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Reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with Clark County Superintendent Jesus Jara and executive director of the Clark County Education Association John Vellardita to talk about Read by Grade 3, testing, the state's education funding formula and more in this double interview on IndyMatters.

This week reporters Michelle Rindels and Riley Snyder sit down with Republican Senator Ben Kieckhefer to talk about his thoughts on the gun background check bill and a possible red flag law, as well as his positions on a textbook spending bill, collective bargaining, Senate finance and Tim McGraw.

Reporter Roundtable: Legislature's first month - Indy reporters recap the week in the Legislature on this week's episode of IndyMatters. Megan tells us about two bills -- one allowing physician-assisted suicide and one requiring municipal elections take place in even years. Michelle talks about a bill that would put harsher penalties on crimes involving a weapon and an initiative to raise college graduation rates. Riley gives us the lowdown on a bill that calls for the popular vote to determine the winner of the presidential race, essentially eliminating the Electoral College, as well as sharing some energy news in the "Riley Energy Corner".

This week reporters Riley Snyder and Megan Messerly sit down with two freshmen in the Assembly, Republican Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen and Democratic Assemblywoman Connie Munk. They cover the transition into Nevada politics, what the first few weeks have looked like, bipartisan efforts at the Legislature, as well as a bill looking at vaccinations and another looking at drives licenses for charter school students.

Riley Snyder, Michelle Rindels and Megan Messerly gather around the table at the Indy Carson City house to talk about this week's big topic, gun sales background checks. Riley breaks down SB143, what it entails and its history. Megan explains some of the problems that have been brought up by opposition. The team also discusses other stories from the week including affordable housing, campaign finance, donor breast milk and marijuana.