Gun and ammunition sales would include another tax and firearm sellers could be held liable for the actions of buyers if a prominent Nevada lawmaker gets his way.
Politics and Government
Nevada’s schools chief faced a barrage of retorts Friday from state lawmakers after suggesting class sizes shouldn’t be high on their education priority list.
Nevada must approve a bill to make cockfighting a felony, or the state could become the Western haven for the practice, Humane Society activists testified Thursday.
Nevada pedestrians could soon have something in common with their counterparts in the town of Fort Lee, N.J.: The potential for a ticket for texting while crossing the street.
A bill to extend by 15 years the life span of the Las Vegas redevelopment agency saw only limited opposition in a hearing Wednesday before the Assembly Government Affairs Committee.
Two Republican-backed bills introduced in the state Senate seek to impose new education reforms affecting under-performing schools and teacher layoffs.
A bill requiring former candidates to dispose of unspent campaign contributions within two years was introduced in the Legislature Wednesday by two GOP lawmakers.
A Nevada state senator trying to streamline the process for people packing heat unbeknownst to the public made progress as his bill cleared committee.
A human rights lawyer offered emotional testimony Wednesday in support of a bill that would outlaw the involuntary servitude of children in Nevada.
Las Vegas attorney Mark Ferrario has been picked as the independent counsel to investigate troubled lawmaker Steven Brooks and report on whether he is fit for office.
State Sen. Barbara Cegavske introduced the Religious Freedom Act Tuesday, a bill that in other states has been criticized for allowing people to discriminate against gays and lesbians because their religions oppose homosexuality.
Contractors would have to hire more Nevada workers to receive a bidding preference on public works projects under a bill debated Tuesday in a Nevada Assembly committee.
Nevada lawmakers were asked Tuesday to consider a bill that might have people think twice before giving any aid to a family member who commits a crime.
A bill before the Legislature to amend requirements for storing trash cans could cost some residents of homeowner associations, an advocate for homeowners said Friday.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow businesses to organize themselves as benefit corporations — a designation that allows for-profit companies to consider the social and environmental benefits of its business decisions.
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 […]
Sen. Jacky Rosen reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would implement “no taxes on tips,” a major campaign promise of President-elect Donald Trump.
A $200 million public-private partnership to reduce homelessness in Southern Nevada will move forward, Gov. Joe Lombardo said in his State of the State speech.
The high-rise was approved on Wednesday by the Las Vegas City Council.
Gov. Joe Lombardo made sweeping policy proposals at his State of the State Address, including making teacher raises permanent and extending pay raises to charter school teachers.
