Term-limited in Henderson, March says she will focus on jobs and economic development if elected.
Bill Dentzer
Review-Journal Capital Bureau
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Based in Reno, Bill Dentzer covers government and politics and related state news out of the Review-Journal’s capital bureau in Carson City. He joined the RJ in October 2018 after similar assignments at the Salt Lake Tribune in Utah and the Idaho Statesman in Boise. He earlier covered state and local government in his home state of New York, where he graduated from Hamilton College.
The measure would amend the state constitution if voters approve of it in 2022 and 2024.
A Democratic-backed redistricting plan was signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday, hours after it passed the Legislature with final votes in the Assembly and Senate.
The plan, edited in response to public comments made over the weekend, still failed to gain the backing of Republicans or Hispanic groups.
Legislative Democrats pushed the majority party’s congressional and state redistricting proposals through the Senate Sunday, sending the plan to the Assembly for promised minor amendments and a likely final vote on Monday.
Meeting on the second day of a special legislative session on redistricting, lawmakers moved the two redistricting bills out of committee to the floors of their respective houses.
The special session in Carson City has a short but important agenda, and is likely to last into next week.
The Legislature will meet to approve maps for congressional seats, Assembly, state Senate and other offices.
Gubernatorial candidate Dean Heller repaid more than $27,000 and a $10,000 fine stemming from improper contributions stemming from his time in the U.S. Senate.
If elected, Kimi Cole would be the first openly transgender person elected to statewide office in the country.
The new maps will be used for elections during the next decade for legislative and congressional races, among others.
A divided state wildlife board has voted against enacting a ban on coyote hunting tournaments, a practice deemed cruel by animal rights groups and opposed even by some hunting advocates.
Heather Korbulic, executive director of Nevada’s health insurance exchange since 2016, will leave her post Dec. 3, the governor’s office announced Monday.
There are some similarities between Nevada and Virginia, but there are plenty of differences that make drawing conclusions difficult.
The Las Vegas councilman narrowly lost a bid for Clark County Commission in 2020 in a controversial election.
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