Press Release: Nevada Assembly Passes Legislation to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations
Bill Would End Widespread Practice of Arresting & Jailing People Who Can’t Afford Minor Traffic Ticket
Yesterday, the Nevada Assembly approved legislation that would decriminalize minor traffic violations making them civil infractions and ending the widespread practice of issuing warrants when an individual can’t afford to pay the fines and fees imposed. Nevada is one of only 13 U.S. states that prosecutes minor traffic violations as criminal offenses, rather than as civil infractions.
AB 116 was introduced by Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen with seven primary sponsors including the Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and 23 co-sponsors, including Republican Lisa Krasner, Nevada’s Assistant Minority Whip. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Officially Jumps Into Contest For NYC Comptroller, Upending Race
arrow Corey Johnson at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC, 2019. Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/Shutterstock
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced his bid for New York City comptroller on Tuesday, upending an already crowded race, with ten candidates other previously vying for the post.
“I will be a strong and independent comptroller, who uses all the powers of the office to kickstart New York’s recovery,” Johnson said at a press conference today, touting his experience leading the city council, and pushing for programs like Fair Fares, which subsidizes MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers. “We need an experienced manager as comptroller,” he added.
Wildlife Killing Contest
These contests are cruel, not representative of ethical hunting, not conservation, and not a recognized wildlife management tool.” Shelbie Swartz, wildlife advocate with Animal Wellness Action
LAS VEGAS , NEVADA , USA , March 2, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Today, the Clark County Commission voted to approve a resolution to condemn Wildlife Killing Contests in Nevada. The resolution, brought forth by Commissioner Justin Jones, passed by a unanimous vote of 7 to 0.
“With the passage of this historic resolution to condemn the scourge of Wildlife Killing Contests in our state, Nevada has been put on the path toward joining the bevy of other states that have already eliminated these barbaric practices,” Annoula Wylderich, Animal Wellness Action’s Nevada State Director, said. “This resolution galvanizes the movement to ban contest killing, which rewards participants for killing the most, the heaviest, and the smallest of a given species and is not s
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