Nevada Lawmakers Weigh Fire-Fighting Liability, Coordination By Sam Metz | May 3, 2021
Nevada lawmakers on April 28 heard three proposals about changing liability laws and helping fire-fighting agencies coordinate their responses.
As fire seasons become longer and more dangerous, the Legislature is one of many throughout the U.S. West that is considering new policies to prepare for and respond to large-scale wildfires.
“If Nevada is going to get ahead of the catastrophic loss of property, lives, infrastructure and ecosystems resulting from wildland fire, all four areas must become the focus of work,” said Nevada State Forester and Firewarden Kacey KC.
Each of the three proposals originated in an interim committee made up of lawmakers who discuss wildfire policy when Nevada’s part-time Legislature is not in session. The proposals cleared the Assembly earlier in April and have to be passed by two committees and the entire state Senate befo
Nevada lawmakers weigh fire-fighting coordination, liability
SAM METZ, AP / Report for America
April 28, 2021
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday heard three proposals about changing liability laws and helping fire-fighting agencies coordinate their responses.
As fire seasons become longer and more dangerous, the Legislature is one of many throughout the U.S. West that is considering new policies to prepare for and respond to large-scale wildfires.
“If Nevada is going to get ahead of the catastrophic loss of property, lives, infrastructure and ecosystems resulting from wildland fire, all four areas must become the focus of work,” said Nevada State Forester and Firewarden Kacey KC.
Senate Democrats Unveil State-Sponsored Public Option Healthcare Bill
Senate Democrats have unveiled a bill that would create a state-sponsored public health care option in Nevada.
Senate Bill 420 would require insurers that bid to provide coverage to the state’s Medicaid population to also apply to offer a public option plan. Similar to coverage offered under the federal Affordable Care Act, the plans would be operated by private insurers and sold on and off the state’s healthcare exchange.
Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said a public option will help expand access to health care for underserved communities, especially those in rural areas.