“I really want you to read this.” urged Lisa, as I put aside whatever monthly magazine article had just lulled me closer to sleep. “Okay,” was my half-committal response to the latest recommendation for yet another parenting book, a genre I’d slogged through a plenty, gaining extra credit in the subject for all the NICU/preemie [...]
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Victory!
Thank you everyone for your support this past election day. It’s my privilege and honor to continue to represent Assembly District 24 in the Nevada Legislature. I’m finally getting a little downtime at home with my family as I fight off my usual end of election cycle cold (arrgh!) Here are the final numbers (unofficial [...]
On Continuous Innovation and How You Can Help
Tomorrow marks an important day in my freshman career as a legislator. After almost a year and a half from when the idea was brought to my attention, Nevada’s living will lock box will be launched (press release, PDF). With this new service, Nevadans wishing to take charge of their medical futures will be able [...]
Getting Ready: Nevada’s transportation future
Traffic, road construction, gas taxes, highway safety- these are the first topics that come to peoples’ minds when they hear the word “transportation.” But what I learned from the Assembly Transportation Committee’s (one of four on which I’ve been placed) orientation in Las Vegas on Thursday was so much more. On our day-long tour of [...]
Drinking from a fire hose
According to the Nevada Constitution, my term as an Assemblyman began the day after the election. While Lisa and I did manage to squeeze in a little vacation right after the end of the campaign, my off hours have been filled with work prepping for the 2007 legislative session: preparing bill drafts, touching base with [...]
Committee assignments
I received word today regarding the status of my committee requests. As a freshman, I was counseled that I might not get all (or any) of my requests. I’m pleased to report that I’ve been assigned to the following committees: Government Affairs, M, T, W, Th, F, 8:00 a.m. Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining, M, [...]
Hitting the ground running
I’m sitting in the terminal at the Las Vegas airport waiting to board a flight back to Reno so I can catch a few hours sleep and then make it back into work tomorrow. I flew down today for the post-election meeting of the Assembly Democratic Caucus. After a round of congratulatory toasts to returning [...]
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