It was only an opening skirmish, but Thursday’s hearing in Senate Finance previewed how desperate liberals are to stop Education Savings Accounts, Nevada’s groundbreaking school-choice program.
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Seriously mentally ill inmates housed in Nevada prisons routinely had been placed in segregation units, sometimes for as long as five years at a time, a prison official told the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on Wednesday.
Seventeen authors will be on hand to sign their works on Sunday at the Leatherneck Club in Las Vegas.
Candidates found in violation of residency requirements by a court would have to refund campaign contributions under a bill introduced Thursday by state Sen. Patricia Farley.
A bill introduced on Thursday in the Nevada Assembly would keep salary raises in place for government employees when union contracts expire.
A bill that would allow 18- to 20-year-olds with military backgrounds or affiliations to carry concealed weapons was introduced Thursday in the state Assembly.
Two northern Nevada senators introduced a bill Thursday to require information on organ donation to be taught in schools.
Federal judge also expected to meet with Democratic Sen. Cortez Masto before Senate hearings begin
The policy debate is a long ways off, but that didn’t stop opponents and supporters of Education Savings Accounts to weigh in on the controversial program during a Thursday legislative budget review of the Nevada treasurer’s office.
The Senate Committee on Government Affairs approved a bill Wednesday authorizing the governor to proclaim the second Monday in October as Indigenous People Day, replacing it for the traditional Columbus Day.
Questions and concerns were raised at a Senate hearing Wednesday on the adequacy of state funding for mental health treatment, with lawmakers and hospital officials questioning budget reductions proposed in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s 2017-19 budget.
Democrats aren’t wasting any time trying to overturn Republican reforms from 2015.
The Senate Committee on Finance on Thursday will hear a presentation on the State Treasurer’s budget, which will include funding for the controversial Education Savings Account.
State officials plan to move with quickly with a task force for regulating recreational marijuana, the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee heard Wednesday.
Several bills likely to spark significant debate throughout the four-month Nevada Legislature made their way to their respective committees this week.
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