Henderson and North Las Vegas soon will be able to sponsor and oversee charter schools, after the Nevada Department of Education gave its blessing this week.
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A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.
The Department of Interior announced a $700 million investment in water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Lithium abounds in Nevada’s federal lands and could hold the key to moving away from fossil fuels. But some worry about the environmental impact of lithium mining.
County fair horse races in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday touted the efforts undertaken during to the COVID-19 crisis to mitigate its economic impacts on Nevada.
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a revived effort to establish a public health insurance option in the state aimed at helping some of Nevada’s 350,000 uninsured residents get health coverage.
Lawmakers heard bills about reforming the eviction process and building more affordable housing in Nevada as a Friday deadline for passing bills from committees approached.
A pair of bills in the Nevada Legislature would ban the death penalty in Nevada, but they face an uncertain future even among Democrats.
Proposals that could allow for a safe injection site pilot program and significantly alter medical pricing in Nevada were introduced Monday among 91 new bills.
More than 50 bills were introduced Monday as lawmakers waived a deadline for them to submit bills for consideration.
The Nevada Legislature convened for its 81st regular session Monday, kicking off its biennial 120-day session slowly in a legislative building still shuttered due to the COVID-19 threat.
Nevada state spending over the next two years would shrink by 2 percent over current levels under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s proposed biennium budget.
Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada will go into a “statewide pause” for three weeks as the coronavirus continues its wildfire-like spread across Nevada.
The state Senate approved a controversial election bill that will see elections conducted during a state of emergency mostly by mail, over the objections of all the chamber’s Republicans.