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Nevada lawmakers back blood-only detection of marijuana DUIs

Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure on Friday to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana.

Nevada looks to expand Medicaid program

Nevada’s Medicaid program will continue to expand under a budget approved Friday by a legislative money subcommittee.

Emotions run high for Nevada bill on suicide prevention

A Senate committee heard emotional testimony Friday before approving a bill requiring doctors and other health care professionals to take ongoing training on suicide prevention.

Health care bill faces obstacles in Senate

A Republican health care bill passed by the House and celebrated in the Rose Garden by President Donald Trump, was met with a shrug in the Senate, where lawmakers will begin writing their own version of legislation to tackle pressing problems.

 
Nevada state workers push for better pay

State workers rallied Friday at the Nevada Legislature for an increase in pay, arguing that they are 30 percent behind where they were before the Great Recession.

Nevada Legislature debates tax on short-term rentals

There was no opposition Thursday to a bill imposing lodging taxes on short-term rentals arranged through online outfits like Airbnb if such rentals are allowed by local governments.

 
Anderson’s answer shows ESAs are coming

It didn’t make the headlines, but if you read between the lines, we found out this week that the Nevada Legislature is going to pass Education Savings Accounts. No special session necessary.

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