Nevada state spending over the next two years would shrink by 2 percent over current levels under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s proposed biennium budget.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada will go into a “statewide pause” for three weeks as the coronavirus continues its wildfire-like spread across Nevada.
The Nevada Legislature on Wednesday passed an amended bill to give businesses protection from lawsuits over the coronavirus, after an amendment exempted school districts.
The state Senate on Sunday introduced a bill to speed processing of unemployment claims in Nevada.
The Nevada Legislature is meeting in special session in Carson City to consider a host of policy proposals, including police reform, business liability and help for unemployed Nevadans.
A Democratic plan to raise taxes on mining by limiting deductions the industry currently enjoys fell one vote short of passing early Friday morning.
Lawmakers made incremental progress Wednesday on plugging a $1.2 billion pandemic-created state budget hole but concluded Day 8 of their special session leaving one of the heaviest lifts still on the table — a proposed half-billion dollar slashing of state agency budgets.
A live blog of happenings at the 31st special session of the Nevada Legislature, called to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday said it’s now up to the Nevada Legislature to decide whether to implement cuts recommended by his office or to raise taxes, which requires a two-thirds vote.
The governor unveiled the plan to state workers Thursday morning in a streamed video announcement and in a subsequent public statement.