Legislators flock to Carson City for the 120-day lawmaking period. What to know about the party dynamics, priority legislation and more.
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.
Fourteen first-time lawmakers join the 21-member Senate and 42-member Assembly in the next session of the Nevada Legislature commencing Feb. 3.
The state has used just over half of its $2.7 billion of pandemic-era federal stimulus funds. Democratic lawmakers said the remaining money’s future is “clear as mud.”
Advocates say the $16 minimum wage enacted in 2023 helped recruit and retain more Nevada workers to care for the elderly and people with disabilities in their homes.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s push, though some leaders worry the funding freezes on federal grants and funding will jeopardize services many Nevadans use — if the plan moves forward.
The 2025 Legislature starts Feb. 3. Will it be the same policy fights as usual? What compromises could be reached?
The proposed budget, as submitted to lawmakers, contained a $335 million deficit, but the Governor’s Finance Office said it is working on amendments to fix the imbalance.
The financial services firm has settled with 50 U.S. states, plus territories, over an investigation into its supervision of financial professionals moving customers’ commission-based brokerage accounts to fee-based investment advisory accounts.
A $200 million public-private partnership to reduce homelessness in Southern Nevada will move forward, Gov. Joe Lombardo said in his State of the State speech.
Nevada is one of four states that with a legislature that meets biennially. How many days do Silver State lawmakers have to debate bills and pass laws?
Gov. Joe Lombardo made sweeping policy proposals at his State of the State Address, including making teacher raises permanent and extending pay raises to charter school teachers.
The Republican governor also reported $5.5 million cash on hand as the he prepares for the next legislative session and his re-election effort in 2026.
Anthony said he didn’t know how many trans athletes play in Nevada, but he has “been told” that there are high school and college players.
The proposed film studio campus was contingent on an expansion of Nevada’s film tax credit program — expected to be a major topic in the upcoming legislative session.
In The Game includes classic arcade games, claw games and larger attractions that hope to pull in tourists walking around the Fremont Street Experience, operators said.