State Sen. Kevin Priola announced Monday he will switch party affiliation and become a Democrat, throwing a major monkey-wrench into his former party s ambitions of taking control of the state
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THE FIRST DAY of the new year brought the news of the death of Joe Neal, Nevada’s first Black state senator, at age 85. The first Monday of the new year also brought news of MGM Resorts offering $11 billion to take over the British gaming company Entain. If you heard thunder overhead, it was Neal, reacting.
Joe Neal was, hands down, the most liberal member of the Nevada Legislature for the 32 years he served in Carson City. When the state senate numbered 20, the Democrat learned his nickname was Ol’ Nineteen-to-One. He didn’t mind being the lone dissenter, but he also knew how to get things done, and he did.
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A bill filed by state Rep. Rob Wiederstein would ask judges to follow standards for resolving cases and require the Administrative Office of the Courts to compile data on how long judges take to resolve cases.
Wiederstein, a Henderson Democrat who represents part of Daviess County, filed the bill last month. The bill would require the AOC to issue an annual report, starting in 2024, showing the median time it takes each judge to dispose of a case and the length of time each judge spends on each type of case.
The bill would also encourage judges to use the âmodel time standards for state trial courts,â which gives recommended times to resolve felony, misdemeanor, civil and other kinds of cases.