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Lobbyist’s false testimony crucial in moving anti-transparency bill forward
To justify the “PERS secrecy” bill, lobbyist Marlene Lockard relied almost entirely on known falsehoods in her official testimony to lawmakers. Because state law makes it a crime to knowingly misrepresent any fact when testifying before a legislative committee, Nevada Policy recently filed a legal complaint with Legislative Counsel… Read More
AB456 Testimony (Minimum wage)
Testimony in Opposition re: Assembly Bill 456 – Assembly Commerce & Labor Committee Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12:30pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the Nevada Policy Research…
SB287 Testimony (Public Records)
Testimony in Support re: Senate Bill 287 – Senate Government Affairs Committee Wednesday, April 3, 2019 1pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the Nevada Policy Research Institute…
2019 Legislative Updates and Online Bill Tracker
Nevada’s 80th Legislative Session is (finally) over. Click here to read Nevada Policy's recap of the session, and what lessons we should learn. Legislative update for May 31,…
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AB420 Testimony (Civil Asset Forfeiture)
Testimony in Support re: Assembly Bill 420 – Assembly Judiciary Committee Friday, March 29, 2019 8:00 am My name is Daniel Honchariw. I represent the…
In case you missed it...
This week in the Nevada legislature This week in Carson City was extremely busy, as an avalanche of new bills were being introduced. Notably, Nevada’s teachers unions are…
Nevada Policy applauds the introduction of forfeiture-reform legislation
Nevada is one step closer to ending the perverse “policing for profit” program, thanks to yesterday’s introduction of Assembly Bill 420. Existing law allows police to seize property from those…