Residents of the historically Black North Las Vegas Windsor Park neighborhood may soon be eligible to relocate to new homes under a piece of legislation heard by lawmakers Thursday.
Taylor R. Avery
Former Politics and Government Reporter
Legislators got their first chance Wednesday to consider two bills proposed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, during more than six hours of testimony.
Legislators moved to advance dozens of bills Tuesday afternoon, including bills related to firearms, restorative justice and election workers.
State Sen. Melanie Scheible, D-Las Vegas, had 17 of her bills survive a key deadline earlier this month, the most of any sitting Nevada lawmaker.
North Las Vegas’ City Council may soon gain two seats after state senators voted Monday along party lines to amend the charter.
As Tuesday’s first house passage deadline looms, lawmakers in the Nevada Legislature will decide which bills will advance in the legislative process.
Individuals under the age of 21 may soon be barred from possessing certain semiautomatic firearms after lawmakers in the Assembly voted to advance the measure.
A bill named for Henderson teenager Rex Patchett proposes increasing the maximum penalty for reckless driving in Nevada.
Physician-assisted suicide is a step closer to being legal in Nevada after senators voted on a razor-thin margin to advance a resolution Wednesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris applauded Nevada legislative leaders for their efforts to protect reproductive rights during a visit to Reno Tuesday.
An amendment to the Nevada Constitution guaranteeing an individual’s right to reproductive freedom is one step closer to coming before voters in 2026.
Bills to cap the price of certain prescription drugs and mandate substitute teachers hold an associate’s degree were among those to survive Friday’s bill-killer deadline.
Bills banning firearms near voting centers and a study of research and regulations concerning drugs such as “magic mushrooms” advanced from legislative committees on Thursday, beating a Friday deadline.
Community colleges could soon be managed under separate boards of trustees instead of by the NSHE Board of Regents under a bill heard by lawmakers.
The bill was one of three election-related measures approved by a Senate committee Tuesday, ahead of a Friday deadline.