— by Jason Frierson Nevada is America’s Opportunity State This past Monday was the 2017 Legislative Session’s first major deadline – the last day Nevada Assemblymembers could introduce legislation they personally sponsored. Nevada is America’s Opportunity State and our goal for this session
Assembly Bill 159 will be heard by the Assembly Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining committee Tuesday February 21st at 1:30pm. Click here if you can attend the hearing. Here is a digest of the bill: Section 1 of this bill prohibits any person
Fellow Nevadans: As Nevada Democrats, we share a core belief: Every Nevadan deserves a fair shot at the American Dream. That starts with a quality education, and it includes access to good jobs that can support a family, a safe community in
Rest in Peace and Strength, Senator Debbie Smith — Our thoughts and prayers, from Democrats all across Nevada, go out to Senator Smith’s family in their time of sorrow. Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2015. She had successful surgery to remove
— by Roberta Lange, NVDems Chair The first hearing on one of legislative Republicans’ Voter ID bills just started in the Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee. This bill is the latest attempt by Republicans to make it harder for you to
The Senate Committee on Legislative Operations will hear Senate Joint Resolution 1 on Monday, March 2nd at 3:30 pm. This is a crucial moment, when grassroots action can make an enormous difference. We need to let the committee members know how strongly
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Randy Kirner, Commerce & Labor: Reno Republican is considered the expert in his caucus when it comes to reforms in the Public Employee Retirement System. Melissa Woodbury, Education: The Las Vegas Republican is the daughter of former Clark County
Today, the Nevada State Assembly approved SJR13, continuing the multi-year process of placing on the 2016 ballot a question to repeal Nevada’s current ban on same-sex marriage and replace it with a law granting marriage equality to all Nevadans. The same bill
— by Judy Waxman Vice President for Health & Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center For some women, the greatest threat to their lives could be the man she lives with. For women in Nevada, ranked first in the nation in
WEDNESDAY, March 6 8:00 AM – Joint Meeting of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (Carson City/Las Vegas) Budget Hearings 8:00 AM – Assembly Committee on Judiciary Meeting (Carson City/Las Vegas) A.B. 133 Prohibits the use of strip search or visual body
