The practice of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” would be prohibited in Nevada under a bill introduced Monday by a Las Vegas lawmaker.
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Gov. Brian Sandoval has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that he declare a major disaster for the state of Nevada as a result of severe and widespread flooding that occurred between Jan. 5 and 14.
The Nevada Senate on Monday agreed to let die five bills vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval in 2015.
Elko Assemblyman John Ellison remains hospitalized Monday for carbon monoxide poisoning. The incident happened while the Republican lawmaker was working to save his house from flooding.
Nevada state lawmakers wasted no time last week in getting down to business, hearing and passing bills, getting briefings on important issues and introducing more than 200 pieces of legislation.
It’s Day 8 of the 2017 Legislative Session, and the start of the second week. Committees are getting into a groove, and lawmakers are working with the Legislative Counsel Bureau to perfect language on bills they want to introduce.
The U.S. Department of Transportation passed over Nevada and selected 10 other areas across the country as “proving ground pilot sites” to research and develop technologies for autonomous vehicles.
CARSON CITY — It’d sure be nice to be able to vote yourself a pay raise. That’s what Assemblyman Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, wants to do with his recently introduced Assembly Bill 121.
Donald Trump set a feverish pace at the outset of his presidency by signing nine executive orders in his first 21 days in office. Some, like those on immigration and health care, hit at the heart of Nevada’s political atmosphere.
A proposal aimed at ensuring men and women receive equal pay isn’t just unnecessary. It creates a pathway to punish political opponents.
Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson lashed out Friday at a freshman Democratic Assembly member for his sponsorship of a bill that would reverse some collective bargaining reforms passed by the Nevada Legislature in 2015.
The Nevada Supreme Court adopted a professional conduct rule Friday, advising attorneys to tread carefully when it comes to marijuana.
A bill sponsored by Nevada Youth Legislature requiring instruction in high school on the legal consequences of crimes involving such things as sexual conduct has been formally introduced as Senate Bill 108.
A bill introduced in the Nevada Assembly on Friday would mandate a blood test to check for driving under the influence of marijuana.
State Sen. Patricia Farley had the perfect “mom job.” It was by happenstance she traded it in for steel-toed boots, a hard hat and politics — the latter undergoing an evolution of its own.
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