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
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Tick Segerblom Announces Candidacy for Clark County Commissioner in District E
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
Video: Tick Segerblom speaks on UNLV panel about alternative treatments for PTSD
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
How Las Vegas Aims to Be the Next Silicon Valley for Water Innovation
With millions in state funding, a new startup incubator has begun luring water innovators to Las Vegas. The goal is to create a destination for water entrepreneurs akin to the culture of Silicon Valley. From NewsDeeply: CAN THE CITY of excess teach the world to thrive on less water? That’s the new goal.
Home pot delivery coming to Nevada, says Segerblom
State Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, predicted Monday on Nevada Newsmakers that Nevada will soon have home delivery of recreational marijuana. Segerblom, who helped guide regulations of Nevada’s medical and recreational marijuana industries through the Legislature, said home deliveries will begin soon after the state enacts permanent regulations next year. “It’s a
Will Las Vegas Be ‘Amsterdam on Steroids’? Door Opens for Pot Lounges
What happens in Vegas will still stay in Vegas — but perhaps no longer behind closed doors, at least when it comes to pot. Earlier this week, Nevada’s Legislative Counsel Bureau gave the green light for marijuana to be permitted in public places, as long as patrons are of legal
Nevada Resolution Would Call For Comprehensive Study Of The Colorado River
The Colorado River is in ecological crisis. Last year Lake Mead fell to its lowest level since the Hoover Dam first obstructed river flow in 1937, and the environmental context for managing the river is changing with a warming planet and the merciless demand for water in the arid southwestern
Rename McCarran International Airport
Former US Senator Pat McCarran’s legacy is nothing to celebrate—Nevada’s largest airport should not bear his name. McCarran’s time in the US Senate (1933 to 1954) coincided with great instability in the world. Yet as refugees of war and genocide turned to the US for sanctuary, he worked to adopt
Quality of Life in Las Vegas
Las Vegas needs to stop and smell the roses. Clark County has been growing rapidly in the past fifteen years at the expense of living standards for its average citizens. Roads are breaking apart, state and city parks are being targeted for development, public services are under stress. Tick wants
Progressive Marijuana Policy
Nevadans voted overwhelmingly to legalize recreational marijuana in November 2016, and immediately afterward I began work to ensure the law was enacted as quickly and smartly as possible. Recreational marijuana dispensaries opened for business then in record time — less than eight months after the public referendum. Nevada is now