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 23, 2025 Today is the deadline for bills to pass out of their second house of the Legislature. With the June 2 constitutionally mandated end of session looming, there are roughly 100 bills that must pass out of their second legislative house today or die. Governor Joe Lombardo received Senate Bill 451 (SB451) from the Nevada […]
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 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 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 […]
December 6, 2024 Nevada is projecting $12.4 billion in tax revenue over the next two fiscal years — $412 million, or 3.4%, more than what the state is projected to collect for the current biennium. Leadership positions in the Nevada Legislature are falling into place with less than three months until the 2025 session convenes […]
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 […]