Legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, which would’ve barred tariffs on food and agriculture-based products without congressional approval, faltered on the Senate floor Thursday.
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The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill would increase the number of people with health insurance by 100,000 this year, 3 million in 2027, 4 million in 2028 and 1.1 million in 2029.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo launches “Protect Girls’ Sports” ballot initiative to bar transgender athletes from female leagues and amend state constitution.
Mayor Shelley Berkley paused Wednesday’s City Council meeting for a moment of silence to honor two parents that police have said were beaten to death by their son.
Las Vegas planning commissioner Stephen Munford resigns under pressure a day before a City Council vote on his removal after a request from Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong.
Days after Buddy the chimpanzee was shot and killed following an escape in northwest Las Vegas, a state senator announced Monday he will introduce a bill in the 2013 legislative session to prohibit Nevadans from keeping chimps, large wild cats and other exotic animals as pets.
As he has done in every Legislature since 1997, Sen. Don Gustavson intends to introduce a bill next year to repeal Nevada’s 40-year-old law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets.
State Demographer Jeff Hardcastle told a legislative panel Wednesday that the population of Nevada, once a young person’s state, is rapidly aging and will require state government to spend more on care for older people, especially those with dementia, in coming years.
The number of Nevadans with permission to use medical marijuana has skyrocketed to 3,430, the state Health Division announced Monday.
In a move aimed at preventing a Jerry Sandusky type sex crime scandal from occurring in Nevada, Assemblyman Pete Livermore said Thursday he will introduce a bill that could bring more reporting of sex crimes against children.
The 2013 Legislature will consider a proposal to adopt legal ways to reduce the illegal immigration population in Nevada and another to let election workers request photo identification before voters can cast ballots.
A bill allowing registered medical marijuana users in Nevada to acquire the outlawed drug is one of the 144 bills being drawn up for consideration at the 2013 Legislature.
Assembly Democrats sought to set Nevada’s state political agenda Monday by laying out economic proposals they say will be a framework for upcoming campaigns and the 2013 legislative session.