Nevada Legislature advances gay marriage resolution

Las Vegas Review Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

CARSON CITY -- A constitutional amendment that would let voters decide whether to legalize gay marriage passed the final hurdle of the 2013 legislative session Thursday but still has a long way to go. Senate Joint Resolution 13 passed the Assembly on a 27-14 vote, bringing the process to get it to the ballot in 2016 to an end for this year. All the no votes were Republicans. It must pass again ...

Nevada Assembly Approves Marriage Equality Amendment

ThinkProgress - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

voted 27-14 to approve a constitutional amendment that would repeal the 2002 amendment banning same-sex marriage. Combined with the Senate approval from April, this completes the amendment’s first phase of approval. Both chambers must approve the measure a second time during 2015 legislative session, following which it will be advanced to the ballot in November, 2016. Unless a ...

CFT Nevada names football field after Ault

MSNBC - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Marc Johnson announced that the field at the university’s Mackay Stadium would bear Ault’s name going forward. So, officially, it’s now Chris Ault Field at Mackay Stadium. ';I was always blessed at this University but my biggest blessing was always my family,'; Ault said at the presser. ';Though there is only one name on the field, I’m hoping it reflects a ...

Committee sends bill for medical marijuana clinics to Nevada Senate

Las Vegas Sun - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore inspects the product and learns about the different uses for and varieties of marijuana during a trip to a dispensary in Arizona on Friday, March 22, ...

Modified film tax incentive bill advance in Nevada Senate committee

Las Vegas Review Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

CARSON CITY -- A bill that would offer tax credits to companies that film in Nevada won approval Thursday from a Senate committee, but it was amended to make it a four-year pilot program and limit the incentives to $20 million per year. Senate Bill 165, sponsored by Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, would offer a variety of credits, including for employee salaries and benefits. It originally ...

Juror kicked out of Whittemore campaign contribution trial in Reno

Las Vegas Review Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

A federal judge in Reno Thursday temporarily halted the trial of Harvey Whittemore, shown here in April in Las Vegas, after being told that a juror may have made an inflammatory comment about the ...

Western Nevada College holds unique 1st Multi-faith Baccalaureate Service

merinews - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Western Nevada College (WNC) had unique Multi-faith Baccalaureate Service on May 20 in Carson City (USA), first in its 41 plus years of ...

Present law in Nevada makes it easy for abusers to buy guns

Las Vegas Sun - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

letter to the editor . /inline-content --> Last October, a young woman in Milwaukee named Zina Daniel filed a domestic violence restraining order against her husband. This barred him from obtaining a firearm under federal law, but several days later, he did just that, purchasing a Glock semiautomatic handgun online from a private seller who was not required to conduct a background check. The ...

Not a good alfalfa farming year for Nevadas Sen. Heller

Las Vegas Review Journal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

WASHINGTON -- It was a down year for the alfalfa farm owned in Nevada by Sen. Dean Heller. Heller reported $13,545 in hay sales off the family property in Smith Valley in 2012, a drop from $34,110 the year before. A financial disclosure report the Nevada Republican filed with the U.S. Senate this month suggested in a notation the "Heller Hay Farm" had a loss for 2012. The ...

Bill to expand background checks for gun purchases passes Nevada Senate

Las Vegas Sun - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

CARSON CITY - In a party line vote following an emotional floor debate, the Nevada Senate today passed a measure that would expand background check requirements to private party firearm sales. Senators on both sides of the issue recounted stories of family members killed by a gun as they argued the merits of closing the background check loophole. A cadre of survivors and family members of ...

Gun background check bill clears another hurdle Nevada Senate

Las Vegas Review Journal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

CARSON CITY -- A bill requiring background checks for private sale gun purchases won approval Wednesday in the Senate on an 11-10 party-line vote. It now goes to the Assembly where Democrats have a 27-15 majority. The vote to pass Senate Bill 221 did not come before Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, attempted to amend the measure to eliminate the requirement that private gun ...

Caesars plans to launch online poker this summer in Nevada

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES | Wed May 22, 2013 3:55pm EDT LOS ANGELES May 22 (Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment Group said it plans to go live this summer with an online poker site in Nevada, the only U.S. state so far to offer legal Internet gambling, and will promote the nascent service to thousands of poker players at its World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament in Las Vegas starting ...

Panel rejects construction of a new Nevada execution chamber

Las Vegas Review Journal - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

CARSON CITY -- A panel of lawmakers decided Wednesday not to fund construction of a new $700,000 execution chamber at Ely State Prison. The decision was made by a joint Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance subcommittee when it voted to approve a $104 million capital improvement program for the upcoming two-year budget that begins July 1. The vote was unanimous and there was no comment from ...