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COMMENTARY: Help put teeth in Nevada’s Public Records Law

AB 276 is necessary because Nevada’s Public Records Act doesn’t always provide requestors with the tools they need to compel government officials to follow the law and release government records that rightfully belong to us — the public.

Bill to limit asset forfeiture draws opposition

A scaled back effort at civil asset forfeiture reform in Nevada, a perennial but habitually unsuccessful legislative objective, again met opposition in committee Monday from law enforcement.

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Police use of force focus of Nevada reform bill

Nevada lawmakers on Thursday took aim at law enforcement policies on use of deadly force and protest response, legislation that is a major part of Democrats’ push this session on policing reforms.

Equal rights in Nevada may be headed for 2022 ballot

The resolution, first passed in 2019, could see a constitutional amendment on the ballot to guarantee equal rights regardless of gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ancestry or national origin.