Sandoval pleads Nev.’s case with federal officials
By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun
The state is moving forward with its plans to implement recreational marijuana and push back against plans to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Gov. Brian Sandoval told federal officials in Washington, D.C.
Sandoval spent time this week with Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Sandoval told reporters Friday that he disagrees with the Trump administration’s stance on Yucca Mountain as well as a proposed $230 million reduction in funding for the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, which has allowed for the sale of land to protect other areas. His conversations with federal officials covered these issues as well as marijuana, mining, immigration and infrastructure.