Actor Mark Wahlberg met with Nevada lawmakers in a bid to support legislation creating a multibillion-dollar film tax credit program.
Taylor R. Avery
Politics and Government Reporter
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Taylor R. Avery covers county and state government and politics. A proud alum of the Silver State's oldest student newspaper, the Nevada Sagebrush, Taylor previously interned with the Nevada Independent, the Los Angeles Times, the Reno Gazette-Journal, USA TODAY and the Chicago Sun-Times. Born and raised in Elko, she earned degrees in journalism and political science at the University of Nevada, Reno before completing a master's degree in Public Affairs Reporting at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed bills protecting out-of-state abortion-seekers, while also vetoing bills relating to children’s mental health and debt collection agencies.
A tax loophole used by casinos and other large property owners is a step closer to being closed after lawmakers voted to advance the measure out of committee.
A highly anticipated bill would provide the baseball team with up to $380 million in public funding for a Strip ballpark, but critics say the state has bigger priorities.
A battle between Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democratic legislative leadership centered around the state’s budget casts a long shadow over the work left for lawmakers before June 5.
Two bills making up the state’s budget and legislation that would increase penalties for reckless driving were among the dozens of the bills approved.
The MLB franchise needs lawmakers’ approval for a $1.5 billion ballpark on the Strip, including up to $380 million in public financing.
Democratic leaders say the impasse is holding up major proposals, including a bill aimed at bringing the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas.
A bill to legalize physician assisted suicide cleared one of the final hurdles on its path to reaching Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk.
A bill to provide up to $380 million in public financing for a $1.5 billion ballpark has not yet been introduced at the Nevada Legislature.
Sen. Dina Neal butted heads with the city of North Las Vegas over a bill amendment that would give the city’s charter committee the ability to report abuses of power to the state Legislature.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voted against the K-12 education budget, saying more money should have been spent on literacy programs and teacher training.
A bill codifying protections for out-of-state abortion patients is headed to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk after the Assembly voted on party lines to pass the legislation.
A deadline for bills to pass out of the committees in the opposite house where they were introduced claimed several bills, but many others will move on through the process.
Lawmakers approved bills changing the way presidential votes are cast, protecting election workers from harassment and allowing inmates in jail to vote.
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