When a bill passed out of the assembly but died in the senate. Former state attorney general Catherine Cortez masto. Also a us senate candidate. Says she believes state lawmakers should take up the issue again. Catherine Cortez masto d former nv atty general this is an issue that weve talked about in nevada in the past, and i think its an issue that we should continue to talk about and bring forth through the legislative process. Patrick Walker its an issue one person we spoke with. Wants to see the legislature tackle. kelly gibson supports powerball in nevada we definitely need powerball in nevada, because that would give a lot of people chances other than when it comes to going to the casinos. Patrick Walker lawmakers year. But the bill failed to make it out of its initial committee. Denise. Denise Valdez it seems like nevada is the only state that doesnt have powerball. How many states offer it . Patrick Walker 44 states plus the District Of Columbia and puerto rico have powerball.
Ive requested the arrest report which would shed more light on the situation it was not available today were working to get more answers hopefully for tomorrow. At this point it is not clear if burt has a lawyer. Dave Courvoisier and vanessa, whats this new development surrounding a former officer tonight . Vanessa Murphy dave, Richard Scavone is a former Metro Police Officer who is suspected of working as a prostitute. Hes been indicted on a federal civil rights violation and hes accused of lying on a report about the incident. This is significant because you dont hear much about officers being indicted locally. The incident occurred just over a year ago on january 6th of 2015 near tropicana and industrial road. Police reviewed scavones body camera footage at the time and turned it over to the district attorneys office. On march 17th of last year, metro held a press conference and called his use of force excessive and unreasonable. Terminated seven months later on september 10th. And
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Ron Knecht) – This is full disclosure for my readers, but really a celebration of one of the best things about Nevada and my good fortune to become a part of it. Recently, John Tsarpalas, President of the Nevada Policy Research Institute asked me to join that public interest group in some capacity.
More than honored, I was thrilled. We discussed it briefly, and I became Senior Policy Advisor at NPRI. Let’s start with their mission statement:
“Nevada Policy’s mission is to effectively promote policies that encourage free-market solutions, protect individual liberties, and eliminate unnecessary governmental restrictions on the citizens and businesses of Nevada.