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Podcast: Reporters analyze some of the biggest bill deaths so far and what that says about the 2019 session

The Nevada Independent Staff
The Nevada Independent Staff
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Nevada lawmakers are in between two major deadlines, which means hundreds of bills have already died and many more may not get the vote they need next week to move forward.

In this week’s episode of the IndyMatters podcast, reporters Megan Messerly, Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels discuss some of the ambitious bills that fell by the wayside by the April 12 committee passage deadline, including conservative ideas such as reviving the Education Savings Account program and progressive ideas such as banning the death penalty and tamping down on payday loans.

Why did Republicans pursue such long-shot ideas in the face of wide Democratic majorities? Why did Democrats — with control of both the Legislature and governor’s mansion — abandon ideas that they have the clout to pass? The team analyzes what the bill deaths say about the direction of the 2019 session.

Then, the reporters discuss the upcoming April 23 house passage deadline. That’s the date by which bills must pass a vote of the full Senate or Assembly to stay alive (with some exceptions).

The week so far has been full of major votes, including a move from the Assembly to eschew the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote to elect the president, and Senate approval of a bill to decriminalize abortion. Even more controversial measures are expected in the days ahead.

And finally, the team analyzes Gov. Steve Sisolak’s first 100 days in office. What promises has he kept and what hasn’t been mentioned since the campaign? We offer a taste of what we’re tracking daily on the Sisolak Promise Tracker.

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