A Republican assemblyman who wants to amend Nevada’s prevailing wage law argued Wednesday that construction workers “need a job today,” not extra money to allow them to buy a boat or a motor home.
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Nevada legislators joined other states Wednesday that are beginning to examine solitary confinement methods amid concerns it has lasting, adverse effects on inmates.
Assembly Majority Leader William Horne said Wednesday a second Assembly floor session is possible to take up the question of whether Steven Brooks should be expelled from the Legislature.
CARSON CITY — Members of an Assembly Select Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that troubled colleague Steven Brooks be expelled from the Legislature.
Nevada Senate Revenue Committee members voted unanimously Tuesday for a potential constitutional amendment that could lead to much higher taxes on the mining industry in 2015.
Taking a big step toward more transparency in government, the state Senate voted 21-0 Tuesday for a bill to require legislative lobbyists to report what they spend on legislators year-round.
CARSON CITY — Buoyed by a recent poll showing voter support in Nevada for repealing the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said Tuesday that it is time to get the process started.
A Senate committee voted unanimously Tuesday to support a state resolution seeking a presidential pardon for 20th century African-American boxer Jack Johnson.
CARSON CITY — Putting $100 on Hillary Clinton at 4-3 odds to win the presidency in 2016 and $25 on Marco Rubio at 2-1 odds to take the Republican nomination could pay off.
CARSON CITY — The national gun debate came to the state Legislature on Monday when three measures, including a bill that would allow public school and university system employees with concealed-weapons permits to carry their guns at work, were heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee.