April 25, 2025 Hundreds of bills made it through the major deadline known as First House Passage on Tuesday, sending the measures to the Nevada Legislature’s second chamber for consideration. Unlike the first committee passage deadline on April 11, which saw more than 280 bills die from inaction, Tuesday’s deadline resulted in the death of […]
April 4, 2025 Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, following their recent announcement of the Joint Task Force on Federal Land for Housing. In his letter, Governor Lombardo praised the launch of the unprecedented task force, while requesting representation […]
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 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 […]
December 13, 2024 The Western Governors’ Association hosted the first day of its winter meeting on Monday in Las Vegas, with experts and governors taking a stab at the West’s complex public lands issues. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo joined with 25 other Republican governors Wednesday to pledge their support for President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to […]
November 22, 2024 The discussions over water and public land are some of the big topics in Nevada news this week. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released a breakdown of five potential paths forward for thefragile state-to-state negotiations surrounding Colorado River operating guidelines that must be updated by 2026. The Colorado River, which is Southern […]
October 25, 2024 This weekend in Carson City, Nevadans turn out in droves to celebrate something sacred: Nevada Day. And let’s face it, there’s nothing quite like Nevada Day. For a state born out of grit, silver, and gold, this annual celebration is more than a holiday – it’s a chance to honor the spirit […]
September 27, 2024 The State of Nevada had $1.24 billion set aside for emergencies, meaning that its so-called “Rainy-Day Fund” is fully funded, according to officials. Governor Lombardo and State Treasurer Zach Conine announced that a transfer last week of $12.67 million from the general fund put the emergency fund over the top. In election […]
July 12, 2024 Washoe County elections were big in the news again this week. Washoe County commissioners voted not to certify recount votes tied to the June Primary Election. In an unprecedented 3-2 vote Tuesday, Republican Washoe County commissioners Clara Andriola, Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman chose not to make the results of two contested […]