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Sandoval signs 35 bills into law as session nears end

Gov. Brian Sandoval signs 35 bills into law on Sunday, including one making it easier to felons to vote and another adding protections for dogs and cats.

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Nevada Senate reaches deal to end budget stalemate

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Senate reached agreement late Sunday to end a stalemate that threatened the state budget, agreeing to add $20 million in available tax credits to a scholarship fund in place of the Republican priority of education savings accounts.

Trump opponents, supporters protest in Portland

Riot police braced for unrest in downtown Portland on Sunday as supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump faced off in dueling political rallies following racially charged killings that shook Oregon’s largest city.

Seven things to follow as Legislature comes to a close

With just hours until the Legislature reaches its constitutionally mandated deadline to adjourn Monday at midnight, there is more happening than just the battle for education savings accounts. Here are seven things to follow as the session winds down.

Sandoval vetoes two bills, signs 19 others on Saturday

Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed two more bills and signed 19 others on Saturday, including a bill requiring more reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect.

Bill opposed by ride-sharing companies dies in Nevada Legislature

An amended version of Senate Bill 226 that ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft said would run them out of business in Nevada is dead. Instead, the original version of SB226 will go forward in a separate measure.

Nevada Legislature mired in partisan standoff over controversial ESAs

The state Legislature has found itself in a high stakes standoff on Saturday that could put a $270 million hole in the upcoming general fund budget. The potential financial black hole hinges on funding for controversial education savings accounts.