Nevada’s split government keeps status quo for libraries

Nevada’s split government keeps status quo for libraries

Lawmakers across the country filed more bills to restrict or protect libraries and readers in the first half of this year than last year, a new report found. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and the Democratic-controlled Nevada State Legislature clashed on myriad issues this year, leading to a record 87 vetoes during the session and impasses on several policy issues. For better or worse, libraries were a casualty of…