At a hearing Friday on a bill to establish dispensaries for medical marijuana in Nevada, state Sen. Ruben Kihuen, D-Las Vegas, made it official: He did not bring back any samples from a Senate Judiciary Committee trip to Arizona last week to view the operation of a dispensary in Phoenix.
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CARSON CITY — State legislators will reach the 60th day, or halfway point, of the 2013 legislative session on Thursday.
Recognizing a cultural shift, some top Nevada Republican lawmakers have joined an effort to repeal the states’s decade-old constitutional language that defines marriage as between a man and a woman, taking the first step toward possibly legalizing gay marriage.
The video is disturbing, if not shocking. Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks is thrown to the ground, and a police officer jumps on him. The officer winds up for three powerful punches, although it’s unclear whether he strikes Brooks.
The ninth week of the Nevada Legislature will feature hearings on bills that would allow election betting, create a state dog and expand the state’s English language learners program.
Without mentioning Assemblyman Andrew Martin, Democratic and Republican Assembly leaders testified Friday for a bill to prevent situations like the one that occurred last year when he was elected even though a district judge ruled he could not run.
A bill that would authorize the establishment of dispensaries where Nevadans could purchase marijuana for medicinal purposes must ensure the facilities operate like professional pharmacies and not follow the “Jerry Garcia lounge” model, a lawmaker said Friday.
A state law that allows young women to dance in the nude once they reach 18 years of age, as long as alcohol is not served, is under fire in the Nevada Senate.
The bizarre 10-week long odyssey of troubled state lawmaker Steven Brooks saw some measure of finality Thursday when the Nevada Assembly voted to expel him from the Nevada Legislature.
Clark County commissioners disagree about how quickly to move forward on appointing a replacement for Steven Brooks, who was expelled from the Assembly on Thursday.
Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson argued Thursday night that it’s imperative to public safety for the Legislature to swiftly approve his bill to outlaw the private ownership of dangerous animals.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller told state legislators Thursday that both political parties must work together in Nevada and Washington, D.C., to end the recession and make the nation prosperous.
A Republican assemblyman who wants to amend Nevada’s prevailing wage law argued Wednesday that construction workers “need a job today,” not extra money to allow them to buy a boat or a motor home.
Nevada legislators joined other states Wednesday that are beginning to examine solitary confinement methods amid concerns it has lasting, adverse effects on inmates.
Assembly Majority Leader William Horne said Wednesday a second Assembly floor session is possible to take up the question of whether Steven Brooks should be expelled from the Legislature.
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