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Nevada-backed marijuana banking bill passes House; Senate leader calls for federal cannabis reforms: Wednesday, April 21, 2021; Nevada’s recreational marijuana industry produced $692 million in cash sales during fiscal 2020, but dispensary owners — as has been the case since the state legalized recreational marijuana sales — couldn’t deposit their daily receipts in the safety of a bank.
Nevada lawmakers plow through hundreds of bills before deadline: Tuesday, April 20, 2021; Nevada lawmakers passed dozens of bills through the state Senate and Assembly and diverted several others back to a key committee to ensure...
How Nevada's infrastructure report card could benefit the state: Sunday, April 18, 2021; Nevada’s drinking water infrastructure will need more than $5 billion in maintenance costs over the next two decades. Internet access in the state’s vast rural areas is lacking ...
Nevada Statehouse reopens to public with little fanfare: Thursday, April 15, 2021; The Nevada Statehouse has reopened to the public in a limited capacity for the initial time this legislative session after pandemic-forced closures.
Democrats seek to expand automatic voter registration in Nevada: Thursday, April 15, 2021; Under a proposed Assembly bill, the state Department of Health and Human Services, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and Medicaid offices could automatically register voters.
New Senate subcommittee focused on restoring tourism industry rocked by pandemic: Wednesday, April 14, 2021; A new U.S. Senate subcommittee focused on travel and tourism met for the first time Tuesday to discuss ways to help the industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “Travel and tourism-related industries drive job creation and economic growth in states across America, especially ...
Nevada eyes June 1 return to full capacity in pandemic rebound: Tuesday, April 13, 2021; With virus cases decreasing, including no deaths in the past two days and the vaccine reaching hundreds of thousands of residents, officials are taking a significant step to return toward normalcy ...
In move to quash online harassment, Nevada anti-doxxing bill advances: Tuesday, April 13, 2021; Heather Korbulic was driven out of her job as the head of Nevada’s unemployment agency last June because of threats to her personal safety. She had been doxxed ...
Committee backs bill to make Nevada first on presidential primary calendar: Friday, April 9, 2021; A legislative committee on Thursday took the first step in setting up Nevada to host the first-in-the-nation presidential primaries by approving a bill that would push the Silver State to the front of the political line. Assembly Bill 126, which passed out of the Assembly's ...
UNLV medical school to be named for Las Vegas legend Kirk Kerkorian: Thursday, April 8, 2021; The UNLV School of Medicine will bear the name of prominent businessman and philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian, the first time the late Las Vegas icon’s name will be used on a building anywhere. The naming, which requires approval by the Board of Regents, was announced this morning at ...
Assisted suicide proposal spurs emotional testimony in Carson City: Thursday, April 8, 2021; The Nevada bill, the fourth time such legislation has been introduced to lawmakers, is modeled on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, which has been in effect since 1997.
Las Vegas water official says state should ban 'unused turf': Tuesday, April 6, 2021; The Southern Nevada Water Authority wants to ban decorative grass on public and commercial properties, a move that would save billions of gallons of water annually. Grass would still be allowed at residential properties and at parks and sports fields. At a meeting of the Assembly ...
North Las Vegas mayor joins Republican Party: Tuesday, April 6, 2021; North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee has left the Democratic Party to become a Republican, citing socialist elements within the party. “It’s not the party I grew up in 25 years ...
Proposal sets sights on attracting tech companies to Nevada: Monday, April 5, 2021; Months after Nevada hit record unemployment due to economic crisis brought on by the pandemic’s impact on tourism, a lawmaker has introduced a bill she hopes will bring economic diversification to the state.
Nevada state senator aims to destigmatize HIV by realigning criminal code: Sunday, April 4, 2021; A state lawmaker is pushing to update Nevada’s laws regarding the criminal transmission of HIV, which many activists say are based on an incomplete and flawed understanding of the virus.
Authorities warn about the sale of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards: Friday, April 2, 2021; Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is urging online shopping and social media sites to crack down on the sale of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Ford ...
