News from Nevada: "Major Campaign Finance Reform Bills Pass Senate, Move Closer To Final Approval"

The Nevada News Bureau has more. 


"Two major bills seeking reforms to and transparency in Nevada’s campaign finance laws won approval in the Senate today and now must await review in the Assembly before they can go to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his consideration."

News from Nevada: "Major Campaign Finance Reform Bill Clears Senate Committee Hurdle"

The Nevada News Bureau has more.

"Republicans release plan for redistricting Nevada legislature, await Democratic counter-offer"

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"Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Nevada Ethics Law"

Nina Totenberg reports for NPR.

"At issue was a question never examined by the court before: whether a legislative vote is free speech protected by the Constitution, and more specifically, whether states may forbid officeholders to vote on matters that appear to involve a personal conflict."

Nevada Assembly Approves Campaign Disclosure Bills

"Secretary of State Ross Miller is seeking the bills restricting the use of multiple political action committees to bypass campaign contribution limits and requiring electronic filing of campaign contribution and expense reports by most candidates."


The Nevada News Bureau has more.

"Despite glaring holes in election law, campaign finance slow to change"

"A candidate for governor created 91 political action committees to funnel money to his campaign. An online poker company, now under indictment, flew lawmakers to the Bahamas and London without any of the elected officials feeling the need to disclose the trip. And the same poker company spread around $300,000 in foreign campaign contributions to top state officials before introducing major legislation."

The Las Vegas Sun has more. 

News from Nevada: "Major Campaign Finance Bill Wins Favorable Vote In Assembly Committee"

"A major campaign finance reform bill that would require most candidates to file their contribution and expense reports electronically narrowly passed out of an Assembly panel today on an 8-7 vote."

Nevada News Bureau has more. 

"Hispanics a force in Nevada's redistricting"

"Pack 'em or crack 'em?
That's one question Nevada lawmakers face when it comes to redistricting and the state's expanding Hispanic population, now a powerful political force here and nationwide."

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has more.

Nevada State Senate Panel OKs Campaign Disclosure Bill

The AP has more.

How much did lobbyists spend on Nevada lawmakers in February?

Answer: $31,000. 

Did former Nevada gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid circumvent campaign finance laws?

Click on the following news outlets for more: Washington Examiner, Fox News, and the Republic.

Is former Nevada gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid guilty of campaign finance violations?

"Reid created 90 PACs that received money from a larger Reid-created PAC and then donated it to his official campaign account."

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has more. 

Goodbye Senator Ensign

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Did Rory Reid, son of Harry Reid, violate campaign finance laws?

"Former Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid is under scrutiny for a decision to create dozens of shell organizations to contribute money for his campaign for governor.
Reid, son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., created more than 90 political action committees, or PACs, that received money from a larger Reid-created PAC and then donated it to his official campaign account."

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has more here.

Is campaign finance reform coming to Nevada?

"Secretary of State Ross Miller made his pitch for campaign finance reform before an Assembly committee today, saying that while his two bills are extensive and complex at 155 pages combined, the many provisions are necessary because, 'we are behind the curve.'"

The Nevada News Bureau has more here.

"The industry of influence: Lobbyists may be big players at Nevada Legislature"

"They are an army on a mission with countless boots on the ground at the Nevada Legislature.
So far, the 2011 session has more than 600 registered lobbyists, paid and unpaid. As the session heats up, that number is expected to grow to about 900.
That would be 14 lobbyists for each legislator. Currently, the ratio is 10 to 1."

The Reno Gazette-Journal has more here.