Roughly 370,000 Nevadans would lose health insurance by 2019 under tentative Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, an independent think tank said Thursday.
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Continued investment in the UNLV School of Medicine, property tax reform and regionalizing mental health services are among the priorities Southern Nevada lawmakers plan to push for during the 2017 Nevada Legislature session.
Proponents of Nevada’s embattled law extending firearm background checks are asking state leaders to iron out the issues with the measure blocked from going into effect Sunday.
Angered over President Barack Obama’s protection of public lands, two Nevada lawmakers filed legislation Wednesday that would prevent executive action to expand or designate national monuments without congressional approval.
Governmental ethics agencies have been favorite targets of politicians, nationally and statewide.
Brian Sandoval swore in new chief judges on Nevada’s appellate courts on Tuesday. Sandoval administered the oath of office to Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry and Judge Abbi Silver of the Court of Appeals.
Democratic state lawmakers have requested a bill draft to repeal the controversial Achievement School District legislation passed by Republicans in 2015.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is preparing for his last regular legislative session that will culminate the efforts of his administration and define the mark he leaves as Nevada’s 29th chief executive.
Nevada’s innovative Youth Legislature program gives students too young to vote the opportunity to set policy and pass laws pertinent to their generation.
Lawmakers will swarm to Capitol Hill this week for the 115th Congress where the Republican-led House and Senate are eager to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care plan and fill a vacant U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
Las Vegas rocked into 2017 with a massive fireworks display that turned a hazy sky into a kaleidoscope of color as hundreds of thousands of revelers swayed on the Strip to a medley of pop songs.
Nevada elementary schools with kindergarten or pre-kindergarten programs can have their water tested for lead thanks to a grant from the federal government.
The new year ushers in a handful of new laws in Nevada, ranging from recreational marijuana to registration of mopeds.
Some Republicans in Congress say they will fight to overturn the designation of Nevada’s Gold Butte and Bears Ears in Utah for federal protection, but President-elect Trump doesn’t have the power to turn back the clock, experts say.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Thursday announced his intentions to run for re-election in 2018, squashing rumors of a potential run for governor during the same year.
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