Education savings accounts, a Republican priority allowing parents to tap state funding to send their children to private schools, received a long-awaited hearing Monday as lawmakers try to end a stalemate and avoid sending the 2017 Legislature into overtime.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed four veteran-related bills into law Monday after a Memorial Day ceremony in Boulder City.
The Senate Finance Committee reviewed drafts of three major budget bills Monday, signaling the end of Nevada’s 2017 legislative session is near.
That was the Memorial Day message Assemblyman Chris Edwards, R-Las Vegas, shared with his colleagues on the Assembly floor on Monday.
The Nevada Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday requiring internet providers and website operators to tell Nevada consumers what information they gather from users and how that data is used.
A bill increasing the amount of beer that could be produced by Nevada brew pubs is on its way to Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Assembly Bill 515 would create a confidential database of payday, high-interest and title loans done in Nevada. The idea is to create data, without the names of people receiving loans, that will better help the state get a sense of the industry’s activities.
A bill that was amended in the Assembly late Friday could run Uber and Lyft out of business in Nevada, critics of the measure said Monday.
The months turned into weeks, and now its days for the Nevada Legislature to finish up by a mandated deadline of June 5.
Floor sessions, bill signings and governor vetoes were the focus at the Nevada Legislature last week as lawmakers upped the pace to move bills as they sprint toward sine die on June 5.
The bill to make public information secret has a secret of its own.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed 32 bills into law on Friday that include measures to quicken background checks for private businesses and provide consumer protections at truck rental companies.
Senate Republicans introduced a proposed state constitutional amendment Friday to ensure equal rights for women and prohibit discrimination.
Nevada’s education savings account program sits in limbo as Democrats and Republicans attempt to find middle ground on funding with days remaining in the 2017 legislative session.
The Nevada Senate on Friday unanimously approved Assembly Bill 471, which creates the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination.
