Legislative Briefly 4-22

Bees move on

A swarm of bees that gathered outside the Capitol appeared to have found a new home Monday afternoon in a hive box provided by beekeeper Sally Lincoln.

But the queen apparently changed her mind later in the day. By dusk, the bees had departed for parts unknown leaving Lincoln, an amateur beekeeper who works in the Secretary of State's office, "a little heartbroken."

The swarm of more than 1,000 bees caused a stir among workers in the Capitol complex, but most were more curious than scared by the bees buzzing around their heads. Lincoln had hoped to entice them to move into the hive box so she could transport them to a more permanent home in a less urban part of Carson City.

Autism treatment bill advances

The Nevada Assembly has advanced a plan that would require some health insurers to cover screening and treatment of children for autism.

Lawmakers were told the AB162 would help eliminate the financial ruin that can befall families struggling to provide costly autism treatment to their children.

Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, D-Reno, says that although the state can't treat all children with autism, it can at least help some.

In Las Vegas Assemblyman James Ohrenschall's words: "Today autism speaks, and it's our voice here in this chamber."

" Nevada Appeal staff and wire reports