A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
Nevada
The Las Vegas Review-Journal owner and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be a major backer of the Preserve America super PAC.
Nevada’s 13,000 home care workers could see big increases to minimum wage and reimbursement rates under legislative proposals presented.
Nevada officials, including Gov. Joe Lombardo and Sen. Jacky Rosen, have urged the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider plans to move the mail center to California.
The ACLU of Nevada said seven jails, including several in the Las Vegas Valley, are now complying with a law requiring a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
Assemblyman Max Carter II, a newly elected lawmaker from east Las Vegas, hopes to reform medical debt collection during his first term in office.
Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva, a new lawmaker from east Las Vegas, said increasing funding for K-12 and higher education is his top priority.
State Sen. Jeff Stone said he hopes to bring his experience from serving in the California state Senate to the Nevada Legislature.
State Sen. Julie Pazina, a newly elected lawmaker from Henderson, hopes to work on economic development and addressing the health care shortage during her first term.
Opportunity scholarships, alternative education and even education savings accounts may be on the table as the 2023 Legislature convenes.
Moving back the deadline to mail in a ballot, requiring an ID to vote, and increasing penalties for submitting fake electoral certificates are all on the table.
The Legislature is proposing changes on how school board members are selected and what training is required of them before they run for office.
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s first State of the State speech was both bipartisan and bellicose, with things that majority Democrats will like and others they will hate.
Gov. Joe Lombardo touted fiscal responsibility during his first State of the State speech Monday.
One bill would give free access to state parks for registered tribal members in Nevada.