Early voting for the June 11 primary begins Saturday and ends June 7. Here’s what your ballot might look like if you’re a nonpartisan voter.
Nevada
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of the initiative petition that would require citizens to present photo identification to vote.
Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has an exemption that most other law enforcement does not. That, experts say, prevents transparency and accountability in overseeing the state’s top industry.
The Property and Environment Research Center released a report finding annual adoptions of wild horses and burros have more than doubled since the adoption incentive program began five years ago.
The drama that unfolded during the Clark County School Board meeting is one reason why the mandated reorganization must be implemented, state legislators said Friday.
Democratic leadership said Friday they have not given much consideration this session to Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education savings account bill.
The 107 school board trustees in Nevada will have to undergo six hours of training on education-related issues under a provision moved to the Senate floor Thursday.
Nevada fifth-graders would get a free pass to state parks, and the parks themselves would get more dollars for maintenance under two bills unanimously supported Thursday by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
School districts hoping to take advantage of the next round of state grants will have to focus proposals on three key areas — including more training for principals on the teacher evaluation system.
Achievement School District charters would have to meet the same prevailing wage standard public schools pay when undertaking major capital projects, according to a proposal laid out in the Nevada Assembly’s education committee Wednesday.
High school students in Nevada will have more access to college credit under a proposal from the governor’s office.
With a unanimous vote from the Nevada Senate, the Clark County School District reorganization bill is headed to the desk of Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said she believes the future of Nevada’s K-12 education lies in Gov. Brian Sandoval getting a voucher-style program off the ground.
School districts could lease school buses and other vehicles for private events under a bill approved Wednesday by the Nevada Senate.