Regent Donald McMichael made comments at a Nevada System of Higher Education board meeting this month that many considered antisemitic.
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Republicans lambasted the Nevada State Democratic Party over a social media post that suggested Gov. Joe Lombardo accepted bribes.
The lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee and the Nevada GOP alleged that election officials in the Silver State had violated federal law.
Sam Brown criticized Rosen for voting to require women to sign up for the military draft. There hasn’t been a draft since the Vietnam War.
Following the Supreme Court ruling overturning a ban on bump stocks, Sen. Jacky Rosen joined in on a bill to ban the gun accessory.
Democrats Teresa Benitez-Thompson of Reno and Irene Bustamante Adams of Las Vegas round out leadership team for 2017 legislative session.
Respected lawmaker was creator of the Assembly’s informal “Cowboy Hall of Fame,” a whimsical but sought-after honor among his colleagues.
Incumbent Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, R-Sparks, picked up two votes, but it wasn’t enough to erase victory by Democrat Skip Daly.