State workers turned out Friday to support a bill granting them collective bargaining rights, but the bill is opposed by Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval and faces a likely veto if it is passed by the Democratic Legislature.
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The Clark County School District and the state Department of Education agreed Friday to temporarily halt the district’s lawsuit over the reorganization while a new bill works its way through the legislative session.
Nevada is getting closer to taking its battle against cyberattacks to a new level.
Citing the goal of reducing recidivism and saving money, Sen. Majority Leader Aaron Ford introduced a bill this week that would catapult the College of Southern Nevada back into the business of educating offenders.
Nevada’s juvenile justice system may be getting an overhaul. The end result: Putting county and state juvenile justice officials on the same page.
A Senate panel on Friday passed a bill requiring businesses with more than 50 employees to provide paid sick leave.
A person convicted of assaulting a civilian employees or public safety volunteer may see facing tougher penalties in court.
Active duty and veteran military members who are under 21 may be able to get a permit to carry a concealed firearm in Nevada.
Collective bargaining for state workers, Medicaid and union pitches highlight day 61 of the Nevada Legislature.
A Nevada Assembly committee got its turn Thursday to consider exempting feminine hygiene products from state sales tax.
Politicians’ reaction to the Review-Journal’s exposé on the systemic waste of tax dollars by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is a scandal in itself.
In the Silver State, no laws forbidding carnal relationships with animals. That could change with Assembly Bill 391, which would make bestiality illegal in Nevada.
Two bills proposing differing methods for how Nevada should spend recreational marijuana tax revenue were heard Thursday by the Senate Revenue and Economic Development Committee.
A Nevada Senate committee amended and passed a bill Thursday intended to provide protections for domestic well owners should the state engineer order water curtailments.
A bill to ban fracking on non-federal lands in Nevada won approval in an Assembly Committee on Thursday after being amended to grandfather in existing permittees.
