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.
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.
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.
Gov. Joe Lombardo threatened to veto an education funding bill after a Nevada Legislature panel indicated charter school staff could be left out of future pay raises.
Some opponents argue the bill is effectively a tax increase — including a visible campaign by gas station chain Terrible’s, which has used digital billboards, gas station pumps and its website to sway public opinion.
State legislation that seeks additional funds faces a murky future after projections show $191 million less in available funding.
The Economic Forum projection says the state should expect $191 million less in general fund revenue in 2026-27 than predicted in December.
Nevada has sued the Trump administration for cutting the workforce and funding of an independent agency that runs one of the country’s most widely known volunteer program networks.
The governor’s office and BLM agreed to share state and federal government data that could help identify future housing and business development options for Nevada.
A new executive order will crack down on so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions for undocumented immigrants. Nevada officials say state jurisdictions won’t be targeted.