Opening remarks
Today, February third in the year two thousand and twenty five, begins the 83rd Nevada Legislature.
You may have noticed the absence of the Roundup for the last 50 days or so. The Team at Tom Clark Solutions has been busy celebrating an amazing 2024 and preparing for what is setting up to be a phenomenal 2025.
Tired of playing "what can we rent this session" we leased a permanent "satellite" office in Carson City within a block or two of great food, cigar bars and of course the Capitol and Legislative buildings. Stop by the second floor of 318 N. Carson St. and say hello!
From left to right: Keith Lee, Tom Clark, Nicole Flangas, Ana Bonillas, Shelly Capurro, and Paul Young.
Renovations at the legislative building have come a long way in the last 60 days. Visiting "The Building" over the last couple of months it seemed unlikely that it would be ready. Kudos to the hard-working tradesmen and women that have delivered. It may seem a little unfinished from the outside but the improvements throughout are remarkable.
Insiders note: Some of the bathrooms that were once men's rooms are now women's. I learned this the hard way at the State of the State... 😂
Regular readers know that we don't use this forum to dive into issues. Rather, we use it as a tool for readers to find resources, links to stories we think you might like and a high level view of what's coming "from the Lobby."
Here are links to invaluable resources we use to keep our finger on the pulse of the NV State Legislature:
NELIS is the umbrella resource for "all the things."
Personalized Legislative Tracking is free and gives you the ability to track your favorite Bills and BDR's. When you sign up you'll get notified when meetings are scheduled, links to watch the action and more.
"View Scheduled Meetings" provides you with a list of hearings, floor sessions, etc. along with links to watch live and agendas. Each agenda will also provide you with the instructions for testifying either by phone, video or in person.
Want to see a list of lobbyists and who they represent? Click here and in the upper right corner you can search by company or lobbyist name.
The best hashtag: #nvleg
Finally, there is one trusted resource for all the news you really need:
The Nevada Independent is a free news website (though I encourage everyone to donate to support great journalism). Their dedicated journalists and photographers provide the best, unbiased, best-sourced news coming straight out of the capital.
It's going to be an exciting, unprecedented 120 days in Carson City!
-Tom
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