91°F
weather icon Mostly Clear

Nevada

Trump thumps Biden in Nevada, poll says

The New York Times/Siena College poll found that if the election were held today, 50 percent would pick Donald Trump and 38 percent would pick Joe Biden.

THE LATEST
Prevailing wage exemption bill clears first Senate committee

A bill that would exempt school and university construction projects from Nevada’s prevailing wage law was passed by a Senate committee Friday, just two days after a contentious hearing.

Bill introduced to do away with Clark County handgun registration

Two gun-related bills, including a measure that would do away with a handgun registration requirement in Clark County, were introduced Friday in the Assembly.

Amid extortion probe, will Assemblyman Edwards be recalled?

Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards, the possible victim of an alleged extortion attempt, is facing the potential prospect of a recall launched by Mesquite residents.

Senate bill would allow physician assistants to order commitments

A bill that would expand the types of health professionals who can initiate involuntary commitments and identify those deemed not a danger and eligible for release would help alleviate overcrowding at hospital emergency rooms, a state health official told Nevada legislators Wednesday.

Nevada Dems, labor criticize prevailing wage exemption proposal

A lot of bipartisan support was expressed at a legislative hearing Wednesday for a bill that would expand rollover bond authority for local school construction without raising property taxes, but provisions in Senate Bill 119 that would exempt school and university projects from Nevada’s prevailing wage law were a “poison pill” for many Democrats and labor groups.

Catalyst Fund called Nevada’s ‘most efficient’ economic development tool

A $10 million fund set up to entice businesses to come to Nevada is “the most efficient economic development tool” in the state and has surpassed projections for job creation, the head of Nevada’s economic development agency told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday.

1 496 497 498 499 500 630