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    Despite Last Minute Report On Stadium-Related Road Costs, Assembly Approves Tax Hike

    Oct 14, 2016

    The State Assembly voted 28-13 to approve a bill raising hotel room taxes to help pay for a domed stadium. 

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    Special Session Day Two: Senate Approves Hotel Tax Hike For Stadium

    Oct 12, 2016

    State lawmakers took Wednesday off in observance of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. 

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    Las Vegas Stadium Deal Passes First Hurdle

    Oct 12, 2016

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill to raise hotel taxes to fund an NFL stadium and a convention center expansion has crossed its first hurdle in the Nevada Legislature.

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    Governor Sandoval Sets Agenda For Stadium Special Session

    Oct 10, 2016

    A special legislative session starts today to consider public financing for a football stadium and convention center upgrades in Las Vegas. 

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    Panel To Name 2 Lawmakers Who Would Weigh In On Stadium Deal

    Sep 30, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two people who could decide the fate of a Las Vegas NFL stadium deal will be appointed to the Nevada Legislature.

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    Nevada Gov. Sandoval Signals Support For Las Vegas Stadium

    Sep 22, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval says he plans to call Nevada lawmakers into session early next month to consider raising hotel taxes in the Las Vegas area to help build an NFL stadium.

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    Ahead Of Potential Special Session, Nevada May Appoint New Legislators

    Sep 19, 2016

    Nevada could have five new lawmakers this week as the state fills vacancies in preparation for a potential legislative session to approve an NFL stadium funding plan.

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    3 Potential Nevada Ballot Measures Moving Forward

    Jun 22, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three groups proposing Nevada ballot measures have submitted signatures that could qualify them for the November election.

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    Surveying The Landscape Of Criminal Justice In Nevada

    Apr 27, 2016

    The debate over the fairness of the criminal justice system has become a red-hot election year topic from the presidential campaigns on down.

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    New Law Means Some Voters Get No Choice In Legislative Races

    Apr 12, 2016

    CARSON CITY, NEV. (AP) -- A new law on primary elections means more than 80,000 Nevada voters won't get a choice this year on who represents them in the Legislature.

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    Nevada Ballot Measures On Marijuana, Guns Get Official Names

    Apr 12, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — State officials have announced the official names of two ballot measures that Nevada voters will weigh in on in November.

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    Muslim House Candidate Says Reid Told Him Not To Run

    Mar 30, 2016

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democrat running for Congress in Nevada claims Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid discouraged him from running because he is Muslim.

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    Fight For Majority In Nevada Legislature Coming Into Focus

    Mar 22, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The battle for a majority in the Nevada Legislature is coming into focus after a deadline passed Friday for candidates to get their name on the ballot.

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    Nevada Lawmakers Differ With Their Lawyers On Transparency

    Mar 21, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the Nevada Legislature's lawyers are adamant that no lawmaker communications outside of final votes are public records available upon request, several lawmakers say the blackout is extreme and worth revisiting.

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    Nevada Legislature Excuses Itself From Public Records Law

    Mar 14, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Legislature gets to write the public records laws, but it largely exempts itself from any requirements to turn over documents.

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    Democrats Back Former Lawmaker's Bid To Return To Assembly

    Feb 26, 2016

    HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Assembly Democrats are supporting a former lawmaker's bid to retake a seat she used to hold in the Henderson area.

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    Nevada State Sen. Debbie Smith Dies At 60

    Feb 22, 2016

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Senate Democratic officials say Sen. Debbie Smith has died a year after doctors started treating her for a malignant brain tumor.

    Senate Democratic caucus spokesman Peter Koltak says the Sparks lawmaker died Sunday in Reno. She was 60.

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    Democrats Endorse Candidate For Kirkpatrick's Assembly Seat

    Feb 03, 2016

    NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Assembly Democrats are endorsing a North Las Vegas corrections officer for the seat formerly held by high-ranking Democratic Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick.

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    Lee Tops 3 Democratic Rivals In Fundraising For House Race

    Feb 01, 2016

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Fundraising reports due over the weekend show philanthropist Susie Lee is on the best financial footing in a four-way Democratic primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District seat.

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    Retiring Assemblyman Endorses Fellow Republican To Take Seat

    Jan 27, 2016

    HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A Henderson attorney says he'll run for the southern Nevada seat held by retiring Republican Assemblyman Lynn Stewart.

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    Reno Lawyer Jumps Into Competitive Nevada State Senate Race

    Jan 26, 2016

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Reno lawyer has jumped into a competitive race for a northern Nevada Senate seat being vacated by Republican Greg Brower.

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    Brothel Owner To Run For Nevada Senate Seat

    Jan 11, 2016

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The owner of the Nevada brothel where former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom was found unconscious is making a bid for a state Senate seat.

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    Special Session On Faraday Incentives To Continue Friday

    Dec 18, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers have adjourned for the night but are still far from wrapping up a special session on incentives for electric carmaker Faraday Future.

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    Nevada Lawmakers Approve Funds To Test Backlog Of Rape Kits

    Dec 17, 2015

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada lawmakers have agreed to allocate almost $3.7 million to test 7,500 sexual assault evidence kits languishing in police vaults around the state, including some in Las Vegas dating back 30 years.

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    Democrat David Parks Seeks 3rd Term In Nevada Senate

    Dec 03, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Longtime Democratic lawmaker David Parks says he'll seek a third term in the Nevada Senate.

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