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A federal appeals court has ruled that Nevada’s requirements for ballot initiatives are constitutional and do not limit free speech. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a Las Vegas federal court judge’s ruling in a lawsuit by backers of a proposed initiative on the 2008 statewide ballot.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian says he’s forming a committee to spearhead a ballot initiative for a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing what he says would be health care freedom. He says he plans to launch the effort Wednesday in Las Vegas, a day after President Barack Obama signed the nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul bill into law, which will for the first time cement insurance coverage as the right of every U.S. citizen.