Tag Archives: Nevada

LIVE VIDEO: Nevada Democratic Caucus Results

At this writing Hillary Clinton has a slim lead over Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Democratic Caucus with about half of the results having come in so far. Embedded below is a bootleg live-stream of MSNBC’s coverage. Watch along with us and weigh in.

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NEVADA: State Democratic Party Threatens To Prosecute Anybody Who Votes In Both Party Caucuses

Yesterday several sites reported that a Nevada Republican group was encouraging members to vote against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic caucus on Saturday and then also vote in the GOP caucus on Tuesday. Today the Nevada State Democratic Party reacted by promising to prosecute voters who “violate the integrity of the caucus process.” From The Hill: “After reviewing Nevada law, …

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LAS VEGAS: County And Businesses Celebrate 5000th Gay Marriage With Gifts For Surprised Couple

The Associated Press reports: Clark County partnered with the Las Vegas business community to mark a local gay marriage milestone on New Year’s Eve. According to the county, Phoenix residents Ronald Bauman and Dumitru Alexeev received the 5,000th same-sex marriage license issued in Clark County since the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of gay marriage in the …

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NEVADA: GOP State Pol Michelle Fiore Volunteers To Shoot Syrian Refugees In The Head

Nevada GOP Assemblywoman Michello Fiore went viral in the last week with her holiday card which features every member of her family clutching guns. Today we learn that she would just love to “put a piece of brass” in the heads of Syrian refugees. Via Talking Points Memo: During her weekly show on Las Vegas radio station KWDN, Fiore discussed …

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Merry Christmas From The GOP

As the nation is wracked by mass shootings, GOP Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore decided it would be a fun idea to post a holiday photo in which every adult plus a young boy is holding or wearing a gun. The photo’s caption reads: “It’s up to Americans to protect America. We’re just your ordinary American family. – With love & …

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NEVADA: State Agrees To Pay Lambda Legal $615K After Losing Same-Sex Marriage Battle

Via the Associated Press: A Nevada board has approved a $615,000 payment to lawyers who successfully challenged the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The Nevada Board of Examiners voted Tuesday to pay attorney fees and costs to Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, which said it spent about 2,000 hours working on the case. The group originally sought more …

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NEVADA: Burning Man Organizers Threaten To Sue Quizno’s Over Hilarious Viral Ad [VIDEO]

This hilarious Quizno’s ad has racked up nearly 800,000 views in the last few days, but not laughing are the organizers of Burning Man. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports: The toasted sandwich company published a parody video, “Out of the Maze and into the Playa,” on YouTube earlier this week, a day after the weeklong utopian arts celebration in Northern Nevada’s …

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The Man Has Burned [VIDEO]

The Man burned in the Nevada desert on Saturday night. And so did something else. USA Today reports: Timothy Leary, the late father of LSD, was memorialized at Burning Man after a fantastic procession and burning of his ashes in the Black Rock Desert. It was a spectacle that not even he probably could have imagined, as actress Susan Sarandon …

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Live Stream: Burning Man 2015

A remote camera is slowing panning the playa at Burning Man, where dust storms occasionally will obscure your view. I imagine things will be more visually interesting after dark, but for now you can watch thousands of people navigate their bikes among the installations and art cars.  The Man burns tomorrow night and things wrap up for most on Monday.

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NEVADA: Legal Brothel Bans Josh Duggar

The owner of Nevada’s famed Bunny Ranch is rather notorious for trying to inject himself into national stories by banning those making the headlines from his brothel. So here he is again. Via press release: The world famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch, famed legal brothel that has been featured on HBO’s smash hit series “Cathouse”, has taken the extraordinary step of …

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NEVADA: Anti-Bullying Bill Approved

Via the Associated Press: The Nevada Legislature on Wednesday passed a sweeping anti-bullying measure supported by Gov. Brian Sandoval despite some Republican concerns that it was rushed. Assembly members voted 36-6 on Wednesday to approve SB 504. The measure, which includes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, now heads to Sandoval’s desk for final approval. The bill revises …

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NEVADA: State Assembly Narrowly Rejects Anti-Transgender Students Bill

Via the Las Vegas Sun: The Nevada Assembly rejected a bill that outraged transgender advocates and would have required students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. Assembly members voted against AB375 on a mainly party-line, 22-20 vote on Tuesday night. Five Assembly Republicans and all Democrats voted against the measure. The measure would require students to use bathrooms …

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LIVE VIDEO: Nevada Lawmakers Hear Debate On Anti-Trans “Bathroom” Bill

Watch it here. (Tipped by JMG reader Christopher)

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NEVADA: RFRA Bill Dies, Haters Now 0-4

Via the Las Vegas Journal-Review: Nevada legislation criticized as giving businesses and corporations a license to discriminate against gay customers appears to have fizzled in light of nationwide outrage over similar “religious freedom” bills in Arkansas and Indiana. Silver State officials opposing the bill in Carson City gained a high-profile backer late Thursday. “The Governor believes that this bill is …

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California Imposes “Unprecedented” Mandatory Statewide Water Restrictions

Speaking from a water-parched perch in the Sierra Nevadas that would normally be covered with five feet or more of snow, today California Gov. Jerry Brown announced unprecedented mandatory water use restrictions. ABC News reports: For the first time in the state’s history, the governor has directed the State Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water reductions across California, …

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NEVADA: Several Las Vegas Wedding Chapels Won’t Marry Same-Sex Couples

Via the Las Vegas CBS affiliate: After making calls to about 15 wedding chapels, 8 News NOW found that several of them refused to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples. The Elvis Wedding Chapel, which welcomes traditional and Elvis-themed weddings, said they wouldn’t marry same-sex couples. However, when the 8 News Now cameras were rolling as we tried to get …

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NEVADA: Hate Group Asks For En Banc Re-Hearing Of Ninth Circuit Marriage Case

The anti-gay Coalition For The Protection Of Marriage today filed a demand that the full Ninth Circuit Court hear the case that resulted in the overturn of Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage. The filing accuses the Ninth Circuit of “panel-packing” – deliberately assigning LGBT-related cases to judges likely to vote in favor of LGBT rights. From January 1, 2010, to …

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Las Vegas Celebrates Marriage Equality With Full-Page Ad In USA Today

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VIDEO: First Las Vegas Marriage License

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27 States And Counting

When you get to post a new Wikipedia map twice in a few hours, that was a very good day for our people. When you get to post a new Wikipedia map eight times in four days, that was one of the best weeks in our history.

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