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Marcos Lopez
Outreach & Coalitions Director
Marcos Lopez serves as the Outreach & Coalitions Director for Nevada Policy Research Institute, which includes government affairs and Hispanic outreach. For over a decade, Marcos has fought to advance free-market principles, limited government, and secure individual rights through electioneering, lobbying, and grassroots mobilization at all levels of government across nine states and Washington D.C.Originally from Miami, Marcos moved to Nevada in 2015 and has lived in Reno and Las Vegas, where he currently resides. His main areas of focus include economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, and school choice. Marcos’ work and efforts have been recognized and featured in The New York Times, The Las Vegas Review Journal, The Nevada Independent, This is Reno, and The Nevada Current.
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 10
It’s been a big week in Nevada’s legislature, with the week ending with the first committee passage deadline. As many as 30 percent of the bills introduced this session are now officially dead. Marcos Lopez summarizes…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 9
The Nevada legislature saw a busy first week of April. Marcos Lopez summarizes the most important bills heard this week, including: Which contentious price control bills could hurt people in…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 8
As the second month of the 2023 wraps up, Nevada Policy’s Marcos Lopez is joined by legislators and lobbyists to give an insider’s look into what’s been happening. Marcos Lopez…
Onerous Regulations Hinder Budding Nevada Barbers
Notice recently that your barber’s prices have gone up? It’s not just inflation but also a consequence of burdensome barriers intended to protect entrenched industry incumbents by limiting competition. Nevada…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 7
It was another busy week in Carson City, with some important bills being introduced. Nevada Policy’s Marcos Lopez sums up the most important developments in the legislature this week. Why…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 6
As the crossover deadline rapidly approaches, state legislators are busy working on bills that could dramatically affect our future. Nevada Policy’s Marcos Lopez sums up the most important…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 5
Things are starting to get exciting in the Nevada Legislature as the first set of deadlines rapidly approaches. Nevada Policy’s Marcos Lopez sums up the most important bills heard in…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 4
It was a snowy week in Carson City, but there was still plenty happening in the state legislature. Nevada Policy’s Marcos Lopez gives an inside scoop of what…
Nevada's 82nd Legislative Session: Week 3
This week Nevada Policy’s Marcos Lopez is joined by legislators and lobbyists to discuss what has happened during the first three weeks of Nevada’s 82nd legislative session. Senator Titus examines…