Tag Archives: First Amendment Champion

NPA names two senators this year’s First Amendment Champions

September 15, 2021 Legislature, Open government, Wabuska Mangler 0

Senators Marilyn Dondero-Loop and James Ohrenschall today were named First Amendment Champions by the Nevada Press Association for their work preventing a public notice mandate from being eliminated.  In the last three weeks of the 2021 legislative session the Department of Administration introduced SB-445, a budget bill relating to state …

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NPA names six as 2019 First Amendment Champions

September 24, 2019 Convention, Legislature, Open government, Wabuska Mangler 0

The Nevada Press Association’s highest legislative priority in 2019 was improving government compliance with the state’s Public Records Act. The vessel for our aspirations was Senate Bill 287. The final version of SB 287 established penalties for local governments and state agencies that willfully violate the law; limited their use …

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