Nevada State Legislature
Nevada lawmakers OK spending federal relief funds

By Sam Metz Jun. 22, 2021 04:44 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers approved the transfer of $2.7 billion in federal coronavirus relief to a state account on Tuesday, paving the way for...

Nevada governor 'optimistic' after legislative session ends

By Sam Metz Jun. 02, 2021 05:47 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak said he's proud of what Nevada lawmakers accomplished during the legislative session that ended this week and...

After decades-long fight, Nevada lawmakers raise mining tax

By Sam Metz May. 31, 2021 11:27 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In a state that produces more gold than all but four countries, lawmakers voted to reform how the state taxes the mining industry,...

Negotiations revive education debates in Nevada statehouse

By Sam Metz May. 31, 2021 08:39 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A mining tax proposal introduced in the Nevada statehouse has revived longstanding debates about charter schools and tax credits that...

Lawmakers hurtle toward end of session, key bills unresolved

By Sam Metz May. 26, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A proposal to create a state-based public health insurance option has yet to be heard by the state Assembly. A plan to move up Nevada...

Lawmakers focus on justice reform, guns as session wanes

By Sam Metz May. 21, 2021 11:21 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers passed hundreds of bills this week to reform the criminal justice system, boost funding for K-12 schools and ban ...

Nevada Republicans punished for defying statehouse mask rule

By Sam Metz May. 20, 2021 09:16 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Long-simmering disputes over coronavirus restrictions in the Nevada statehouse boiled over on Thursday when the Democratic majority...

Phil Jaynes, the president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 720, addresses demonstrators in front of the Nevada statehouse on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Carson City, Nev. Labor groups want state lawmakers to pass a bill guaranteeing workers laid off during the pandemic have a "right to return" and get first priority when resorts and casinos need to rehire workers. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Unions want priority rehiring of workers as Nevada reopens

By Sam Metz May. 18, 2021 06:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee takes a call about election results in Las Vegas. Lee announced Monday, May 17, 2021, he's running for governor next year, challenging incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak. Lee switched his political affiliation last month from Democrat to Republican, citing a shift toward socialism in the Democratic Party. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
Republican North Las Vegas mayor running for Nevada governor

By Michelle L. Price May. 17, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo Nevada Assemblywoman Robin Titus looks toward a colleague during the 31st Special Session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Nev. Following reports that Nevada's vaccine information website planted more third-party cookies and ad trackers than any other state in the country, Republicans in the statehouse have introduced a bill to tighten the restrictions on how personal data can be collected from websites operated by government entities or other groups contracted to work on their behalf. Titus introduced a proposal Thursday, May 13, 2021, saying she requested a bill be drafted "as soon as I got wind that Nevadans seeking public COVID-19 vaccination information were being tracked." (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent via AP, Pool,File)
Nevada lawmakers push data privacy rules for gov't websites

By Sam Metz May. 14, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, Nevada Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, listens on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. Nevada state lawmakers are bound by a state constitutional requirement to reach a two-thirds majority to approve revenue-generating decisions, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday, May 13, 2021. In a decision with more than $100 million in implications for lawmakers now in session and counting on the taxes and fees in question to balance the state budget, the seven justices sided unanimously with Republican state lawmakers and rejected arguments by Democrats. Settelmeyer accused Nevada Democrat leaders of knowingly violating the Nevada Constitution in 2019. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)
Court rules Nevada tax measures must have two-thirds vote

By Ken Ritter And Sam Metz May. 13, 2021 02:42 PM EDT

Rosy forecasts give Nevada lawmakers more money to budget

By Sam Metz May. 04, 2021 12:01 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Widespread vaccine distribution and federal coronavirus relief money have set Nevada on a path toward a quicker-than-expected economic...

US Rep. Dina Titus applauds federal relief funding in Nevada

By Sam Metz May. 03, 2021 03:54 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dina Titus told Nevada lawmakers on Monday that coronavirus relief funds recently passed by Congress would be a “linchpin”...

Nevada lawmakers OK budgets, prep for end-of-session sprint

May. 01, 2021 04:03 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In the first weekend hearing of the 2021 session, legislative committees in the Nevada statehouse on Saturday approved budgets for the...

Personal care aid Irma Nuñez stretches her client Thomas Draa's legs on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Personal care aides provide a crucial lifeline to their housebound clients, many of whom are elderly or disabled. In addition to performing duties such as grocery shopping and providing companionship, they help clients with essential daily activities like bathing, eating and cooking. (Ellen Schmidt//Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Nevada lawmakers consider home care worker, client measure

By Briana Erickson Apr. 25, 2021 01:10 PM EDT

Nevada statehouse reopens to public with little fanfare

By Sam Metz Apr. 15, 2021 06:44 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature reopened its doors to the public on Thursday after months of only allowing lawmakers, staff and a limited...

Nevada statehouse to reopen to the public in limited fashion

By Sam Metz Apr. 12, 2021 03:41 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada statehouse will reopen Thursday after more than two months of being shuttered to the public to prevent the spread of the...

FILE - In this a Clark County election department facility Oct. 31, 2020, file photo, County employees process mail-in ballots in Las Vegas. Nevada lawmakers are considering sending mail-in ballots to all active voters in future elections after passing a law last summer that directed election officials to do so to prevent the coronavirus from spreading at polling places. A legislative committee is scheduled on Thursday, April 1, 2021, to hear a proposal to make the policy permanent. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada revisits mail-in ballot debate after 2020 spotlight

By Sam Metz Apr. 01, 2021 04:10 PM EDT

Independent repair shop owner Curtis Jones works on an Epson printer at The Technology Center in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Jones is among a group of independent repair shop owners who say tech companies have made it increasingly difficult to access parts and schematics needed to fix devices. He wants the state Legislature to pass a "Right to Repair" bill that would require manufacturers provide independent repair shops the information needed to fix devices. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 30, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 29, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada...