Assembly Bill 260 is aimed squarely at the demand side of Nevada’ sex trafficking problem: the solicitors of prostitutes.
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A bill that would provide separate legal counsel to the state Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission was introduced Monday in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
The Nevada Senate gave final approval Monday to a bill allowing victims of sexual assault, stalking and harassment to terminate rental leases early.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Monday heard two bills aimed at reforming the state’s guardianship system.
Senate Bill 415 seeks a 2018 ballot question asking voters to amend the Sales and Use Tax of 1955 to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax.
A bill expanding anti-bullying laws to private schools ran into opposition Monday from some parents who said it would infringe on their religious freedoms because it requires personnel training on gender orientation and identity.
A bill that would raise the minimum wage by 75 cents each year until it reaches $12 if employers do not offer health insurance and $11 if insurance is provided moved forward on a 4-3 party-line vote Monday.
Some have fared better than others, but the session will do little to improve Nevada’s poor standing as a transparent state for open government.
An effort by the Nevada Legislature to finish its business by a mandated deadline in three weeks has encountered complications that could make it even more challenging to do so.
Investigations, right-to-die, reorganization of the nation’s fifth-largest school district and state parks dominated the 14th week of the Nevada Legislature as lawmakers push toward a mandatory June 5 adjournment.
Nevada could be doing more to ensure the combined $1.7 billion Tesla, Amazon, Switch, and Faraday Future and others received in tax incentives was well-spent, according to a report.
The proposal by Sen. Tick Segerblom would also fund the expansion of Reno’s Nevada Museum of Art.
Marijuana social clubs are inching closer to reality at the Nevada Legislature, but some lawmakers are turning their nose up at the idea.
Gov. Brian Sandoval, surrounded by swarms of delighted schoolchildren at a historic site in Nevada’s oldest settlement, signed two bills Friday promoting state parks.
The controversial Education Savings Account program sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval and Republican lawmakers is now homeless.
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