Legislation that would allow mining companies to use public land regardless of whether mineral deposits have been found on the land passed the House and will head to the Senate.
Nevada
Gov. Joe Lombardo and other Nevada officials wrote a letter opposing the plan, which they fear could impact elections and the local economy.
Reps. Susie Lee and Steven Horsford joined 13 other House Democrats in urging President Biden to take executive action on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada accused Elko County of failing to create a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
CARSON CITY — The man who killed four people in a IHOP restaurant in 2011 was a “paranoid schizophrenic” and “gun nut” who wrote a high school paper on gun safety, Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong told legislators Friday.
Secretary of State Ross Miller told lawmakers Thursday that his plan to include a photo of each registered voter in new electronic poll books would improve ballot access and not disenfranchise voters.
The work of an independent counsel hired by the Assembly to investigate whether troubled lawmaker Steven Brooks should be removed from office will cost an estimated $45,000, documents released Thursday show.
The Nevada State Education Association’s initiative petition to raise $800 million for public education through a 2 percent business margins tax is headed to the 2014 statewide ballot after no action was taken by legislators Thursday.
The mothers of two murdered college students and the father of rescued kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that hundreds of lives would be saved and falsely convicted inmates would be exonerated if the Nevada Legislature approves a bill to require anyone arrested for a felony crime to give a DNA cheek swab to police.
Nevada health officials acknowledged Thursday that proper discharge policies weren’t followed in the case of a mentally ill man who was put on a bus to Sacramento, Calif., after his release from a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital.
A bill to outlaw the private ownership of chimpanzees, lions, bears and other potentially dangerous animals and reptiles was introduced as promised Wednesday by Nevada state Sen. Michael Roberson.
While legislators spoke of their fondness for putting the pedal to the metal, they also noted Wednesday that legislation increasing the speed limit to as much as 85 mph on selected roads in Nevada could have dire consequences for teenage drivers.
The death of a Las Vegas woman during cosmetic surgery in a floor tile company spawned a bill, which received a favorable reception Tuesday, that would bring long prison sentences to unlicensed doctors.
Shining a brighter light on the legislative process, from requiring additional reporting by lobbyists to implementing restrictions on gifts that could be made to lawmakers, were the focus of three measures heard in the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday.
1
2
3
4
5
Construction can start on first phase of Las Vegas Spaceport
High roller offers $1M reward for info on alleged drugging at Vegas casino
Southern Nevada eatery ranks among top 5 BBQ spots in US, Yelp says
CARTOON: Abandoning an ally — again
What are those massive concrete towers across from Mandalay Bay?