Then-Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg successfully lobbied to quadruple fees the coroner gets from death certificates but some lawmakers found the increase unnecessary.
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A Senate bill heard Monday aims to strengthen internet privacy protections for consumers by letting them demand websites and other online services not sell their personal information.
The administrator for the state agency that licenses health care facilities and oversees health programs ranging from nutrition and immunizations to substance abuse treatment and prevention, resigned Friday, the division confirmed.
A bill to end the double taxation on out-of-state gun sales in Nevada passed the Assembly unanimously Monday and now heads to the Senate.
Prosecutors and law enforcement sparred with public defenders, judges and advocates Friday over a massive bill aimed at overhauling Nevada’s criminal justice system.
State lawmakers held an initial hearing Friday on an effort to roll back four-year-old changes to state prevailing wage laws.
What is often a sluggish second week in the Legislature will ramp up swiftly Monday with the expected introduction of a gun sales background check bill that could be heard in committee, approved by lawmakers and signed by the governor before the end of the week.
State health officials gave legislators an overview of Nevada’s Medicaid program in an Assembly committee meeting Friday, during which the program’s new administrator said the state program will be tackling a decrease in federal funding in coming years.
With three post-election vacancies filled last week, Nevada’s Legislature remains two short of a full complement for the coming legislative session.
Leadership in the Nevada state Senate is changing hands following Tuesday’s elections, which saw the body’s top Democrat win the race for state attorney general and its Republican leader falter in his bid for lieutenant governor.