Nevada
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers got their first chance to hear details on a bill that would overhaul how the state spends economic development money, one of the few spending bills with bipartisan support.
CARSON CITY — The stalemate begins. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval issued his first veto Monday over Assembly Bill 183, a Democrat-sponsored measure to increase spending on school maintenance and construction.
What’s the difference between a white lie and fraud? The Stolen Valor Act of Nevada, as proposed by companion bills in the Legislature, hopes to answer that.
Painting classes Sonnie Imes takes at the Minden branch of Western Nevada College have helped her find work as an art director on 40 worldwide cruises.
The number of people registering for the Nevada Medical Marijuana Program is skyrocketing as federal and local law enforcement raid storefronts for allegedly distributing cannabis illegally. A proposal pending in the 2011 Nevada Legislature is drawing support and criticism on the still-taboo subject.
Pack ’em, or crack ’em? That’s one question Nevada lawmakers face when it comes to redistricting and the state’s expanding Hispanic population, now a powerful political force here and nationwide.
Residents in the riverside gambling town of Laughlin want the Nevada Legislature to help them become a city. But first they need to overcome objections from the state’s gambling industry, a major utility and even community namesake and founder Don Laughlin.
