to imbibe at someplace other than a private home.

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How Covid-19 Continues To Affect The Gaming Industry

Jun 03, 2021

If you saw the crowds at Strip casinos over the holiday weekend — or the horrible traffic delays on southbound I-15 on M

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Lawmakers Pass Mining Tax, Election Reforms And More On Final Day Of Session

Jun 03, 2021

The 2021 legislative session wrapped up Monday just after midnight.

 

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Nevada Bill Will Protect Sacred Native American Sites

May 28, 2021

Governor Steve Sisolak on Tuesday signed a bill 

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Governor Sisolak's Former Friends Now Want To Unseat Him

May 20, 2021

Can a mayor from North Las Vegas win the governor’s job? What about a sheriff from Clark County?

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John L. Smith On The Death Penalty Ban: Why Won't It Pass In Nevada?

May 18, 2021

The death penalty will remain in Nevada, and some Democrats aren't happy about it. 

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Progressive Bills Stall In Nevada; Activists Disappointed

May 17, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Democratic Party-aligned groups and activists rebuked leaders from their own party Friday after proposals they championed did not make it past a key legislative deadline.

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Governor, Top Democrat Call Nevada Death Penalty Repeal Dead

May 14, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's governor and the top Democrat in the Legislature are declaring efforts to repeal the state's death penalty law dead.

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Will Nevada Ditch Its Caucus For An Earlier Primary?

May 06, 2021

Nevada is third in line 

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Death Penalty Abolishment, Mining Taxes To Be Voted On In Carson City

May 06, 2021

Nevada’s death penalty might be eliminated.

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Nevada Lawmakers OK Budgets, Prep For End-Of-Session Sprint

May 03, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers have voted to approve the budgets for numerous state agencies.

They funded new positions in the Colorado River Commission and the state public health department, which plans to create a new Office of Data Analytics.

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Nevada Lawmakers Weigh Fire-Fighting Coordination, Liability

Apr 29, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Proposals about wildfire prevention, response and liability are advancing through the Nevada Legislature as firefighters prepare for fire season.

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COVID Concerns Limit Access At The Legislature

Apr 22, 2021

Lawmakers had to pass a lot of bills ahead of a legislative deadline on Tuesday.

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Nevada Lawmakers Plow Through 100s Of Bills Before Deadline

Apr 21, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday passed dozens of bills through the state Senate and Assembly and diverted several others back to a key committee in order to ensure their priority proposals survived past a crucial deadline.

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Nevada Bill To Outlaw Ghost Guns Could Reduce Violent Crime In California

Apr 21, 2021

Updated April 20:

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Nevada Senate Passes Proposal To Expand Birth Control Access

Apr 20, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada state Senate on Monday voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to allow pharmacists to provide patients birth control without authorization from a doctor or health care provider.

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A Slew of Marijuana Laws Work Their Way Through Legislature

Apr 20, 2021

It’s 4/20, and one unlikely group of people who might be spending time thinking about marijuana today are Nevada legisla

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Nevada Lawmakers Advance Bill Against Organized Harassment

Apr 19, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering whether to hold people who undertake organized harassment — commonly known as "doxxing" — legally responsible for their acts.

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Nevada Assembly Votes To Ban Death Penalty

Apr 14, 2021

A Democrat-led bill could make Nevada the next state to ban the death penalty.

The bill was approved by the Assembly on a party-line vote Tuesday afternoon. It would spare any inmate currently awaiting execution and change their sentence to life without parole instead.

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Nevada Democrats' Priorities Emerge On Bill Deadline Day

Apr 12, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers sped through hundreds of proposals on Friday to meet another major deadline of the 2021 legislative session.

Most bills need to pass out of their first committee before Saturday to remain up for consideration.

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As Other States Restrict Voting, Nevada Legislators Seek To Widen Access

Apr 07, 2021

Across the country, Republican lawmakers are enacting laws that create stronger requirements for people to vote.

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Several Social, Criminal Justice Reform Bills Eyed In Nevada Legislature

Apr 06, 2021

Many expected the state’s economy, battered by COVID-19, to be the focus of this year’s legislative session.

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Native Americans Advocate For Educational Reform, Protection Of Sacred Sites In Legislature

Mar 31, 2021

While lawmakers are meeting in Carson City, they have to debate issues that could affect every corner of the state – including Native Americans living on and off reservations.

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