CARSON CITY — Nevada’s 77th Legislative Session brought the Silver State into the national spotlight on numerous occasions as both legislators and individual pieces of legislation made headlines around the country during the four-month session.
Early in the session, the Legislature voted for the first time in its history to expel one of its members. Assemblyman Steven Brooks was ousted from his seat after several arrests and is currently facing two felony charges in California for evading an officer and resisting arrest during a car chase that took place in March.
Sen. Kelvin Atkinson publicly came out, saying: “I’m black, and I’m gay,” prior to the Senate floor vote on a resolution to repeal Nevada’s limitation on marriage. That measure passed in the Assembly on May 28 and is now one step closer to a potential public vote in 2016. Read More ›