June 6, 2025 And just like that, the 83rd legislative session is over. Monday’s close of session means dozens of bills now await Gov. Joe Lombardo’s signature. Since entering office, Lombardo has generally stayed quiet on environmental issues, and it will be interesting to watch what bills he signs or gives a silent sign of […]
May 30, 2025 The last days of the Legislative session are upon us! Steve Yeager, speaker of the Nevada Assembly, said on Nevada Newsmakers there is a good possibility of a special session of the Legislature later this year to deal with cuts in federal appropriations. Many state lawmakers are concerned that the push in the […]
May 9, 2025 Nevada’s vast public lands, long a flashpoint in state-federal tensions, could be used to generate federal revenue under an amendment to the GOP’s comprehensive spending package. Rep. Mark Amodei led House Republicans in approving a reconciliation bill Monday that included a late-night amendment to sell off more than 93,000 acres of public […]
April 18, 2025 Nevada Legislature lets 1 in 4 bills die last week, allowing a state lottery, limiting number of balloons released in a day and outlawing road rage are among 300 bills that died. This week, Nevada lawmakers could ask voters to consider changing the state’s property tax system in a shake-up that could […]
March 28, 2025 The Trump administration informed Nevada food banks that it was suspending emergency food assistance programs poised to deliver more than 1.3 million pounds of food, at a time when food bank usage in the state remains higher than pre-pandemic levels. That amount of food could provide more than 1 million meals to […]
January 31, 2025 Nevada State Budgets hang in the balance with the possible Federal funding freeze. A federal judge stepped in and temporarily blocked the president’s order, but that didn’t stop the chaos and confusion that followed across the country and right here in Nevada. This all comes as several agencies were in front of […]
January 24, 2025 President Donald Trump plans to visit Las Vegas at the end of a trip that starts Friday, when he visits disaster areas in North Carolina and Los Angeles. And with a stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump, commuted the sentences or ordered the dismissal of the cases of more than 1,500 […]
January 17, 2025 Governor Joe Lombardo raised more than $3.2 million in 2024 and has more than $5.5 million in cash on hand as the Republican governor gears up for his second legislative session and a high-profile re-election campaign. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto reintroduced legislation aiming to combat and prevent wildfires Tuesday as a series […]
January 10, 2025 In the wake of the devastating California wildfires, Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto plans to reintroduce a proposal in Congress to better fund fire departments, interagency coordination and recovery efforts. In a landmark decision for property rights, a Washoe County judge has ruled that Nevada law enforcement cannot exploit a federal […]
January 3, 2025 Happy New Year!! As Nevadans ring in the new year with fireworks and festivities, new laws passed by the Legislature a year and a half prior will take effect, from a diaper tax exemption to a wage requirement for employees with disabilities. And well before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a […]