More than 80 new laws became effective in Nevada on January 1, including increased fines for tobacco sales to underage people.
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The vice president’s stop in Southern Nevada is part of a “Fight for Our Freedoms” College Tour and includes a moderated conversation at the College of Southern Nevada.
State Treasurer Zach Conine made the announcement just three years after the rainy day fund was drained in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Dina Neal of North Las Vegas created a legal defense fund on Aug. 17.
Nevada’s largest state employee union is suing Gov. Joe Lombardo for vetoing a bill that would have funded a cost of living pay increase approved by state officials.
The school district’s trustees are set to consider hiring a former gubernatorial candidate’s law firm as its legal counsel.
Army veteran Sam Brown officially threw his hat into the ring for U.S. Senate during an event in Sparks.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Legislature passed hundreds of bills this year, though Lombardo set a record for the number of vetoes in one session.
The Legislature has adjourned until Monday, after the Senate on Thursday failed to take action on the Oakland A’s stadium proposal that is the subject of the current special session.
State senators peppered supporters of the Oakland A’s stadium project with questions during a hearing in a special session. A vote could come Thursday.
A battle between Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democratic legislative leadership centered around the state’s budget casts a long shadow over the work left for lawmakers before June 5.
The MLB franchise needs lawmakers’ approval for a $1.5 billion ballpark on the Strip, including up to $380 million in public financing.
Democratic leaders say the impasse is holding up major proposals, including a bill aimed at bringing the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas.
A bill to legalize physician assisted suicide cleared one of the final hurdles on its path to reaching Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk.
Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio of firearms bills on Wednesday, his first vetoes of the 2023 session.