The state’s $2.7 billion share of American Rescue Plan funds to respond to COVID-19 pandemic impacts is officially in the bank following action Tuesday by a legislative committee.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday signed into law two of the year’s major legislative initiatives, a new mining tax to benefit education and a wide-ranging bill on voting reforms.
With the state’s fiscal outlook dramatically improved, lawmakers on Wednesday restored more than $301 million in planned cuts to Medicaid enacted in a special session last summer.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday touted the efforts undertaken during to the COVID-19 crisis to mitigate its economic impacts on Nevada.
Nevadans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may now move about outdoors mask free following the state’s move to align local restrictions with the latest guidance from the CDC.
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a revived effort to establish a public health insurance option in the state aimed at helping some of Nevada’s 350,000 uninsured residents get health coverage.
Nevada’s Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavkse said Wednesday her office’s just-completed review of the election found no evidence for the state GOP’s claims.
Since the start of the 2021 session. 56 percent of votes on bills have been unanimous, with just about 12 percent breaking down on party lines, an analysis shows.
Touching on one of 2020’s biggest domestic issues, the Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would reform the rules for police use of force.
Lawmakers heard bills about reforming the eviction process and building more affordable housing in Nevada as a Friday deadline for passing bills from committees approached.
A scaled back effort at civil asset forfeiture reform in Nevada, a perennial but habitually unsuccessful legislative objective, again met opposition in committee Monday from law enforcement.
A proposal to garnish casino winnings in Nevada from people who owe child support was heard in the Assembly on Tuesday, with the state’s resort industry testifying in opposition.
The state’s Medical Advisory Team on Monday opened the door for full-contact and close-contact sports to resume with certain testing and mitigation measures in place for their organized leagues, clubs and associations.
A pair of bills in the Nevada Legislature would ban the death penalty in Nevada, but they face an uncertain future even among Democrats.
The resolution, first passed in 2019, could see a constitutional amendment on the ballot to guarantee equal rights regardless of gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ancestry or national origin.
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