Las Vegas safe house will shelter victims of human trafficking: Friday, April 2, 2021; In a nondescript house in a typical Las Vegas neighborhood, the nonprofit group Rite of Passage has established a safe place for victims of human trafficking. Called Canyon View, it’s the type of transitional living facility that has been ...
Nevada Capitol getting metal detectors, X-ray machines for security: Tuesday, March 30, 2021; The Nevada Capitol is inching closer to reopening to the public in April, though visitors may find the entrances reminiscent of airport security checkpoints. Metal detectors and ...
Nevada extends eviction moratorium through end of May: Tuesday, March 30, 2021; Gov. Steve Sisolak extended Nevada’s residential eviction moratorium for two more months but said there will be no further extensions. Today’s announcement comes ...
Nevada considers bill to meet needs of transgender inmates: Tuesday, March 30, 2021; A bill proposed in the Nevada Legislature would require the state Department of Corrections to create regulations in the handling of transgender inmates ...
For Nevada family, measure to allow multiparent adoption hits home: Sunday, March 28, 2021; The last gift Felipe Cisneros Jr. opened on Christmas Day 2019 was a card from his husband’s teenage children. Inside was a simple message: Adopt us.
Lawmakers propose banning death penalty in Nevada: Wednesday, March 24, 2021; An execution chamber built in 2016 at the Ely State Prison has never been used, and if two Nevada lawmakers get their way, nobody might ever die there. State ...
Nevada Senate passes resolution to prohibit discrimination: Tuesday, March 23, 2021; State senators passed a resolution today aimed at adding anti-discrimination language to the Nevada Constitution. The resolution, identical to one the Legislature approved in ...
In Carson City, legislators sprint to meet bill deadline: Monday, March 22, 2021; In a burst of activity on Monday, Nevada lawmakers introduced 91 bills in one of the busiest days yet of the legislative session.
Bill would create commission to regulate esports in Nevada: Monday, March 22, 2021; Beneath the Luxor Sky Beam, video games have found a foothold. The Luxor is home to the 30,000-square-foot HyperX Esports Arena, the first of its kind on the Strip. It’s become ...
Tribal communities in Nevada getting $10.1 million for affordable housing: Friday, March 19, 2021; Tribal communities in Nevada will get about $10.1 million for affordable housing through the American Rescue Plan, Democratic Nevada Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen said today. “I’m proud to have ...
Assembly Speaker Frierson undergoes surgery for prostate cancer: Thursday, March 18, 2021; Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, D-Las Vegas, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent surgery on Wednesday, he announced this morning.
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In Nevada, residents 16 and older eligible for COVID vaccine April 5: Wednesday, March 17, 2021; The rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in Nevada will hit a significant milestone in early April: All Nevadans ages 16 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated ...
Bill would make universal mail-in voting permanent in Nevada: Wednesday, March 17, 2021; Changes made to the voting process in Nevada because of the COVID-19 pandemic could become permanent, as lawmakers have proposed legislation to cement expanded ...
'Ghost gun' bill would ban firearms without serial numbers in Nevada: Wednesday, March 17, 2021; Gun control legislation introduced today at the Nevada Legislature calls for banning “ghost guns,” those untraceable firearms often built at home and without a serial number.
Recipients of private school vouchers in Nevada cling to tenuous grip on school choice: Wednesday, March 17, 2021; Lawmakers in 2019 gave $9.5 million to the program over two years to allow for current recipients to continue receiving aid. But they also capped the annual amount ...
Resolution aimed at reviving ballot question on Nevada Board of Regents: Tuesday, March 16, 2021; A resolution introduced in the state Senate could revive a ballot question asking voters to give the Legislature greater control over how state ...
Nevada Assembly bill aims to protect culturally endangered land: Tuesday, March 16, 2021; Cradled in rural White Pine County is a group of trees with historical and spiritual connections to the Western Shoshone, who for centuries have occupied this Spring Valley region of eastern Nevada. The swamp cedars, in a place known as Bahsahwahbee to the Shoshone, are a unique population of ...
