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 […]
Read Full ArticleJanuary 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 […]
Read Full ArticleDecember 27, 2024 The Bureau of Land Management has launched a last minute review of the proposed Rock Valley Solar Project in the Amargosa Valley in Nye County, which would produce and store enough renewable energy to power about 360,000 homes in Nevada and California. Federal land managers will determine whether one of the largest […]
Read Full ArticleDecember 20, 2024 Attorney General Aaron Ford plans to run for governor in 2026. Ford’s potential entry into the race would make him the highest-profile Democrat to consider challenging Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who plans to run for re-election. The Legislature’s top state Senate Democrat, Nicole Cannizzaro, plans to introduce a massive, $500 million education bill […]
Read Full ArticleDecember 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 […]
Read Full ArticleDecember 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 […]
Read Full ArticleNovember 28, 2024 Governor Joe Lombardo is vowing to make some serious changes within several state agencies this week. The Clark County School District soon will have a monitor checking its actions, Gov. Joe Lombardo and Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert announced on Monday. After receiving its largest amount of funding of $4 […]
Read Full ArticleNovember 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 […]
Read Full ArticleNovember 15, 2024 Voters in Nevada had the chance to fix signature errors with their mail ballots by Tuesday, Nov. 12. However, as of Wednesday about 9,000 ballots throughout Nevada did not have signatures verified and were not counted, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s office. Nevada’s tourism economy could hit some “bumps in the […]
Read Full ArticleNovember 2, 2024 Happy November Everyone! We are just 3 days away from the General Election! Get out there and VOTE!! State and Local Government Updates In Las Vegas and across the country, crime down but police shootings up There has been a rise in officer-involved shootings this year by Metro Police, including a pair […]
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