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1B London shocked by brazen attack outside Parliament SOME REPUBLICANS SAY GOP HEALTH BILL CANNOT PASS PAGE 1B Industrial action: A union representing workers says about 17,000 employees in California and Nevada have gone on strike over a change in some of their job duties. Business, 5A UNION: 17,000 WORKERS ON STRIKE SubscribetooureNewsletter forafreeresistancebandand avideoworkoutseries. BestMedicineNews.org/GetStrong GET STRONG. The Reno City Council opened the door to the marring the national debate over immigration policy on Wednesday as it considered and ultimately approved a resolution. Opponents of the resolution, which is a statement of the welcoming attitude to people of all cultures and immigration backgrounds, accused the council of using a euphemism for sanctuary city a claim council members strongly denounced.

More than one speaker warned the resolution will attract rapists and burglars with an illegal immigration status. you vote yes, I would like you to go home today, remove the locks from your doors, put out your jewelry, lock up your guns and pray that when they come to your house, your children are not raped nor you or your said Cleo Streit. expect the police to protect Several people in the audience applauded her comments. But more people came out in support of the resolution, which does nothing to change city police policy on cooperating with immigration enforcement officials. have said these) might be the people who break into your house and steal your said R.A.

Drew, a UNR student. They might be the people who you take your jewelry to. They might be the people cleaning your house. Please make Reno a Welcoming The council unanimously approved the resolution with Councilwoman Neoma Jardon absent. Councilman Oscar Delgado, who sponsored the resolution with Councilman David Bobzien, described the resolution simply as a statement of the values that no one should be rejected because of their ethnicity or how Council pledges welcome for all Opponents: Policy will bring criminals ANJEANETTE DAMON Forty-five years to the day after Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment, Nevada became the first state in 40 years to approve the provision that would enshrine rights in the U.S.

Constitution. It only took a simple voice vote with little debate for the Senate to concur with the Assembly and pass the Equal Rights Amendment or the ERA making Nevada the first state since 1977 to approve the resolution. The votes throughout the process were mostly along party lines, with Democrats in favor. State Sen. Heidi Gansert and Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, both of Reno, were the only Republican lawmakers to vote in favor, though Republican Gov.

Brian Sandoval also said he favored its passage. State Sen. Pat Spearman, D-Las Vegas, carried the legislation and said some of the arguments around the amendment were misdirection. bill is about equality. she said.

Congress passed the ERA in 1972 with a1979 deadline, but granted an extension until 1982. Thirty-five states swiftly passed the amendment, but conservative activists, largely led by Phyllis Schlafly, instituted a campaign to defeat the amendment, arguing it stripped women of several rights such as child custody and exemption from selective service. Pro-life activists have also argued it would lead to unfettered abortion. Abloc of mostly southern and some western states declined to ratify it, stalling the amendment at three states short of the requisite 38 needed by the 1982 deadline for ratification. Since then, activists have pushed for bill is about equality.

Nevada OKs ERA Voice vote misses stated deadlines of 1979, 1982 SETH A. RICHARDSON Rejoice Wolf Pack fans. Eric Musselman going anywhere at least for now. After interviewing with Cal officials twice this week, Musselman withdrew his name from consideration for the job Wednesday morning, alleviating much heartache among those in Wolf Pack Nation. The 52-year-old Musselman, who has led the Wolf Pack to 52 wins over the last two seasons, including an NCAA Tournament appearance earlier this month, agreed in principle to a contract extension later Wednesday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. family and I love Northern Nevada and the Wolf Pack Musselman said in a news release. love the bond we have created as a team and extremely excited about the future of Wolf Pack Musselman was considered the front-runner for the Cal job and was the only known candidate to interview twice at Cal. He met with Bears officials Monday and again Tuesday before deciding to pull his name from consideration Tuesday night. Cal officials were notified Wednesday morning of his decision.

Musselman had three years left on his contract at $400,000 per season but that deal will be ripped up for the more lucrative package. The Wolf Pack administration, boosters, influential community members and UNR president Marc Johnson all stepped up to sweeten the pot for Musselman with what is expected to be a seven-figure per season contract, which would make him the Nevada head coach Eric Musselman instructs his players during a timeout while taking on Fresno State during their Mountain West Conference semifinal tournament game at the Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas on March 10. JASON STICKING WITH THE PACK Musselman will stay with Nevada, where a new deal could make him the highest-paid coach in Pack history CHRIS MURRAY happy and my wife is happy. My sons are COACH ERIC MUSSELMAN DURING THE MW TOURNAMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017.