Legislative session, such as it is, convenes, sort of
Gaining access to lawmakers can be difficult in any given year. But this year may prove especially challenging for grassroots activists due to the...
Sisolak warns state agencies to prep for more budget cuts
Nevada cut hundreds of millions of dollars from its state budget during a legislative special session this summer to address a $1.2 billion shortfall. More...
Prospect of Democratic supermajority looms over state Senate races
The 2018 “blue wave” brought Nevada its first Democratic governor in two decades and strengthened Democratic majorities in both chambers of the state legislature....
Here’s what passed (and what failed) at the special session
Nevada’s 31st Special Session ended with a whimper Sunday as legislators resignedly finished the process of slashing hundreds of millions of dollars from health...
Despite flip-flop on mining tax, teachers union says no regret of Pickard endorsement
The Clark County Education Association is standing by its oft-criticized 2018 endorsement of the Republican state senator whose about-face on a proposal to raise...
GOP blocks Democrats’ play to raise mining taxes in late-night grandstanding session
In an outcome that surprised few, a whirlwind push by Nevada Democrats to raise taxes on the mining industry was blocked by Senate Republicans...
Anti-gerrymandering group asks governor to suspend rules on signature collection
The group behind a proposed ballot initiative to curb partisan gerrymandering are urging Gov. Steve Sisolak to suspend rules on signature collection during the...
Lawmakers told redistricting will demand special session in 2021
The Nevada Legislature will need to call a special session next year to finalize redrawing its political districts, a task that was scheduled for...
Legislative panel drains Rainy Day Fund in party-line vote
In a party-line vote, the Interim Finance Committee authorized the transfer of $401 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund into the state's general...
After failing to act in 2019, lawmakers begin revisiting bail reform
During its first legislative interim committee to study bail and the use of pre-trial detention, lawmakers lacked local jail data, analysis on how the...