Melanie Scheible
@MelanieScheible
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Nevada State Senator-District 9 • I believe in justice, equality, and hard work. • Putting the 🐝 in LGBTQ
Las Vegas, NV
Joined July 2009
RT @FinesandFeesJC: Thanks to impacted advocates like Frank, #SB88 Sponsor Sen. @MelanieScheible, & our partners @ReturnStrongNV, @mass_lib….
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Frank Macias, who spent nearly 18 years in prison, helped push legislation that cancels the medical debt formerly incarcerated people owe.
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Firing and then denying benefits to American patriots who honorably served our country in the Air Force because they had the audacity to … exist? is unamerican and shameful.
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The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
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Today I was honored to swear in the newest group of Nevada Youth Legislators and welcome them to Nevada’s amazing community of public servants! #nvleg
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Yesterday’s mass shooting in my hometown of Reno, NV that left 3 dead and more injured is a horrific tragedy. That another mass shooting in NYC - where I lived for 3 years in law school - occurred just hours later is almost unthinkable. My heart breaks for these families.
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AB381 — Reba’s Law — strengthens Nevada’s animal cruelty laws and makes clear: abuse won’t be tolerated. Thank you @JosephMLombardo for signing it, and to @Hardy4NV & @BrianHibbetts for speaking up for those who can't speak. 🐾🖤. #JusticeForReba #NVLeg #AnimalWelfare #RebasLaw
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Honored to stand with @JosephMLombardo, @JohnSteinbeckNV & Nevada’s firefighters for the signing of SB170 — ensuring first responders with occupational diseases get the care they deserve. We see you, and we’ve got your back!. #SB170 #NVLeg #NevadaStrong #FirefighterHealth
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GOP cuts to health care and food assistance programs will leave hundreds of thousands in NV without access to food or care and cost our state billions while threatening more families in the process. We need @JoeLombardoNV to stand up to D.C. Republicans.
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With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
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Every Nevadan has the right to reproductive health care. It’s why, I’ll never back down from the MAGA extremists who are attempting to eliminate access to IVF, birth control, and abortion, after Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe.
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Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Nevada maintains abortion protections while pursuing additional constitutional safeguards.
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On Trans Day of Visibility we celebrate the many vibrant, resilient, brave trans members of our community. I am proud to stand with trans people today and every day. 🏳️⚧️ #nvleg #TransDayofVisability .
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Yesterday, in a 6 hour hearing, the joint committees of the #nvleg Assembly and Senate Judiciary heard important policy proposals from two champions for common sense gun safety legislation @sandra4nv and @pazina_julie .
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JOIN ME! Tomorrow night I’m honored to join @TheNVIndy for a listening session in advance of the Legislature convening on Monday! #nvleg .
thenevadaindependent.com
The Nevada Democracy Project is a partnership between Vegas PBS and The Nevada Independent. This initiative is focused on civic engagement and inclusive community conversations and aspires to close a...
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HAPPY NEVADA DAY, one and all!! 160 years ago today, Nevada joined the Union and Nevadans have been blazing trails and shattering glass ceilings ever since! #homemeansnevada #happybirthday
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Kamala Harris is the leader our country needs! I could not be more steadfast in my support of her presidential candidacy! . I am also exceedingly grateful to @POTUS Joe Biden for his decades of faithful service to this great nation. @KamalaHarris @kamalahq
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Today we celebrate Juneteenth and renew our commitment to fighting for freedom and equality.
On Juneteenth, we celebrate our freedom, our resilience, and our progress. Today we're honoring all the Black folks who came before us – who helped build our country with their bare hands – who marched and fought to do everything they could to build a better future for us all.
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Voting was SO QUICK and pleasant at the Historic 5th Street School - even at 6PM on Election Day! . There is still time to VOTE! So go do it! #vote #everyvotecounts #elections2024
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I just bought a pound of fresh produce thanks to @RTCSNV and @SNHDFoodSafety at the Bonneville Transit Center! . They accept EBT and SNAP!
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RT @Pres_Sandoval: Today, March 31, is observed as Transgender Day of Visibility. I am immensely proud of our students, faculty and staff w….
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility and we celebrate the infinite ways to be one’s true self! . Also, a Happy Easter Sunday to all!
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