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Nevada Governor Names New Patient Protection Commission

Dec 21, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — An associate dean at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine has been named chairman of an 11-member state panel tasked with identifying ways to improve health care affordability and quality in Nevada.

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Judge: Legislative Lawyers Can't 'Pick Sides' In Tax Lawsuit

Nov 21, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers have said they must find new lawyers to fight for a tax extension Republicans say is unconstitutional after a judge ruling.

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Climate Crisis In Nevada: What's Being Done?

Sep 19, 2019

Nevadans north and south are starting to feel the effects of climate change.

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Nevada Legislature Goes Green in 80th Session

Jun 11, 2019

Dozens of bills having to do with renewable energy, water, public lands, wildfire, and outdoor recreation were made law during the legislative session that recently ended.

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Gun Bill Expected To Become 'Red Flag' Law

May 18, 2019

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Nevada Lawmakers Mull Justice Reform In Session's Last Days

May 11, 2019

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Nevada Governor Signs Law To Air Names Of Pot Store Owners

May 11, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's governor signed a law Friday opening the books on those awarded lucrative licenses to sell recreational marijuana in the state, prompting the state tax department to reveal that just 16 applicants won all 61 new pot dispensary licenses awarded last year.

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Lee Condemns DeVos, Praises State Democrat Priorities

Apr 18, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Susie Lee praised a ranging set of state-level Democratic priorities during an address before a joint session of the state Legislature.

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Senate Bill Would Tighten Payday Lending Laws

Mar 28, 2019

You see them on every street corner in Nevada – short-term, high-interest loan businesses, also known as payday loans.

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Many Democrats Mum After Colleague Quits Over Accusations

Mar 19, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Assembly Democrats in the Nevada Legislature have remained on the sidelines and overwhelmingly refused any comment on the resignation of a former lawmaker due to sexual harassment allegations.

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Former Fire Inspector To Fill Atkinson's State Senate Seat

Mar 16, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Clark County commissioners on Friday selected a retired fire inspector to fill the legislative opening left vacant by a former state senator who resigned in scandal and has since pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

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Nevada Criminal Justice Reform Bill Heard By Lawmakers

Mar 09, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lawmakers held a hearing Friday on a contentious and wide-ranging criminal justice reform bill that has pitted prosecutors against public defenders.

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Nevada Republicans Roll Out Legislative Priorities

Mar 01, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican lawmakers from the Nevada Assembly say educational opportunities and expanding mental health services are among their top priorities this legislative session.

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Assisted Suicide Bill Set To Come Before Nevada Lawmakers

Feb 23, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The debate over physician-assisted suicide is expected to return to the Nevada Legislature on Monday, less than two years after the measure failed to become law.

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State Senate Leader Praises Lawmaker Diversity

Feb 05, 2019

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

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Traffic Cameras And Goodbye Brothels? The Legislature Begins

Feb 05, 2019

New laws could be coming that might affect your life.

Traffic cameras at red lights; city and federal elections on the same day; or outlawing prostitution.

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Legislative Preview 1: Blue Wave FAQ

Jan 25, 2019

With the dramatic Democratic victories in the midterms, it won’t be business as usual in Carson City when the Legislature convenes this month. Here’s a primer.

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Legislative Preview 3: Bills, Bills, Bills

Jan 25, 2019

Just a few of the ideas lawmakers mightponder this time.

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Commissioners Appoint 2 To Fill Nevada Senate Vacancies

Dec 05, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Commissioners in Clark County appointed two Democrats on Tuesday to fill vacancies in the Nevada state Senate created by the results of last month's election.

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Democrats 24 Votes Shy Of Supermajority In Nevada Senate

Nov 15, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Final but unofficial election results from Clark County show that Democrats will have a supermajority in the state Assembly next year but have fallen 24 votes short in one race that's keeping them from a supermajority in the state Senate.