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Nevada Senate committee passes marijuana packing bill: Wednesday, April 12, 2017; The Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to prohibit the sale of marijuana in any form that appears to be ...
Colorado River named most endangered river in nation: Tuesday, April 11, 2017; The lower Colorado River, which supplies water to Las Vegas, Arizona and California, has been named the most endangered river in the nation by ...
Court orders hearing in 1999 slaying case: Monday, April 10, 2017; A federal appeals court has ruled that a Las Vegas man convicted of killing a rival gang member didn’t ...
Family planning bill clears Nevada Senate committee: Monday, April 10, 2017; The Nevada Senate Finance Committee has approved creating a fund to provide family planning services, but it doesn’t allocate ...
Bill mandating paid sick leave clears Senate committee: Friday, April 7, 2017; A bill requiring business to give paid sick leave to employees was approved by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy along ...
Bill would limit prisons’ use of solitary confinement: Thursday, April 6, 2017; Some Nevada prison inmates have been confined in solitary confinement for 20 years or more without getting a disciplinary hearing, an ACLU spokeswoman said today.
Holly Welborn of the ACLU told the Senate Judiciary Committee that ...
Court says AG’s Office not entitled to appear in criminal case: Thursday, April 6, 2017; The Nevada Supreme Court issued a ruling today that limits the power of the state Attorney General’s Office in criminal cases where ...
Nevada assemblywoman proposes family planning program: Monday, April 3, 2017; A Las Vegas assemblywoman is calling for the state to establish a family planning program. Assemblywoman Yvanna Cancela told the Senate Finance Committee today that ...
Solar users get extra time to apply for lower rates: Friday, March 31, 2017; The state Public Utilities Commission has given 5,528 people who installed or applied for rooftop solar units ...
Court denies Cliven Bundy’s petition for different attorney: Friday, March 31, 2017; The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition by Cliven Bundy to hire an out-of-state lawyer to represent him at his Las Vegas trial over a standoff with federal agents near his ranch in 2014.
Bundy wanted Larry Klayman as his attorney, but District Court Judge Gloria Navarro denied ...
California company fined $20,000 over alleged escrow violations: Friday, March 31, 2017; A California company has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine for operating an escrow business in Nevada last year without a license.
The state Division of Mortgage Lending said ...
Taxable sales in Nevada up 11.8 percent in January: Friday, March 31, 2017; Business was strong in Nevada in January.
The state Department of Taxation reported Thursday that taxable sales rose ...
Sick-leave bill appears headed for passage: Wednesday, March 29, 2017; A bill mandating that employees earn at least three days of paid sick leave a year appears headed for approval, despite opposition from the chambers of ...
Senate OKs bill on organ, tissue donation: Wednesday, March 29, 2017; The Nevada Senate today unanimously approved a bill that could save lives. The measure requires instruction in ...
Light rail bill passes Senate Transportation Committee: Tuesday, March 28, 2017; The Senate Transportation Committee has approved a bill to allow Southern Nevada to start planning and possible financing for a light rail system in Clark County.
“This is a major priority for Southern Nevada,” Committee Chairman Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas, said, referring to ...
Boulder City Council found in violation of open meeting law: Tuesday, March 28, 2017; The Boulder City Council ran afoul of Nevada’s open meeting law in hiring its finance director last year, the state Attorney General’s Office said Monday.
The legal opinion said Mayor Rod Woodbury and ...
Another call for annual legislative sessions emerges: Monday, March 27, 2017; Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, hopes that the third time is a charm ...
Nevada Assembly passes Equal Rights Amendment: Monday, March 20, 2017; With women crowding the galleries, the Nevada Assembly approved the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution along a party line vote.
In the audience today was former Lt. Gov. Sue Wagner, who was ...
Group seeks more money to treat problem gamblers: Monday, March 20, 2017; The number of slot machines has been declining in Nevada, and that has hurt a fund to provide treatment of problem gamblers.
Anthony Cabot, representing the Commission on Problem Gambling, asked the ...
State Supreme Court orders minimum-wage dispute sent back to District Court: Thursday, March 16, 2017; The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the District Court in Las Vegas should decide whether Western Cab Co. is failing to pay its drivers the minimum wage.
The court noted the Nevada Constitutions guarantees ...
Bills impact Nevada military families, veterans groups: Wednesday, March 15, 2017; Gov. Brian Sandoval today signed three bills impacting Nevada military families and veterans groups.
The bills passed the Legislature without ...
Governor not saying if he will sign motor voter petition: Tuesday, March 14, 2017; Gov. Brian Sandoval is not saying whether he will sign the motor voter petition that passed the ...
Unemployment in Las Vegas inches up in January: Tuesday, March 14, 2017; The Las Vegas area jobless rate inched up to 5.1 percent in January, compared to the 5 percent in December, the state Department of ...
Financing approved for senior housing in North Las Vegas: Tuesday, March 14, 2017; The state Board of Finance has approved a bond financing plan to build a 54-apartment complex for seniors in North Las Vegas.
CJ Manthe, head of the state Housing Division, said ...
Nevada could learn this year if Yucca Mountain hearings will resume: Monday, March 13, 2017; Nevada may know by the end of this year whether the federal government will restart hearings on licensing a nuclear waste repository at ...
Nevada Legislature wraps up its fifth week: Friday, March 10, 2017; The Nevada Legislature completed its fifth week today, and the only law that has been enacted is one to ...
