A bill establishing Indigenous Peoples Day won unanimous approval in the Assembly on Thursday, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his review.
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Highway slowpokes who snarl traffic by driving in the left lane could get a ticket under a bill heard Thursday by the Senate Transportation Committee.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the ACLU of Nevada are seldom in agreement.
Websites or online services would have to notify users of the type of personal information they collect under a bill introduced Thursday in the Nevada Senate.
The Nevada Senate gave final legislative approval Thursday to a bill making active military members or veterans under the age of 21 eligible for a concealed weapons permit.
There’s nothing unprecedented about a Nevada attorney general intervening on behalf of the Gaming Control Board in litigation between private parties, even when one of the parties is a licensee.
A major funding boost for Nevada’s state park system sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval — including the creation of new state parks at Tule Springs in Las Vegas — won approval Thursday from a legislative budget subcommittee.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s name has been floated among pundits in the beltway as a possible contender for the job of FBI director.
Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, D-Las Vegas, told the Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee on Wednesday that the measure is intended to increase voter access.
The mother of a young woman who made world headlines by taking life-ending medication to end her suffering from a brain tumor came to the Nevada Capitol on Wednesday to support a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide.
A congresswoman whose district includes the Strip says the IRS should quadruple the reporting threshold for casino customer winnings from slot machines and bingo.
Mayors from more than 100 cities nationwide, including Las Vegas and Reno, urged Congress on Wednesday to keep funding for Planned Parenthood in the final version of health care reform legislation.
Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett said Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt asked him last year to take action that would have harmed gaming regulation and the reputation of the state, Burnett’s affidavit about their secretly recorded conversation shows.
Nevada legislators are getting close to never needing to ending the discussion they don’t want to have.
The days and weeks of the 2017 Nevada Legislature session may be numbered, but that isn’t stopping lawmakers from giving out names.