As the 83rd legislative session winds down and the work pace picks up in the Nevada Legislative Building, here is what to know before the final gavel drops on June 2.
McKenna Ross
Politics and Government Reporter
Email: mross@reviewjournal.com
McKenna Ross joined the Review-Journal in June 2021 and previously covered gaming and tourism and Southern Nevada's nonprofit sector for the newspaper. Before moving to Nevada, she reported for MLive, a Michigan news site, and interned at publications in Michigan, Oregon and Florida. McKenna is a graduate of Michigan State University and a 2021-2024 Report for America corps member. When she's not working, she's either reading or hiking Southern Nevada trails with her dog.
Lawmakers considered bills on wrong-way driving penalties, insulin prescription caps and more.
Joe Lombardo signaled his approval of two Southern Nevada tax extensions that would keep revenue sources in place for police officers’ salaries and road infrastructure projects in Clark County.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo was one of seven Republican governors who did not sign a letter praising President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
All eight Republicans in the Nevada Senate voted against the education appropriations bill on Wednesday, citing its lack of funding for charter school educators’ raises.
Last week marked the second committee passage deadline for the Nevada Legislature. One major deadline remains before the final day of session June 2.
A bill proposes transferring over $350 million from Nevada’s Rainy Day Fund to the state’s general fund.
A property tax that funds hundreds of Metropolitan Police Department positions may be extended another 30 years after a key vote in the Nevada Legislature.
A proposal to give some terminally ill patients in Nevada access to life-ending medications failed to meet a key Nevada Legislature deadline on Friday.
The Nevada governor proposed grant programs to address critical provider shortages, streamlining some credentialing systems and regulating prior authorizations in insurance.
The report from Three Square Food Bank said more than 377,000 people in Southern Nevada may not know where their next meal is coming from.
The teens, ages 14 and 15, were inspired to do something about antisemitism after an increase in suspected antisemitism incidents in recent years.
An effort to cut into Delaware’s dominance in the corporate filings market by expanding Nevada’s legal infrastructure is moving through the Nevada Legislature.
As more women hold public office, family life is on display in tandem with lawmaking in Carson City. Mothers in the Legislature say motherhood has shaped their perspectives.
Many lawmakers said they were concerned about expanding tax credits not long after the state projected weaker-than-expected revenue projections for the upcoming 2025-2027 biennium budget.