Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday extended several COVID-19 related emergency directives that were set to expire at the end of July, including limits on the size of public gatherings and a half-capacity restriction on indoor business occupancy.
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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.
Lawmakers Wednesday approved an additional $108 million in federal pandemic assistance funds for Nevada’s COVID-19 response.
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.
Seven counties in Nevada with elevated indicators of COVID-19 transmission will see bars and other alcohol-only establishments close late Friday.
Lawmakers spent the second day of a special session Thursday continuing their review of proposed spending cuts needed to fill a projected $1.2 billion hole in the state budget.
Gov. Steve Sisolak says he gets daily briefings about how the state is working to fix delays in the state’s unemployment system, which was overwhelmed by a huge number of claims.
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.