Senate bill could mean Nevada’s clocks will spring ahead and stay ahead: Friday, March 12, 2021; The start of daylight saving time at 2 a.m. Sunday will mean one less hour of sleep for people as clocks are set ahead. Daylight saving time provides an extra hour of light in the evenings but also forces people to reconcile their physical and biological clocks each March ...
Recovery bill earmarks $4 billion for Nevada cities, counties, schools: Wednesday, March 10, 2021; The $1.9 trillion economic recovery package approved Wednesday by Congress includes about $4.5 billion for Nevada, with funds for the state, counties, cities, schools and transportation.
New state Democratic Party chair talks staff shake-up, progressive gains, vision for Nevada: Wednesday, March 10, 2021; Her election as chair of the Nevada Democratic Party this past weekend, Judith Whitmer insists, isn’t about state party progressives toppling the old guard machine run by former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid. Whenever the state’s Democratic Party Central Committee elects a leader ...
Nevada lawmakers at odds over efforts to change how mining is taxed: Thursday, March 4, 2021; The Nevada Legislature is expected to continue exploring a tax increase on mining during the ongoing session, looking at the lucrative industry to help supplement the state budget that’s been decimated by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
Nevada bill would address educational impact of COVID-19: Wednesday, March 3, 2021; Days after some students in the Clark County School District returned to in-person classes, Democrats in Carson City announced a proposed bill to address the educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Back on Track Act, announced today by state ...
Proposed bill outlines development of public lands around Las Vegas: Wednesday, March 3, 2021; Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has filed a bill that would lay out a plan for development of public lands around Las Vegas over the next several decades. The ...
Rosen proposes $15 billion to help small businesses during pandemic: Tuesday, March 2, 2021; As Congress inches closer to passing another stimulus package, Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen has reintroduced a bill to provide an extra $15 billion for small businesses ...
Horsford proposes federal help updating state computers to process unemployment claims: Monday, March 1, 2021; Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada is sponsoring a bill to help states upgrade computer systems that process unemployment insurance claims. Horsford wants to create a basic ...
Lawmaker wants to make universal mail-in voting permanent in Nevada: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021; Expanded mail-in voting implemented in Nevada last year — which Democrats and voting rights activists praised and Republicans criticized — could become permanent.
Nevada bill would hurt ability to advocate for at-risk species, groups say: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021; A bill that would restrict access to the location of rare plants and animals from open records law in Nevada has drawn the ire of environmental groups, many of which deem the legislation unnecessary for the protection of rare species ...
Coalition pushing for Nevada to meet national average on per-pupil spending by 2030: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021; The Empower Nevada’s Future campaign calls on Nevada residents to pledge their support for "quality education for …
Effort to decriminalize minor traffic violations in Nevada is revived: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021; A bill being proposed at the Nevada Legislature would change minor traffic violations from criminal to civil infractions, which would end the practice of issuing warrants when ...
Nevada Day bill begs the question: When, exactly, should we observe the holiday?: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021; The question of when Nevada entered the Union isn’t up for debate: Oct. 31, 1864. The question of when to celebrate the entrance isn’t so simple. Nevada Day was ...
Legislation to make Nevada the first presidential primary is unveiled: Monday, Feb. 15, 2021; A bill that would change Nevada's presidential caucus to a primary and make it the first nominating contest in the country has been unveiled. The legislation ...
Dispensaries: Nevada should let us offer curbside pickup permanently: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021; Nevada’s marijuana dispensaries have found that offering curbside pickup during the pandemic has been beneficial for business and convenient for customers ...
Nevada's share of $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill could be nearly $4 billion: Friday, Feb. 12, 2021; The $1.9 trillion federal aid bill currently moving through Congress could send $3.9 billion to Nevada, fulfilling longtime pleas from Gov. Steve Sisolak and Carson City leadership for federal help in managing the economic crisis.
Dirty driving: How Nevada could close 'classic' car loophole: Friday, Feb. 12, 2021; What makes a car classic? It sounds like fodder for bar trivia, but it’s a question almost certain to come up in the Nevada Legislature. Classic car license plates allow recipients to ...