State & Regional Govt & Politics
Syringes decriminalized by new bill
CARSON CITY -- Governor Brian Sandoval yesterday signed a bill which will remove syringes from the list of illegal drug paraphernalia as well as legalizing needle exchange programs. Senate Bill 410 will make it legal for syringes to be sold without a prescription. With the law taking effect, Northern Nevada ...
Heller applauds committee passage of Yerington lands bill
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to move forward legislation that would create nearly 1,300 jobs in Lyon County, Nevada. The Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act (S. 159) conveys federal land for fair market value to the City of Yerington ...
BLOG: General public didn’t gain much from 2013 legislature, but special interests did
CARSON CITY -- The 2013 Legislature was a resounding success … if your name is Nicolas Cage or Warren Buffett, that is. Sadly, though, little action was taken on measures that would have provided additional value to taxpayers or improved the educational opportunities available to Nevada’s children. In fact, the ...
Medical marijuana bill signed into law
CARSON CITY -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law Wednesday that will establish a state-regulated system of dispensaries to provide medical marijuana to licensed patients. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office supported the measure. ...
Heller and Heinrich introduce bill to reduce veterans disability claims backlog
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act, a cost-neutral, bipartisan bill to help reduce the veterans disability claims backlog. The bill would require the Veterans Benefits Administration, an agency under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...
Sandoval vetoes four more bills
CARSON CITY -- Since Thursday, Gov. Brian Sandoval has vetoed four more bills. This brings the number that were approved by the legislature this session but vetoed by Sandoval up to 12. Here’s a breakdown of the bills that didn’t make it past the governor: AB209 Vetoed on Thursday night, Assembly ...
New law cracks down on underage tobacco users
CARSON CITY -- Underage smoker should beware with Gov. Brian Sandoval signing into law a bill that will help crack down on underage tobacco users in Nevada. Beginning in October of this year, Nevada counties will have the option to adopt ordinances that would impose fines on individuals under the ...
Veto “Favors” collection agencies over underwater Nevadans
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Brian Sandoval says he is trying to maintain the balance between debtors and creditors, but critics say one of his latest vetoes favors collection agencies over underwater Nevadans. Jon Sasser, statewide advocacy coordinator for Legal Services, says the vetoed bill aimed to bring Nevada in line ...
Gov. Sandoval applauded for signing under-18 indoor tanning ban
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill -- The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA) applauds Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) for signing a bill (SB 267) prohibiting persons under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning equipment. With Gov. Sandoval’s June 4 signature, Nevada became the fourth state in the ...
BLOG: Sandoval launches “Big Lie” re-election campaign
The “Big Lie” is a propaganda technique embraced by the communists in which the offending party tells a whopper so “colossal” that the public would refuse to believe anyone “could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously." The audacity of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s early re-election campaign propaganda ...
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