Progress continues on the Oakland Athletics’ plan to build a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas. Senate Bill 1 became law a year ago, but steps remain before shovels hit the ground on the Strip.
2023 Legislature
The ACLU of Nevada said seven jails, including several in the Las Vegas Valley, are now complying with a law requiring a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada accused Elko County of failing to create a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow accepted a job with Arc of Nevada a month after the Nevada Legislature voted to fund the nonprofit for the first time.
The City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to ratify the appointments of Sabra Smith Newby and Steve Ford as deputy city managers.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that she was hired by a nonprofit a month after lawmakers voted to appropriate $250,000 to it.
Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow was hired as the executive director of Arc of Nevada, an advocacy group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Lawmakers made strides this past legislative session to address gaps in the state’s mental health services, and advocates said medication reform was the biggest win.
Some public charter schools in the Las Vegas Valley are using additional state money to increase pay for their employees by as much as 20 percent.
An amended law clears the way for a local casino operator to develop a parcel that otherwise would sit too close to an elementary school.
A bill signing ceremony was held Thursday at Ronnow Elementary School in Las Vegas for Senate Bill 189, known as the “Keeping Kids in School Act.”
Analyst Jeremy Aguero said he did “exactly what I was supposed to do” in his work while at the Nevada Legislature.
The Nevada Legislature approved $7 million for public charter school transportation, and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office will start taking applications Friday.
Democrats controlling both chambers of the Nevada Legislature went into this year’s session with lofty environmental goals, but some bills died without a vote.
Gov. Joe Lombardo holds the single session veto record, but he’s still more than 20 vetoes away from holding the all-time record.