Some Republicans are raising the possible of a prolonged shutdown fight when the House returns Monday to vote on the funding package.
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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo joined other Colorado River state governors at a meeting with Trump officials.
John and Jane Doe bodies in Clark County represent hundreds of unsolved mysteries. Organizers for Missing in Nevada Day hope to identify over 300 unclaimed bodies in the state.
The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.
The development followed confirmation by the Department of Homeland Security earlier in the day that the FBI would now lead the probe into Pretti’s death.
A number of bills that could generate controversy in future committee hearings, from assessing a 5-cent fee on some fast-food purchases to prohibiting pedestrians from texting while crossing a highway, were introduced Thursday in the Assembly.
Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey introduced a bill Thursday that would mandate that lawmakers meeting between legislative sessions follow the requirements of Nevada’s open meeting law.
Assemblyman Steven Brooks – arrested twice, ousted from his caucus and banished from the Nevada Legislature in the past month – has now come under the radar of the state agency that regulates on-the-job safety as a possible workplace hazard.
Sen. Joe Hardy introduced a bill Wednesday to make it unlawful for young people to ride long skateboards without wearing a helmet.
A bill that would allow Nevada to get into the business of interactive gaming was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday.
A bill that would expand the types of consensual sexual acts between prison inmates that could be prosecuted as felonies drew opposition Wednesday.
CARSON CITY – The Nevada State Gaming Control Board is pushing for legislation in the Nevada Senate to tax the net profits of Internet poker tournaments.
State Sen. Ruben Kihuen complained Tuesday that the state will lose thousands of road construction jobs because of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s decision to raid the highway fund to balance his proposed $6.55 billion state government budget.
Legislative police were stationed outside the side entrances of the Legislative Building in Carson City late Tuesday morning, apparently to prevent Assemblyman Steven Brooks from entering.
Democratic leaders in the Legislature held a briefing on their stances on taxes Tuesday, but gave no indication how much more revenue they believe should be added to Gov. Brian Sandoval’s $6.55 billion budget, or how they intend to find the money.