Nevada Assembly Considers First-ever Expulsion

Nevada Assembly considers first-ever expulsion Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:23 am, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 (AP) — A lawmaker who has been arrested twice in two months, hospitalized for a mental evaluation and accused of threatening to harm a Democratic Party leader could become the first person in Nevada history to be kicked out of the Legislature. The saga has served as a headache for Nevada lawmakers as they have taken up issues such as taxes, gun laws and the budget with the shadow of Brooks' legal troubles hanging over the session. The timing of the arrest put the Nevada Legislature in an odd position because Brooks had to be sworn in just two weeks later, despite the fact that his superiors had to beef up security based on the threat. Brooks was denied permission to buy a rifle Feb.

 

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