Bills passed Wednesday by a Senate committee expand membership of the Nevada Veterans Service Commission and set procedures for disposing of memorabilia left at state veteran memorials.
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Senate Republicans on Wednesday released their agenda and goals for the 2017 legislative session in a report called “A Pathway Forward For All Nevadans.”
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Wednesday threw his full support behind the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
A bill introduced in the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday by state Sen. Becky Harris would prohibit anyone from requiring another person to be implanted with a microchip or other permanent identification marker.
It’s the third day of the 2017 Legislative Session. Committees are just about in full swing and Democrats’ liberal agenda is on full display, including yesterday’s introduction of a massive minimum wage increase. Here’s what to watch for today:
State Sen. James Settelmeyer introduced a bill Tuesday seeking to open Nevada primaries to all candidates and voters, not just those registered as Republican or Democrat.
School choice advocate Betsy DeVos’ narrow confirmation on Tuesday as U.S. Department of Education secretary drew mixed reactions from Nevada education leaders.
School officials from around the state told a Senate panel on Tuesday that some educational requirements imposed on teachers to work in Nevada are burdensome and do not add to the classroom learning experience for their students.
On Day 2 of the 2017 Nevada Legislature, Senate Democrats introduced a minimum-wage bill. Beyond heated debate, the bill will shed light on the strategy Democrats will use to push their liberal agenda.
Arizona’s Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain have introduced legislation to create a new 12th Circuit Court of Appeals by peeling away six states — Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona and Alaska.
A bill to kill the controversial charter school district established in the last legislative session was introduced Tuesday.
Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada, recently named chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee for Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, called the highway a critical project.
The Nevada Association of School Psychologists is lobbying legislators to eliminate the retention requirement for third-graders under the state’s Read by Grade Three initiative.
Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday memorialized fallen North Las Vegas Police Detective Chad Parque, who died last month after a crash with a wrong-day driver.
Assemblyman Jim Wheeler got some chuckles out of fellow legislators with a lighthearted question on Tuesday about the biggest industry in Nevada that most residents already know.
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