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...
Rent rising more slowly, but still faster than inflation
Apartment rents in Las Vegas are still rising, but not as much as in recent years, says a new report from the Nevada State...
Paid sick leave among new laws taking effect with new year
With the new year, a slew of laws passed during the 2019 legislative session that include requiring paid leave, clamping down on surprise medical...
2019 selections & reflections from the Nevada Current’s staff
Note: 2019 was the Current’s first full year of publication. To look back on the year, each member of the Nevada Current staff picked...
Justice for sale? Billionaire’s plea deal prompts outrage
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is declining to discuss a plea deal that will allow billionaire Henry Nicholas to skate on felony drug...
Could automatic voter registration lead to arrest? State working to ensure it doesn’t.
Automatic voter registration is set to start in January 2020, and while legislators believe it’s an important step in broadening voting accessibility advocates are...
Do Nevada Democrats secretly love this guy?
Your governor, you may remember, kicked off his first term with a stirring state of the state address in which he said ... well,...
Frierson rejects claim that DA’s office killed criminal justice bills
Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson is disputing claims the Clark County District Attorney’s office, where he works as a deputy district attorney, pressured him to...
Lawmakers passed zero bail reforms. Now what?
When California looked at ending its cash bail system, many criminal justice reformers and civil rights organizers were excited about proposed legislation.Until they...
Charter schools excluded from controversial funding boost
Was it intentional?That’s the question circling the charter school community in the aftermath of the passage of an education funding bill that provides additional...