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Assembly rejects gender-based school restroom bill

A bill that would have required public school restrooms, locker rooms and showers to be used by students of one gender — and the one designated on their birth certificates — failed to win passage in the Assembly on Tuesday, a victory for opponents who said it would further ostracize transgender students.

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Bill would change Nevada’s anti-Slapp law

A bill being sought in the Legislature by Wynn Resorts that critics argue would substantially weaken Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute flew through the state Senate earlier this month and is now awaiting a hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Big test for Nevada’s conservatives still to come in Assembly

From campus carry to parental notification for minors seeking abortions, the ultra-conservative element of the Nevada GOP Assembly caucus is taking advantage of its new-found power to set policy in the 2015 session.

Sandoval’s painkillers plan faces Senate deadline

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s prescription drug proposal, designed to help prevent highly addictive painkillers from being dispensed to people without a medical need, must pass out of the Senate by Tuesday to stay alive.

Abortion parental notification bill clears Nevada Assembly

A controversial bill that would require parents to be notified if their child seeks an abortion won approval Friday in the Assembly on a party-line 24-17 vote with Republicans in support.

Senate panel backs emergency money for Nevada Supreme Court

A state Senate committee Friday passed a bill to keep the doors of the Nevada Supreme Court open after the chief justice said it was on the brink of going broke because of fewer traffic tickets and a decline in court assessments.

Right to Try bill to help the dying advances to state Senate

A Right to Try bill that would make it easier for terminally ill Nevadans to obtain experimental medications that could help prolong their lives won approval with unanimous support Thursday in the Assembly.

Senate rejects bill to allow ride-sharing in Nevada

The Nevada Senate on Wednesday rejected along party lines a bill to allow ride-sharing companies such as Uber to operate in Nevada after Democrats objected to Republicans blocking proposed amendments.

Nevada equal pay bill advances; Dems call it ‘toothless’

A bill to tighten Nevada’s employment discrimination law and provide remedies to promote equal pay for equal work triggered a partisan rift in the Nevada Senate despite unanimous passage.