Marathon bill introductions, passionate debate on the death penalty and bipartisan agreement on the breakup of the Clark County School District highlighted a busy eighth week of the Nevada Legislature.
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As lawmakers rush to get bills heard by a looming drop dead date for action, a milestone will be reached in Week 9 on Thursday when the 2017 session hits the halfway point. It’s downhill for the 120-day session that must conclude June 5.
A Nevada lawmaker said the state’s civil forfeiture system needs an overhaul to stop innocent people from losing property.
A developer of a planned housing development near Red Rock Canyon says a proposed law shows the Nevada Legislature is targeting his company.
Advanced practice registered nurses would be authorized to sign myriad health-related forms under a bill heard Friday by a Senate committee.
Nevada will leave the state’s minimum hourly wage unchanged when the new fiscal year starts July 1, the Office of the Labor Commissioner said in a statement.
Nevadans dismayed by soaring drug prices told lawmakers Wednesday the state should take unprecedented action to curb costs.
Here are three things to watch on Day 54 of the 2017 legislative session.
Four bills in the Legislature would affect Uber and Lyft, which gained a foothold in Nevada in 2015 and now are formidable competitors to taxi companies.
Normally defying the far-left wing of his party would help Ford in his all-but-announced bid for attorney general, but Ford was a primary sponsor on the sanctuary state bill he just killed.
Women of all ages turned out Thursday to support a bill eliminating Nevada’s so-called “pink tax” on feminine hygiene products.
Nine bills were moved forward by the Nevada Senate education committee Thursday, heading either to the chamber’s floor or the finance committee for further discussion.
The Las Vegas City Council next week will consider a new long-term exclusive contract with waste-hauler Republic Services, while state legislators mull a bill that would limit such deals.
Advocates against drunken driving urged a Senate panel Thursday to support a bill requiring ignition interlocks for all people arrested of DUI as a way to reduce driving deaths.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed three bills from the 2017 Legislature into law Thursday.