Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said restoring scholarship funding was never part of negotiations during the recent legislative session - Lombardo only put the program's expansion on the table.
Nevada governor seeks to use coronavirus federal funds for waning private school scholarships
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“I’m glad to see Senate Bill 131 was signed by Governor Lombardo today, and I want to thank him for following through on his commitment to ensuring that Nevada won’t participate in prosecutions of women who come here to exercise their reproductive rights," Cannizzaro said in a statement Tuesday.
Joe Lombardo, Nevada Republican governor, approves abortion protections in rare cross-party move
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