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Nevadans need a law to require members of state boards and commissions to provide their email addresses and phone numbers, a state legislator said Monday.
The Obama administration streamlined the development of 17 vast tracts across the West, including five in Nevada, for large-scale solar projects.
Days after Buddy the chimpanzee was shot and killed following an escape in northwest Las Vegas, a state senator announced Monday he will introduce a bill in the 2013 legislative session to prohibit Nevadans from keeping chimps, large wild cats and other exotic animals as pets.
As he has done in every Legislature since 1997, Sen. Don Gustavson intends to introduce a bill next year to repeal Nevada’s 40-year-old law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets.
State Demographer Jeff Hardcastle told a legislative panel Wednesday that the population of Nevada, once a young person’s state, is rapidly aging and will require state government to spend more on care for older people, especially those with dementia, in coming years.
The number of Nevadans with permission to use medical marijuana has skyrocketed to 3,430, the state Health Division announced Monday.
In a move aimed at preventing a Jerry Sandusky type sex crime scandal from occurring in Nevada, Assemblyman Pete Livermore said Thursday he will introduce a bill that could bring more reporting of sex crimes against children.
The 2013 Legislature will consider a proposal to adopt legal ways to reduce the illegal immigration population in Nevada and another to let election workers request photo identification before voters can cast ballots.
A bill allowing registered medical marijuana users in Nevada to acquire the outlawed drug is one of the 144 bills being drawn up for consideration at the 2013 Legislature.
Pure Maintenance, a Utah-based mold removal expert known for its non-destructive, demolition-free mold remediation method, has added Jackie Henson as its newest partner for the Las Vegas area. Henson’s addition brings the number of Pure Maintenance partners serving different areas around Las Vegas to three. This means that more residents and property owners in the […]
Memorial Day marks the beginning of what’s been dubbed the “1oo deadliest days” of the year on roadways.
Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
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.
Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.