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 economy is down but spending is up for Nevada’s legislative lobbyists, who have forked over $95,975 at dinners, receptions and other events during the first half of the 2009 session.
CARSON CITY — Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford struggled to hold back tears Thursday as he pleaded with fellow lawmakers to restore funding to a library program for disadvantaged youth in his district.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers were told Thursday the state needs to upgrade and expand its mental health facilities to ensure that they are safe and that federal funds aren’t jeopardized.
CARSON CITY — A Nevada Senate panel voted Thursday for a measure that would help promote plug-in hybrid cars by letting them use car pool highway lanes even if only one person is in the vehicle.
CARSON CITY– Nevada faces the largest budget deficit in the country for the upcoming fiscal year, according to a recent survey of states by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal Washington, D.C., think tank.
CARSON CITY — A proposed constitutional amendment to legalize a Nevada state lottery cleared a hurdle Wednesday when the Assembly backed the plan on a 31-11 vote.
CARSON CITY — A Nevada Senate bill would change the salary structure in the state Agency for Nuclear Projects, which has led the fight against federal plans for a radioactive waste dump at Yucca Mountain, so that staffers’ pay would be set by lawmakers.
RENO — Washoe County commissioners have approved giving the Nature Conservancy $2.9 million in state grants for flood control efforts on the Truckee River at the site of the old Mustang Ranch brothel.
A nonprofit group got Las Vegas’ blessing Wednesday to start raising private funds for a long-sought veterans memorial at Huntridge Circle Park.
CARSON CITY — Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., a longtime state legislative leader before winning her U.S. House seat last year, said Wednesday that state lawmakers should take all the federal stimulus funds they can get to ensure that essential services aren’t wiped out.
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