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Lombardo Signs Trans Inmate Rights Law in Nevada

A Landmark Legislation for Transgender Rights In a significant victory for transgender rights advocates, Governor Joe Lombardo of Nevada has signed Senate Bill 153 into law. This legislation mandates corrections officials to establish comprehensive standards for the care of transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and intersex inmates. The move comes at a crucial time when conservative...

Expansion of Benefits for Veterans is “Landmark Legislation”

Over the years, thousands of combat veterans in the United States have said that they got sick because they were exposed to dangerous chemicals while fighting. But many of these soldiers or their family members had their insurance claims turned down because they couldn't prove that their illnesses were related to their time in the...

Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for children

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming hormones or surgery in the state for anyone younger than 18, part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows. Reeves, who is running for reelection this year, said “radical activists” are telling children they are...

Biden Government Looks To Preserve DACA Program Beneficiaries

The Joe Biden government plans on publishing a proposal with the expectation of protecting the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. For the uninitiated, DACA has preserved numerous young grown-ups from getting deported as well as let them legally work here in the US. President Joe Biden’s proposal is important considering Senate Parliamentarian...

Should Nevada’s Legislators Be Public Officials?

The part-time Nevada Legislature meets on a biannual basis, and the state has several legislators with full-time employment positions and elected roles. The Supreme Court of Nevada addressed this thorny question about whether a lawmaker should also be a public official in this state. Supreme Court justices argued about it for over an hour in...

State Legislators Reject DMV’s Plan To Reimburse Unconstitutional Fee

DMV reimbursement rejected by state legislature

Some months ago, the Supreme Court of Nevada ruled the $1 that each individual paid as per-transaction DMV technology fee unconstitutional. Now, lawmakers are unsure how Nevada should reimburse those people. The DMV is obliged to pay reimbursements to 240,000 business enterprises and around 2.4 million people. Nevada’s Interim Finance Committee members did not pass Director...