It could be up to two years before the dormitories damaged in an explosion last week could be ready to house students again, UNR officials said.
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A dormitory explosion rocked the University of Nevada, Reno campus Friday, causing major damage and injuring eight people, according to fire officials.
After Nevada lawmakers used marijuana excise tax money to boost per-pupil funding in schools, they were at pains to find money to fund school safety and the popular Millennium Scholarship.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and legislative Democrats are advancing a two-pronged plan to add money to schools: First, use a 10 percent excise tax on recreational marijuana sales, and second, authorize county governments to raise the local sales tax.
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