May 10, 2021
The Nevada Legislature Building in Carson City on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
Andrew Feuling addressed a joint meeting of the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees.
The speech will be followed by a week of hearings designed to give lawmakers a preview of what’s in the proposed budget.
Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead has filed for legislation she said will modernize and professionalize school boards across the state.
New providers graduating in Nevada would be eligible for up to $120,000 if they work 5 years in an underserved community in Nevada.
The committee called on Congress to develop a national policy on how the so-called Name, Image and Likeness system would work.
The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration strongly advise mothers to avoid using pot while pregnant or breast feeding.
Senate Minority Leader James Settelmeyer says if the U.S. government temporarily suspends the federal gas tax, Nevada law will block drivers from seeing any relief.
Advocates want to force the Legislature to pass a law requiring parental notification before a person younger than 18 undergoes a medical procedure to end a pregnancy.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state panel will consider allowing public schools in Nevada's two most populous counties to hire emergency substitute teachers who have only a high school diploma.
The 2021 Legislature made dozens of changes in how Nevada conducts elections.
The list includes major changes to state election laws and women’s health issues.
Lawmakers on the Legislative Commission voted 6-6 on whether to expand emergency measures.
Work programs totaling just over $1 billion will spend the American Rescue Plan funding Nevada has received.
Nevada lawmakers approved millions in new spending for schools, food subsidies and housing assistance on Tuesday
The money committees have signed off on a total $73.88 million budget to fund the legislative branch for the coming two years.
A bill to strengthen the ability of casinos to ban firearms narrowly passed the Senate on Wednesday.
The Nevada Senate on Tuesday passed an ambitious plan to create a “public option” health insurance program for all Nevadans.
Nevada lawmakers passed hundreds of bills this week to reform the criminal justice system, boost funding for K-12 schools and ban "ghost guns."
Treasurer Zach Conine told the Assembly Ways and Means Committee on Friday that SB430 contains a $75 million appropriation to get the Infrastructure Bank up and running.
Members of Senate Finance Committee took exception Thursday to the $6.8 million fiscal note the Department of Motor Vehicles put on a bill to eliminate driver’s license suspensions for failure to pay minor misdemeanor fines and fees.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and state Treasurer Zach Conine are asking Nevada lawmakers to fund a state infrastructure bank that could enable new roads, public transportation or energy storage projects starting in July 2021.
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