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“So are you going to run again?” It’s a question I’ve been getting ever since the end of session last summer. In the euphoria of feeling like I had just finished a marathon with flying colors, the answer came easy, “of course.”

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 […]

One of the most vexing problems for me when I served on the Reno Recreation and Parks Commission was the sad state of our urban neighborhood parks. While new growth comes with shiny new playground equipment and fresh-laid turf for teaching your kids the fine points of throwing a ball, many of our parks in […]

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…

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.

By a vote of 27 to 14 (one abstention), AB 150, a bill to combat the proliferation of methamphetamine labs in Nevada, failed to meet a 2/3 requirement for passage today in the Assembly.
Despite the building of a strong coalition of businesses, law enforcement, substance abuse counselors and families to combat methamphetamine this session, in […]

For my fellow Gen-X’ers, think back to those Saturday morning cartoons… Remember School House Rocks? “I’m just a bill?” The poor little lonely bill up on Capitol Hill? Read on…

The latest issue of Senior Spectrum magazine features a question and answer with David Bobzien regarding issues of concern to seniors. Read the article and find out in the full post if Brooks Holcomb decided to share his views.

Nevada’s rapidly growing senior population was discussed last month at forum dubbed the “Senior Solutions Summit.” The conclusions were based on research and surveys conducted over the past year. According to the Las Vegas Sun, some of the the top concerns include funding for senior health services, crimes against seniors, and funding for adult day-care.
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A recent article in Government and Technology magazine provides a window into the possibilities of using the Internet to better serve citizens.