Nevada Becomes 1st US State with Female-Majority Legislature

Nevada became the first state in the U.S. with an overall female majority in the Legislature on Tuesday when county officials in Las Vegas appointed two women to fill vacancies in the state assembly. The appointments of Democrats Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice "Bea'' Angela Duran to two Las Vegas-area legislative seats give women 51 percent of the 63 seats in the legislature.  Women will hold nine of 21 seats in the state Senate, falling short of a majority in that...

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