Changing a poopy diaper in public would be much easier for parents under a bill considered Monday by an Assembly committee.
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The intent of Assembly Bill 180 is not to add rights, but to put in code the rights that juveniles typically have at detention facilities. Those include access to medical care, adequate food, an attorney and not being deprived of food, a daily shower or exercise as a form of punishment.
Nevada will continue to fight any attempt to restart the Yucca Mountain project as the site to bury the nation’s high-level radio active waste, and supporters should walk away from the moribund effort, a state official told state lawmakers on Monday.
The two leaders now are set to meet at the White House for the first time on Friday.
Nevada should tighten its law to prohibit sale of animal parts from sensitive species to protect the world’s wildlife and prevent the state from becoming a hub for illegal trafficking, a Senate committee was told Monday.
The Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285 endorsed former Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore for the Ward 6 Las Vegas City Council seat.
The House intelligence committee is asking the Trump administration for evidence that the phones at Trump Tower were tapped during the campaign as its namesake has charged, a request reinforced Sunday by an influential Republican senator who says the president must either come up with the evidence or retract his claim.
Thursday’s legislative hearing on property tax increases showed exactly why you can’t trust politicians.
It’s Day 36 and the start of Week 6 of the 2017 Legislative Session. Here’s what to watch for.
Clark County wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit it filed in December regarding plans to build 5,025-home development near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
This should be the moment President Donald Trump cleans up Obamacare with a broad smile on his happy face. Problem is, Trump finds himself in the land where it’s often easier to vote no than to vote yes.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is engaged in a wide-range of issues before the Senate, which will vote on confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice, repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, tackle immigration measures, as well as deal with Nevada-specific problems and proposals.
Poland has become a focus of Nevada’s global economic development efforts, and the attraction is mutual, said John Petkus, Las Vegas’ honorary consul for the Republic of Poland.
Nevada lawmakers will spend much of their time on family issues in Week 6 of the 2017 session, with bills dealing with baby-changing accommodations, domestic violence protections and payday lending reforms all set for hearings.
Demonstrators line Hampton Road during a protest against U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., who appeared at the Sun City Anthem Center in Henderson on Saturday.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of leading economists put the probability of the United States going into recession over the next 12 months at 63 percent. Conventional wisdom is that the Federal Reserve Bank will continue raising interest rates to combat stubborn high inflation, thereby slowing the economy and causing gross domestic product to […]
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Kamala Harris rallied in Las Vegas on Sunday
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An audit discovered the owners of the locals casinos overpaid gaming taxes for years.
Gov. Joe Lombardo sent a letter requesting a legislative commission expand an audit of the CCSD to include an investigation into its potential budget shortfalls.
