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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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. In 2015, Nevada governor Brian…

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 done deal,” Segerblom said. “We’re…

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 age. Citing a lack of…

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 United States.  Temporary rules limiting…