A new bill bans the irrigation of all “nonfunctional” turf in Las Vegas — decorative grass in medians, outside businesses and housing developments — by the end of 2026.
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Some four years after Nevada saw its first legal marijuana sales, locals and tourists alike will soon be able to consume it in legal cannabis lounges.
New tax revenue projections and federal aid to the state have left Nevada lawmakers in a far better position than they anticipated when the 2021 Legislature began in February.
A congressional inquiry into the organ transplant industry criticized the Nevada Donor Network for purchasing the tickets and funding board retreats to California wine country.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and state education leaders discussed the most recent coronavirus stimulus package’s effect on mental health services as schools begin to fully reopen.
Changes in law have had a big effect on the hemp-growing industry in Nevada, which after a strong start in 2019 is now struggling with its future.
Rep. Susie Lee has won re-election to her 3rd Congressional District seat, according to the Associated Press, after a tight contest against businessman and former pro wrestler Dan “Big Dan” Rodimer.
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald and the actor who played Luke Skywalker all weighed in on the vice presidential debate Wednesday.
A unanimous Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a conservative group’s challenge to a new Nevada law that allows for mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has announced a visit to Las Vegas on Friday.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted Friday to change its board policy to comply with new federal sexual misconduct regulations.
The ban and other restrictions, which previously applied only to federal lands such as the Humbldt-Toiyabe National Forest, have been expanded to all public lands in Nevada.
Closing the state’s $1.2 billion budget hole will be the prime focus of the upcoming special legislative session that will convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Carson City, according to a proclamation issued by Gov. Steve Sisolak.
The Nevada Poll found that Gov. Steve Sisolak received favorable ratings on his handling of the coronavirus crisis, but voters want the shutdown to end.
