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  • “Segerblom, Tarkanian call for marijuana money to reach schools”

    “Segerblom, Tarkanian call for marijuana money to reach schools”

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    Sen. Tick Segerblom and Las Vegas Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian said in a press conference today that more marijuana tax dollars should be dedicated to education in Nevada. As reported in the Las Vegas Review Journal, Segerblom and Tarkanian said “that money generated by Nevada marijuana sales should be pulled out of the state’s rainy day…

  • KNPR – “California Is Expunging Pot-Related Convictions – Is Nevada Next?”

    KNPR – “California Is Expunging Pot-Related Convictions – Is Nevada Next?”

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    by Nikole Robinson Carroll While it’s still illegal to possess marijuana under federal law, more than half the states in the union allow the sale of pot products for medical use.  Nevada is among eight states and the District of Columbia where adults 21 and older can also purchase the drug for recreational use.  In…

  • Claim Your “Tick Segerblom” Yard Sign Today

    Claim Your “Tick Segerblom” Yard Sign Today

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    Be the first to get a Tick Segerblom for County Commission District E yard sign. Claim your sign now to show your support for the True Democrat in the June primary. Here’s a photo of the sign – hot off the presses. Call Andrew at (775) 315-9534 or andrew@tick4nevada.com or message the campaign on this…

  • Segerblom’s “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” Protects Nevada Workers

    Segerblom’s “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” Protects Nevada Workers

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    A new law adds vital new protections for domestic workers in Nevada, ensuring basic rights to overtime pay, live-in employment conditions, and adequate written employment agreements. Segerblom worked together with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to sponsor the “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” (Senate Bill 232) during the 2017 legislative session. Working with SEIU,…

  • New Poll Shows Support for Segerblom Conservation Proposals

    New Poll Shows Support for Segerblom Conservation Proposals

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    Large majorities of Nevada residents support water conservation policies that Sen. Tick Segerblom has proposed and supports, according to a new poll from Colorado College. About 70 percent of Nevadans want to use our existing water supply more wisely, focusing on conservation, reducing water use, and recycling. About 86 percent of Nevadans characterized low water levels as…

  • Tick Segerblom Prevails in CCSD Whistleblower Appeal

    Tick Segerblom Prevails in CCSD Whistleblower Appeal

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    Las Vegas lawyer Tick Segerblom successfully advocated for a Clark County School District employee in a Whistleblower/First Amendment retaliation case. Segerblom argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of Elena Rodriguez-Malfavon, a CCSD administrator who was demoted because she complained that her supervisor was surreptitiously audiotaping staff, students,…

  • EDITORIAL: Crescendo of crisis on the Colorado

    EDITORIAL: Crescendo of crisis on the Colorado

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    Originally published in The Nevada Independent  By Tick Segerblom Wow, so this is what it looked like watching Rome burn? Or in our case, farmers’ fields and family taps running dry while Colorado River water managers hole up at Caesars Palace rearranging the deck chairs poolside. For more than a decade, the crescendo from outside…

  • Segerblom Opposes Trump Tax Plan Impact on Students, Professors

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    To help pay for tax breaks for the super rich, Donald Trump and the Republican party want graduate students to incur a devastating tax increase. This is a huge blow to the American university system and to higher education institutions in Clark County in particular. Graduate school is an important way for people in the…

  • Tick Segerblom Announces Candidacy for Clark County Commissioner in District E

    Tick Segerblom Announces Candidacy for Clark County Commissioner in District E

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    Senator Tick Segerblom, a Democrat representing Senate District 3, announced on November 8, 20016 his candidacy for Clark County Commission District E.  Segerblom, a third-generation Nevadan and a fourth generation legislator, has served in the State Legislature since 2007. “I’m running to improve quality of life for Southern Nevadans,” said Segerblom. “Clark County has enjoyed…

  • Video: Tick Segerblom speaks on UNLV panel about alternative treatments for PTSD

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    On November 1st, 2017, leaders in the cannabis and wellness spaces met to discuss Alternative Treatments for PTSD inside UNLV’s Greenspun Hall auditorium. Hosted by Nevada State Senator Tick Segerblom, on the panel were renowned PTSD researcher Dr. Sue Sisley, Reef Dispensaries CEO Matthew Morgan, Vietnam vet and PTSD activist Dr. David Udy, and Silent…