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The Nevada Independent
January 3, 2018
Nevada lawmakers trying to help ex-felons reintegrate into the community may have inadvertently made it prohibitively difficult to get the ID cards that are .... not providing an avenue where a person can get a false identification,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department lobbyist Chuck Callaway testified.
Bulletin
January 3, 2018
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada has proposed legislation to close a tax loophole popular with corporate lobbyists influencing policy-making at the local government level. Businesses are prohibited from tax deductions on the money they spend on political lobbying at the state and federal levels.
Nevada Appeal
December 22, 2017
Jim was born in Winnemucca, Nevada, to Paolo and Beatrice Pontarollo Costa, immigrants from Bassano del Grappa, Italy. He had ... He represented the Rural Nevada School Districts and Nevada Retired Public Employees as a lobbyist, and was the first Chairman of the Public Employees Benefits Board.
Seattle Times
December 19, 2017
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The administrative arm of Nevada's Legislature expanded its rules for mandatory training of staff regarding anti-harassment policies Tuesday while continuing to work on new rules for lobbyists and lawmakers expected to be adopted early next year. The Legislative Commission votedÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
December 16, 2017
The second set of allegations came from an unnamed lobbyist, who told the Nevada Independent that Kihuen touched her thighs and buttocks without consent and sent her hundreds of suggestive text messages, which the Independent reviewed. The lobbyist said the two never dated. Kihuen told the newsÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 14, 2017
The woman, a lobbyist who remains anonymous, told The Nevada Independent that Kihuen touched her thighs or buttocks three different times while he was a state senator. She said he also sent her dozens of suggestive Facebook messages in 2013, commenting on her appearance and sending her aÃÂ ...
Quartz
December 7, 2017
“There's a theory that Miriam is the real driver on a lot of these issues,” said Michael Green, a history professor at the University of Nevada. She may be the one that “really has a greater ideological commitment” than her husband. Thanks to their donations, both Adelson and Ochsorn can “pick up the phoneÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
December 4, 2017
Lobbyist Pamela Lopez makes a public allegation of lewd behavior by Assemblyman Matt Dababneh, D-Encino, during a news conference Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Lopez alleges that Debabneh followed her into bar bathroom and performed a lewd act in front of her in 2016. Debabneh denies theÃÂ ...
Sacramento Bee
December 31, 1999
I've spent 43 years in politics, which may make me the dean of women lobbyists in Sacramento. I've had my ... Then I became a lobbyist and learned to deal with often being the only woman in the room. Once ... Finally, it became so awkward that I moved to Nevada, where I set up a lobby business. The fewÃÂ ...
Journal Inquirer
November 24, 2017
“It's a very competitive field,” he said, adding that MGM lobbyists and the Nevada congressional delegation could be contributing to the delay of ...
KNPR
November 24, 2017
Before serving as Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, spent years as a lobbyist for foreign leaders in some dicey countries.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
November 17, 2017
... of two marijuana lobbyists and two lawmakers, including Nevada Rep. ... Correia said his goal as a marijuana lobbyist is to maintain the ...
Washington Examiner
November 6, 2017
If enacted, RAWA would overturn laws that legalized online gambling in New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada. RAWA would also undermine ...
Press Herald
October 31, 2017
Timberlake, a political consultant, State House lobbyist and ... initiative would allow only one company, Shawn Scott's Nevada-based Capital 7, ...
HuffPost
October 30, 2017
Last week, Little Lobbyists visited Capitol Hill for a trick-or-treat themed ... Senator Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada complimented each ...
KNPR
October 30, 2017
Mueller Investigation Brings Down A Top Democratic Lobbyist ... Top lobbyists at the Podesta Group plan to restructure the firm under a new ...
Sierra Magazine
October 27, 2017
The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada choose to abandon their ... Maryland, hires a well-connected lobbyist to kill two proposed wind farms that ...
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
October 27, 2017
... female legislators, staffers and lobbyists at the South Dakota State Capitol. ... House majority leader, which led to lobbyist Samantha Spawn sharing her ... harassment scandals just this year in states such as Iowa, Nevada, ...
U.S. News & World Report
October 25, 2017
... even heard of before 58 people died Oct. 1 in the Nevada massacre. ... bad people," Illinois State Rifle Association lobbyist Ed Sullivan told ...
89.3 KPCC
October 24, 2017
What about if the gun show was in a nearby area of Nevada? ... could be a reason for the increase in gun-related trauma after shows in Nevada, ... but the bigger question for the guest, the NRA and their lobbyist is why do that ...
Observer
October 19, 2017
Several former and current lobbyists received DNC appointments and ... Jeff Berman, a former lobbyist for the private prison company GEO Group and ... Hillary Clinton's Nevada and Colorado state director, Emmy Ruiz, was ...
KNPR
October 18, 2017
But Sacramento lobbyist Samantha Corbin, who helped coordinate the ... other elected officials; lobbyists, political consultants; party leaders.
