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CARSON CITY, Nev. 鈥?Small Nevada 鈥?population 3 million 鈥?became one of the first four states in the presidential nominating process thanks to an effort a decade ago to add more diversity to the early voting calendar.Nevada is now a frequent stop for candidates in both parties, though not nearly as popular as Iowa and New Hampshire.Here how the Nevada caucuses work and
stanley cup a little history about the event, which happens for Democrats on Saturday and for Republicans on Feb. 23.HOW IT STARTEDEleven states applied to the Democratic National Committee in 2006 for early-state status. Nevada delegation pitched the state as a reflection of the cou
stanley cup ntry changing population and it sure didn ;t hurt that Harry Reid, the highest-ranking Democratic senator, lobbied for his home state.Ultimately, Nevada and South Carolina won out over Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, West Virginia and Hawaii.We ;re now having a caucus here on Saturday in a state that representative of what America is, Reid said.More representative than mostly white Iowa and New Hampshire, for sure, but not spot on with the nation. About one-quarter of Nevada population is Hispanic, and one-quarter of South Carolina is black. The U.S. population is less diverse: 12.4 percent black, 17.4 percen
stanley cup t Hispanic, 8.2 percent Asian or other minorities, and 62 percent non-Hispanic white.Nevada is a swing state, w Vqpb Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
ST. LOUIS 鈥?In 2022, the Biden administration worked with Congress to pass the most comprehensive gun reforms in nearly 30 years, offering hope for gun safety advocates across the nation. But those efforts will likely have little effect in Missouri, a state with some of the most lax gun laws in the nation, and a virtual statewide ban on enforcing any federal gun laws. The ban comes in the form of the Second Amendment Preservation Act [SAPA] 鈥?a law designed to invalidate any federal regulation of guns or ammunition
yeezy in the state.The act, which Gov. Parson signed at a
salomon gun shop in June of 2021, states that any gun law that violates a citizens Second Amendment rights, by Missouris standards, cannot be enforced, essentially invalidating federal authority to regulate guns.Any public officer or state or local employee who enforces a federal gun law now faces a possible civil penalty of $50,000.The measure was met with a lawsuit almost immediately from St. Louis City, St. Louis County and Jackson County. In February of 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state in an attempt to block the law from being enforced. A state cannot simply declare federal laws invalid, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Departments Civil Division, said in a release announcing the suit. This act makes enforcement of federal firearms laws difficult and strains the importan
stanley cup t law enforcement partnerships that help keep violent criminals off the street.