Deans from UNR and UNLV’s medical schools urged lawmakers Thursday to increase funding for graduate medical education programs.
2023 Legislature
Members of the Nevada State Democratic Central Committee will soon decide who will lead the state party through the critical 2024 election.
State Sen. Pat Spearman, who lost a bid for mayor of North Las Vegas last year, has a bill to expand the city council to six wards starting in 2024.
The ACLU of Nevada on Thursday lauded a bill introduced in the Assembly, saying if passed, it would “make police traffic stops safer for people who are differently abled.”
A Las Vegas lawmaker introduced a bill that would require city and county jails to establish a polling place exclusively for prisoners.
Assembly Bill 144 would prohibit the sale of fluorescent light bulbs, which contain mercury and create a hazard when broken.
The Culinary Union unveiled its 2023 legislative priorities, which include establishing a state lottery system and a 5 percent cap on rent hikes.
The resolution to remove a provision allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime was passed by the Nevada Legislature in 2021 and again this year.
Lawmakers considered a bill Wednesday afternoon that would allow county commissioners to create a process to fill vacancies on their boards.
A Nevada assemblywoman introduced a bill this week that would prohibit restaurants from automatically serving water to customers.
Nevada Democratic Sen. Skip Daly of Sparks wants people who submit fake electoral certificates in presidential elections to be convicted of a felony.
A Senate committee unanimously passed a proposed amendment that which would strike language allowing for slavery or involuntary servitude from the state constitution.
Lawmakers considered a bill Tuesday that would allow victims of sexual assault that were over the age of 18 at the time of the crime to sue their attacker.
Teachers union members also asked lawmakers to offer competitive salaries to be able to hire the 14,000 teachers they say will be needed over the next decade.
The bill, by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Las Vegas, would codify an executive order put in place last year by then-Gov. Steve Sisolak.