Newsweek
October 12, 2017
Rather than drain the swamp, more noxious lobbyist-sewage appears to be ... South Dakota, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming have the lowest.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
October 9, 2017
Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, who said the Nevada legislative ... and gun control organizations spent $1.7 million, on lobbyists alone.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
October 8, 2017
The NRA had five lobbyists in Nevada for the 2017 session. Another Second Amendment group, the Firearms Policy Coalition, had three ...
The Guardian
October 3, 2017
The NRA called Nevada's legislation 'doomed from the start'. ... where he was hailed by the NRA's chief lobbyist for ensuring that Nevada's new background check legislation .... We can't let lobbyists stop us | Shannon Watts.
The Guardian
October 3, 2017
That's why the open carry of firearms is legal in Nevada. That's why 93 Americans are killed with guns every day. And that's why America's gun ...
Politico
September 27, 2017
So lobbyists are preparing for a flurry of business owners flying to ... doing full-fledged tax reform that steps on toes,” said one veteran tax lobbyist. ... fight next year, with op-eds in Nevada newspapers from local businessmen.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
December 31, 1999
... not the demands of lobbyists or his rich campaign donors, and vote ... fighting to provide tax cuts to hardworking Nevada families, and that is ...
Mesquite Local News
December 31, 1999
Lest we forget, this year Nevada had its own sex scandal, but, unlike the ... of inappropriate behavior toward female staffers and lobbyists over a ...
Reno Gazette Journal
December 31, 1999
In Illinois and California, hundreds of people — including legislators, lobbyists and legislative staffers — signed letters alleging widespread ...
KNPR
December 31, 1999
Are there extraterrestrial lobbyists? Do they play golf at a Trump National Golf Club? Are they interested in a free trade agreement with Earth, ...
The Hill (blog)
September 10, 2017
Paul Laxalt, a Republican senator from Nevada who was one of ... up the whole code, lobbyists from all over the country, and perhaps the worldÃÂ ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 8, 2017
In announcing his candidacy Tuesday, Nevada's treasurer described himself as a successful businessman and ... A lobbyist's worst nightmare.
KNPR
September 5, 2017
... business at President Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel: a sweet season enhanced by the spending of foreign diplomats and lobbyists.
KNPR
September 2, 2017
The opulent setting is a magnet for foreign dignitaries, lobbyists, Republican and conservative groups that want to rub shoulders withÃÂ ...
Nevada Business Magazine
September 1, 2017
As numerous government lobbyists pointed out during the 2017 legislative session, property tax revenues still haven't returned to pre-recessionÃÂ ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 31, 2017
Mark Manendo cost Nevada taxpayers $67,125.12. ... policy, with multiple cases of inappropriate behavior toward female staff and lobbyists.
KTVN
August 30, 2017
Nevada State Treasurer Dan Schwartz Announces Bid for Governor ... called "pay-to-play" influence by political lobbyists and wealthy insiders.
Mesquite Local News
August 23, 2017
Roberson was first elected to the Nevada State Senate in 2010, ... true gift ban in the legislature so that lobbyists and special interests could noÃÂ ...
Nevada Business Magazine
August 22, 2017
“We wanted to help homeless kids and found that Nevada Partnership ... of Southern Nevada; Lauren Brooks, lobbyist, McDonald Carano Wilson; ... Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth is the most comprehensive serviceÃÂ ...
Truth-Out
August 20, 2017
Nevada's Culinary Workers Union took on Big Pharma and won. ... It hired dozens of lobbyists in the state, launched an aggressive socialÃÂ ...
Las Vegas Sun
August 9, 2017
On behalf of our 28,000 members in Nevada and 3 million across the U.S., ... We don't believe lobbyists and corporations should call the shots.
KNPR
August 9, 2017
Manafort has a long history as a lobbyist and political operative, having worked for both Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. He also hasÃÂ ...
Nevada Herald
August 8, 2017
And having spent eight years in Jefferson City, I can tell you, there are far more lobbyists than representatives and senators. Corporations areÃÂ ...
Reason (blog)
August 8, 2017
In Nevada local governments spent $3.75 million on lobbying this year, a 13 ... "Lobby for local government aid so they can pay for a lobbyist forÃÂ ...
Marin Independent Journal
August 6, 2017
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks with reporters at a July 30 event in Nevada. Zinke recently met directly with a California water lobbyist because ... D.C., decrying lobbyists and vowing to “drain the swamp” — but sixÃÂ ...
The Boston Globe
August 1, 2017
For now, such venues exist in a legal gray zone under Nevada law. ... Scot Rutledge, one of Nevada's top marijuana lobbyists, framed theÃÂ ...
Las Vegas Sun
July 22, 2017
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers ... Sahara, into a profitable venture, two of Nevada's top lobbyists said this week on “Nevada Newsmakers.
Las Vegas Sun
July 20, 2017
Term limits have helped make the Nevada Legislature more diverse in the almost ... They say lobbyists have more power and the Legislative Counsel ... “A lobbyist needs to know a lot about what he or she is lobbying about.”.
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