A bill prohibiting helicopters from taking hunters, big game and equipment to remote areas unless the landing area was established by a government agency and is accessible by a public road was approved Thursday by a Senate committee.
Politics and Government
Nevada drivers could soon be able to show off their support for the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument under a bill introduced Thursday.
The Nevada Assembly on Thursday introduced a resolution of support for the national monument designations that Gold Butte and the Basin and Range areas have.
It was all about lions and tigers and bears (oh my) — not to mention alligators and polar bears and Giant pandas — at an Assembly hearing Thursday on a bill to regulate ownership of exotic animals.
Drivers and passengers on mopeds or three-wheel motorcycles would have to wear helmets if they are on the highway under a bill introduced Thursday in the Nevada Senate.
Assembly Bill 271 would place more power in the hands of a third-party fact-finder when talks reach an impasse, making recommendations binding instead of advisory.
Doctors and traffic safety researchers urged Nevada lawmakers Thursday to pass a bill making seat belt violations a primary offense.
Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave “Obamacare” in place and move on to other issues if Friday’s vote fails.
Here are three things to watch on Day 46 of the 2017 Legislative session.
Oakland Raiders president Marc Badain met Wednesday with Clark County commissioner Steve Sisolak and discussed a likely vote next week on the franchise’s relocation bid to Las Vegas.
Nevada students would be mandated to start school at age 5 and could start as young as 4 in pre-kindergarten programs under a bill introduced in the Assembly Wednesday.
There appears to be little appetite to shield the identities of the people who want to cash in on Nevada’s sprouting marijuana industry.
A Nevada senator wants to raise taxes on beer, liquor and smokes to fund substance abuse programs and create a pilot program to treat hard-core heroin addicts.
A constitutional amendment that would change Nevada law to recognize all marriages, regardless of gender, saw a long list of witnesses testify in support of the measure at a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.
Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton questioned the effectiveness of a higher education funding formula for Nevada colleges and universities.
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