Schools would be required to do away with racially discriminatory mascots and logos, and racist place names could be changed, under a bill heard in the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday.
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The Silver Knights were approved to host 15 percent of capacity at Orleans Arena starting with their March 20 game against the San Jose Barracuda.
A bill that would reverse the current organ donation policy — in which people opt-in to becoming organ donors — drew critics at a legislative hearing Monday.
The Silver Knights’ game Monday at the Colorado Eagles was postponed because of COVID-19 protocols affecting the team. No makeup date was announced.
The Golden Knights’ 2019 second-round pick has been solid in his first taste of professional hockey in Henderson.
An upcoming March 15 deadline for lawmakers to introduce their bills might quicken matters in Carson City this week as the Legislature reaches the one-third mark of its 120-day session.
Landlords opposed a bill that would automatically seal eviction records for nonpayment of rent during the ongoing pandemic and require landlords to give some tenants longer notice for a no-cause eviction.
Democratic state lawmakers will propose using federal pandemic stimulus to bolster summer school programs to help students recover from a year of learning lost to pandemic restrictions.
Time spent on house arrest could count as time served toward inmates’ sentences under a bill before the Legislature for the second session in a row.
Silver Knights assistant Joel Ward is passing on the knowledge he gained from 11 seasons in the NHL and serving as a role model for aspiring Black and other minority coaches.
After years of debate and legislative failure, Nevada soon could legalize marijuana lounges, providing tourists and locals alike a place to use the drug outside of private residences.
As more legislative staff get COVID-19 vaccinations, lawmakers could allow more people in the legislative building in Carson City starting in April.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday backed a bill to allow technology companies to create a new form of local government within Nevada, saying that it would lead to “massive economic investment.”
Hiking up prices on toilet paper, food and other goods during an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic would be illegal under a bill heard in the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday.
Nevada’s state Senate took a step toward ensuring stargazers will continue to enjoy picture-perfect constellations on Monday, passing a bill to recognize “dark sky places” with unobstructed views of galaxies hundreds of thousands of light years away.
