State lawmakers could soon weigh in against plans to carve out more of the state’s largest wildlife refuge for a bombing range in Southern Nevada.
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Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson announced his resignation Tuesday amid federal charges accusing him of misusing campaign funds for personal use.
A new bill that would enact school safety measures recommended by former Gov. Brian Sandoval’s school safety task force drew strong support from educators, mental health professionals and residents who stressed the need to be prepared for crises on campus.
Pharmacy benefit managers — businesses that act as middlemen between drug manufacturers and pharmacies — wouldn’t be able to bar pharmacists from telling consumers about lower-cost drugs if a new bill passes.
Nevada might create stiffer penalties for motorcyclists who take to public roads in groups, blocking or weaving through traffic to perform stunts that police say put others and themselves at risk.
A Nevada lawmaker wants to be on the cutting edge of a trend to implant microchips in humans — by mostly banning the practice in the state.
The Nevada Legislature steps into its second month of work Monday, moving into the middle innings of its 120-day biennial session with hearings on legislative topics including school safety, human trafficking, open meetings and child custody laws.
Democrats in Nevada are again pushing to join an interstate compact to let the national popular vote determine the winner of the presidency.
Public employee groups and government transparency advocates sparred Friday over a proposed law that would shield retired public employees’ names from the public record.
A bill before the Nevada Legislature would require licensing for community-based living arrangements, the group homes which came under fire last year for housing the mentally ill in filthy conditions.
A wary Assembly committee Friday scrutinized a proposed law to let police scan drivers’ cellphones after a serious crash, raising questions about privacy, technology and the constitutionality of the measure.
Nevada Assembly Republicans have 115 bills in the works this session in five priority areas they outlined for reporters Thursday.
Officials from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said that the bills would add clarity to Nevada’s murky water laws and allow the state to better allocate water rights in the driest state of the nation.
A Nevada bill would allow veterans charged with violent crimes to, again, participate in a specialty treatment court.
A proposed Nevada law that would let police electronically scan a driver’s mobile phone after a crash is pitting proponents of tougher distracted-driving penalties against privacy and constitutional rights watchdogs.
