Lawmakers voted to approve Senate Joint Resolution 7, which would amend the constitution to guarantee the right to an abortion in the state.
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The Clark County Department of Aviation testified in support of Senate Bill 19, which would enable the county to form a new unincorporated town for a reliever airport.
Some Las Vegas Valley residents are pushing back against a proposal that would force them to dump their septic tanks and tap into the region’s municipal sewer system.
A state Senate committee Tuesday approved a resolution to amend the constitution to award Nevada’s six Electoral College votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
A bill that would dramatically increase medical malpractice award caps faced strong opposition from physicians during a hearing Tuesday morning.
Lawmakers heard a bill to increase the penalty for reckless driving. The bill was inspired by the death of a Henderson boy outside his middle school.
Proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases would intensify a doctor shortage in Nevada, opponents say.
The event was meant to highlight Assembly Bill 400, which would expand the program from its $6.6 million per fiscal year to 0.5 percent of the state Education Fund.
The Nevada Legislature enters the 14th week of the session looking at bills that would change the way the state awards presidential electors, medical malpractice damage caps and big fines for selling tobacco to minors.
Senate Bill 114 could create a new, liberalized transfer rule, similar to college athletics, for Nevada high school athletics. Local coaches are concerned about its potential effects.
A contentious bill that would end a COVID-19 era requirement for daily room cleanings is headed to the Assembly floor after being approved through committee Friday afternoon.
State legislators are considering Assembly Bill 282, which would require school districts to provide a monthly subsidy of at least $450 to full-time substitute teachers.
Democrats and Republicans are still at odds over issues including school choice and elections reform, with the end of just about a month away.
Nevada may join an interstate compact that would award Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate winning the most votes nationwide.
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s administration is planning to abandon the Grant Sawyer building near downtown in favor of buying office buildings near Reid airport.