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Local Govt & Politics Stories for October 2011

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Stories for Monday, October 31

Regulation allowing firearms in state parks wins lawmaker approval

CARSON CITY – A regulation eliminating a prohibition on carrying firearms in state parks has been approved by the Legislative Commission. The regulation still prohibits the discharge of a firearm in a state park with some limited exceptions, such as designated target shooting areas. But a provision included in the ...

Stories for Friday, October 28

Carson district judge signs off on new political boundaries

CARSON CITY – Carson City District Judge James Todd Russell approved a set of maps outlining Nevada’s new political boundaries today, making only modest changes to the lines drawn by a panel of three court-appointed special masters. Russell, who ended up in charge of the redistricting process after legislative Democrats ...

Stories for Wednesday, October 26

GOP Opposes Panel's Proposed Voting Districts

CARSON CITY — Lawyers for the Republican Party are disputing the findings of a court-appointed panel overseeing the redrawing of Nevada voting districts, saying it would be "proper" for a judge to reject the panel's maps and instead adopt the plan crafted by GOP lawmakers during the 2011 Legislature. In ...

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