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.
Nevada
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced $250 million for the Middle Mile Network project, which will build multiple fiber network routes across the state.
The coalition behind an initiative petition to codify abortion protections in the Nevada constitution said it collected more than 200,000 signatures to qualify for November.
What you need to know about the three Republican candidates vying for Rep. Steven Horsford’s seat in the House of Representatives.
A large field of Republicans hope to win their party’s nomination to take on Lee in the fall. Here’s what you need to know.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a balanced budget deal with Gov. Jim Gibbons early Monday by imposing a range of fees on industries such as mining and banking and by striking a compromise in which all sides gave up something.
Gov. Jim Gibbons said Saturday that he and lawmakers were nearing a deal and were only $10 million to $30 million apart on how to raise enough revenue to close a $887 million budget gap.
School board members say the Clark County School District will suffer if legislators take away funds used to make small capital improvements throughout the district.
CARSON CITY — Most state employees would work four-day weeks of 10-hour days under a money-saving proposal that the state Senate ordered drafted into bill form Thursday.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada gaming industry refused Thursday to pay higher taxes or fees to help balance the state budget, a just-say-no stance that could derail Democratic plans to raise enough extra revenue to avoid deep cuts to education and social services.
Is it time for the Nevada Legislature to hold annual sessions? That’s the question on some lawmakers’ minds as they meet this week in an emergency special session called by Gov. Jim Gibbons to solve the worst budget crisis in state history.
CARSON CITY — Making a rare, surprise visit to the Legislature, Gov. Jim Gibbons met today with Republican leaders and said he wouldn’t accept raising more revenue from any industry including mining and gaming unless the businesses agreed.