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Nevada lawmakers face heavy agenda as session opens

Lawmakers plan to waste no time when the 78th session begins Monday, and with a huge agenda from taxes to education funding and reform, they will need every minute of the 120 days they have to get the job done.

Top 10 players at Nevada Legislature

With the 78th legislative session starting, here’s the list of who to watch.

Bold education tax plan is make it or break it for Sandoval’s political future

It seems Sandoval is prepared to gamble much of his political capital on a plan to drag Nevada into the future after 150 years of modest goals, tight spending and reliance on gaming and tourism to provide the basic needs of hardy Nevadans and a school system whose graduation rate is one of the worst in the nation.