The U.S. Senate’s draft of a new health care bill promises to cut funding toward Medicaid expansion and cap the program’s budget. Meanwhile, Nevada this month was a signature away from creating a potentially precedent-setting law that would have opened Medicaid coverage to all state residents.
The Nevada Senate approved a proposal Thursday to take the Board of Regents out of the state constitution and put the board’s legal authority in state law and under the direction of the Legislature.
An emergency bill in the works with under two weeks remaining in the Nevada legislative session would ensure raises for school district employees who complete professional growth plans.
The Nevada Assembly unanimously passed a bill that expands the mandatory reporting and background check requirements for public school employees.
The Nevada Assembly on Thursday voted 26-14 on a resolution that asks Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would rein in independent political campaign spending.
A bill requiring law enforcement officers statewide to wear body cameras was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
The sponsor of Senate Bill 488, which would add offenses to Nevada sex trafficking laws, wants to punish people involved in sex trafficking.
Private schools were exempted Thursday from a bill expanding anti-bullying training to include gender orientation and identity.
Lawmakers addressed criminal justice reforms as they raced to pass bills Tuesday. Bills that survived would affect offenders entering the system and those trying to re-enter society after prison.
Fur trappers would have to identify their traps and pay higher fees under a bill approved Tuesday by the Nevada Senate.
