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What legislators were the most and least successful this session?

July 25, 2023

Foster care faces a shortage of homes in rural Nevada, The Indy analyzes the success rate of legislators' bills for the 2023 session and street vendors in Nevada get legitimized.



This week, hosts Joey Lovato and Alex Couraud hear from KFF Health News reporter Jazmin Orozco Rodrigez about her story on the foster care system in rural Nevada and how they were having to place children in hotel rooms for a time. After that, reporter Sean Golonka talks about legislators' voting records in the 2023 legislative session and looks at how successful lawmakers were at passing their bills. At the end of the show, reporter Jannelle Calderón goes over a bill that legitimizes street vendors as actual businesses.



Host



Joey Lovato - @Joey_Lovato_



Alex Couraud - @alexcouraud



Guests



Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez - @jazmin1orozco



Sean Golonka - @s_golonka



Jannelle Calderón - @NewsyJan



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