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I had the privilege of introducing Senator John Edwards yesterday at his Damonte Ranch High School Town hall. Citing the gains Democrats made in the last legislative session, I highlighted the aspect of his campaign I find the most compelling…

I woke up late on Wednesday June the 6th. The closing of the legislative session had been a roller coaster, and for the previous 5 days, I think I’d only managed about 4 hours of sleep a night. Rising from bed close to noon, I managed to avoid tripping over the dog and made my way to the kitchen to brew up some coffee. Still wiping my eyes, I fired up the laptop and unplugged my charging cellphone to start my daily routine. Click through for the video…

The votes are in for the biennial survey of legislators’ performances by the Las Vegas Review Journal. At the end of every session, a survey form is sent to legislators, lobbyists and members of the media asking for an assessment of how each legislator did. Read the full post for some results.

With plenty of wrap up articles available online, here’s a brief overview of how my legislative agenda fared over the course of the legislative session…

“We’re on track, we’ll get this shut down by 10:45.” That was the message to me from a veteran lawmaker Monday night as we raced toward the 1 a.m. constitutionally-mandated deadline for the end of the session. The deals had been worked out, the bills primed for final voting, and everything was supposed to roll out smoothly, back and forth between the Senate and Assembly, following a road map that would lead us to the first conclusion of a session without going into a special session since 1999.

PRESS RELEASE: CARSON CITY—Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman David Bobzien (D-Reno) to create a voluntary online registry for living wills in the Secretary of State’s office has been approved by the Nevada Legislature and now goes to the Governor.

In the final days of the Legislature, Governor Jim Gibbons has signed into law AB 217. Representatives from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, the Nevada Conservation League and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, all supporters of the legislation, were on hand for a signing ceremony yesterday morning in the Governor’s office.