Assembly passes resolution to recognize same-sex marriage: Thursday, March 9, 2017; Assembly Democrats today pushed through a proposed constitutional amendment and a bill recognizing the rights of gays and lesbians.
By a vote of 27-14, lawmakers approved a resolution to amend the ...
Court: Aria not liable in fiery wreck after men left casino: Thursday, March 9, 2017; The Nevada Court of Appeals has ruled the Aria is not liable for damages in the 2013 traffic death of a taxi passenger after a man who left the casino opened fire on another driver, leading to ...
PUC approves $47.5 million fee for Caesars to leave NV Energy: Wednesday, March 8, 2017; The state Public Utilities Commission today approved a compromise agreement allowing Caesars Entertainment to buy power from ...
Senate approves measure to change composition of pardons board: Wednesday, March 8, 2017; The state Senate voted 20-0 today to change the composition of Nevada Board of Pardons, now made up of the governor, attorney general and ...
Court upholds $4.1 million forfeiture in bank fraud case: Wednesday, March 8, 2017; A federal appeals court has rejected the petition of Dwight R. Pollard, who was ordered to forfeit $4.1 million in a bank fraud case in Las Vegas.
Pollard pleaded guilty to identity theft and false identification to ...
Lawmakers disappointed attorney general skipped budget hearing: Wednesday, March 8, 2017; Two Democratic lawmakers said today they were disappointed that state Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt did not attend a budget hearing for his office.
State Sen. Joyce Woodhouse and Assemblywoman Maggie Carlson said Laxalt should ...
January unemployment in Nevada dips to 5 percent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017; Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in January, down from 5.1 percent in December and ...
Laxalt won’t make presentation at budget hearing: Tuesday, March 7, 2017; Despite formal invitations from top Democrats, Republican state Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt will not appear Wednesday to present his upcoming budget.
Laxalt told reporters today he ...
Court rejects appeal of prostitute in stabbing of client: Monday, March 6, 2017; The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Las Vegas prostitute convicted of first degree-murder in the death of a client who was stabbed 28 times and whose cellphone, credit cards and car were stolen. Elita Maldonado asserted there was ...
Nevada plans to send some inmates to private prisons: Monday, March 6, 2017; Nevada is running out of space to house prison inmates and is planning to send 200 convicts out of state, a budget subcommittee was told today.
The cost of housing an inmate at an out-of-state, private prison is ...
Nevada moving forward with recreational marijuana plans: Friday, March 3, 2017; Gov. Brian Sandoval says the state must get ready for allowing voter-approved recreational marijuana, despite the uncertainty of whether the federal government will crack down on ...
AG says stadium board did not violate open meeting law: Friday, March 3, 2017; The state Attorney General’s Office says the board of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority did not violate the Nevada’s open meeting law in ...
Lawmakers target hotels, motels that tolerate prostitution: Friday, March 3, 2017; Bowls of condoms and multiple prostitution stings are the kinds of proof local authorities could use to deny business licenses to motels and hotels believed to be ...
Senate passes bill to set up Mesquite city government: Wednesday, March 1, 2017; The state Senate passed a bill today to set up a system of government in Mesquite and give the city the right to impose local taxes.
The bill, which now heads to the Assembly, provides for ...
Average weekly wage in Nevada rises to $950: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017; The average weekly wage in Nevada reached an all-time high of $950 during the third quarter of 2016, the state reported today. The Nevada State Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said ...
Proposed bill would abolish death penalty in Nevada: Friday, Feb. 24, 2017; There hasn’t been a state execution in Nevada for more than a decade, and two Las Vegas legislators want to abolish the death penalty. Las Vegas Assemblyman James Ohrenschall and ...
Lawmakers question creation of cybersecurity office: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017; Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to create a $3.5 million office of cybersecurity, but some legislators are worried it would duplicate systems in place to ...
Audit finds lengthy times to complete securities investigations: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017; The Secretary of State’s Office takes a long time to complete investigations of securities fraud, but that may be due to a lack of money, according to an executive audit.
The state Division of Internal Audit, at the request of ...
Nevada facing increased costs for administration of Obamacare: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017; The federal government wants to saddle Nevada with more costs to run the Obamacare insurance system, which has 89,061 enrollees in the state.
Heather Korbulic, executive director of ...
Meth, heroin smuggler busted at Nevada prison in Ely: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017; The Nevada Department of Corrections said Tuesday that Yazmin Santoya-Mora, 38, was booked on several charges February 16 and bail has been set at $200,000.
Nevada lawmakers ask questions about railroad safety: Monday, Feb. 20, 2017; n view of recent flooding, the safety of Nevada's railroad tracks is a concern for members of the Legislature.
Many of the tracks in Northern Nevada were under water, and the ...
Court rules against man accused in slaying of 15-year-old girl: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017; The Nevada Supreme Court ruled today that Javier Righetti should stand trial for the torture slaying of a 15-year-old girl in Las Vegas and that the ...
Automatic voter registration initiative clears Assembly committee: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017; An initiative petition to install an automatic voter registration system was approved Thursday by an Assembly committee on a party-line vote, with Democrats ...
State official doesn’t think recreational pot will hurt medical marijuana sales: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017; A state official projected today that there shouldn’t be any decline in the number of people in the Nevada medical marijuana program once recreational sales begin.
“The sky is not falling in on medical marijuana,” said Joe Pollock, a deputy administrator in ...