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Top Democrats in the Legislature disagreed with the governor, citing the millions of dollars still in the fund. By Eric NeugeborenThe Nevada Independent The Legislature may need to be called […]
Nevada Legislature
The left hails Nevada legislative session amid 2020 backdrop
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — As the dust settles on Nevada’s Legislative session, the buffet of progressive laws passed by the Democrat-controlled, female-majority Legislature has been […]
Legislature ends amid Democrats’ work on wish list
By Ryan Tarinelli and Michelle L. Price Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada Democrats who waited 27 years to control the governor’s mansion and the statehouse used the legislative session […]
Raising smoking age to 21, bail reform and recycling reimbursement among many casualties of legislative session
By Megan Messerly, Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent Nevada lawmakers ended Monday night having passed hundreds of bills amid a frantic rush to the end of the […]
Bill increasing Nevada’s minimum wage clears state Assembly
Associated Press CARSON CITY — A bill to raise Nevada’s minimum wage has passed the Assembly in a party-line vote. The measure approved Tuesday by Democrats seeks to raise the […]
Bill change pulls counties’ right to license pot lounges
Associated Press CARSON CITY — A panel of Nevada lawmakers has approved a bill to create a board overseeing the state’s legal marijuana industry. The measure sponsored by Gov. Steve […]
House panel advances DOE budget bill with no funding for Yucca
By Humberto Sanchez The Nevada Independent Nevada’s congressional delegation scored a victory Tuesday after helping orchestrate the narrow defeat of a proposal to provide about $74 million to continue the […]
Nevada lawmakers back change in way president gets elected
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada could soon become the latest to pledge to give its Electoral College votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the national […]
Nevada lawmakers close to repealing tough abortion rules
By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers are bucking a national trend of restrictive abortion laws by voting to repeal requirements that physicians document a pregnant woman’s […]
Nevada librarians unite in asking for statewide funding
By Teri Vance Librarians and library supporters gathered last Wednesday at the Nevada Legislature to promote the programs instituted with last session’s dollars and advocate for continued funding. “We are […]