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Senator Krasner Receives Bipartisan Support for SB321

May 1, 2023 4:54 pmMay 1, 2023 4:59 pm

Republican State Senator Lisa Krasner (SD-16) will present Senate Bill 321 at a hearing tomorrow morning at 8 AM in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. SB321 ensures that the DNA of survivors of sexual assault is only used to help solve the crime of sexual assault or apprehend the perpetrator. The Senator...

ACLU Sues Nye County Over Hand Counting Process

October 5, 2022 11:27 amNovember 15, 2022 1:16 pm

The ACLU’s Nevada chapter has filed a lawsuit against Nye County , a Republican stronghold, and its interim clerk to stop the implementation of Nye’s new hand-counting process, which was approved and authorized by Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske. The process entails hand-counting all paper ballots alongside a machine tabulator....

Criminal Defense Lawyers are Cashing In on Bail Reform Legislation

December 14, 2021 12:51 pmDecember 14, 2021 12:58 pm

A series of bail and criminal reform bills was passed in the last legislative session and signed into law by Governor Steve Sisolak. Since that time, crime has skyrocketed in Clark County, Nevada. According to Las Vegas Metro Police Convention Center Command murders are up by 900 percent on and...

CCSD Board of Trustees Fail to Reach Agreement on Process to Select Interim Superintendent

November 5, 2021 2:42 pmNovember 10, 2021 5:23 am

Demonstrating the division of the Board of Trustees for the largest school district in the state, the Board failed to reach an agreement outlining the process by which an interim superintendent would be selected. In a 3-3 vote with one member abstaining, the meeting was abruptly adjourned. Trustees Linda Cavazos,...