A bill that would require Uber and Lyft drivers to show proof that they have state business licenses could bring millions of dollars a year in revenue to the state, a lawmaker said Thursday.
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Fallen North Las Vegas police detective Chad Parque was honored Thursday in a somber ceremony marking the 130th name to be added to the Nevada Law Enforcement Officer Memorial on the state Capitol grounds.
Movie producers, elected officials, union, tourism and casino representatives urged lawmakers Thursday to revive Nevada’s film tax credits, a program that was gutted three years ago shortly after its creation.
Political arm twisting and last-minute tweaks to the Republican health care plan flipped enough conservative and moderate lawmakers, like Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei, to allow leaders to bring legislation to the House floor for a vote.
A proposal aiming to force pharmaceutical companies to disclose how they set insulin prices cleared its first hurdle at the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday, without a provision that sought a price cap on insulin.
Cash for filming, new schools for victims of bullying and ex-felons on juries highlight the 88th day of the Nevada Legislature.
Contine gave the Joint Judiciary Committee of the Legislature an overview of the proposed temporary regulations of recreational marijuana Wednesday night.
All ballots would be recounted in a contested election under a bill heard Wednesday by the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
But Nevada’s point man in interstate negotiations says he doesn’t expect the dispute to derail efforts to prevent a federal water shortage declaration.
Republicans and Democrats both claimed victory on a bipartisan $1.1 trillion comprehensive spending bill that includes items of specific interest to Nevada and Las Vegas.
Nevada would become the eighth state in the country to provide basic protections to domestic workers who perform household duties under a bill heard Wednesday by an Assembly Committee.
Assembly Bill 297 is intended to increase the safety for people meeting strangers to conduct transactions that begin from internet advertisements on Craigslist and similar websites.
Two days after lawmakers cheered an updated revenue projection of $44 million more than initially projected, bills introduced in the Senate and Assembly to cover shortfalls will gobble it all up.
Assembly Bill 262 would make it a deceptive trade practice for dealers to require a buyer to a sign contract addendum changing time restraints for when they can repossess a vehicle or charge late fees.
An amendment to a rape kit tracking bill drew opposition in the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday, less than two weeks after it unanimously passed the Senate.