Nevada Legislature

As Nevadans struggle to afford rising costs and skyrocketing rents, minimum wage workers will receive a slight bump in their pay. 

Ahead of a law requiring a bail hearing within 48 hours of an arrest taking effect this summer, rural judges told lawmakers on Friday they worry smaller jurisdictions won’t be prepared. 

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, who gave his last State of the Department address Wednesday with hopes of delivering the State of the State speech next year as Nevada governor, came out swinging against state lawmakers.

A statewide database to track short-term payday loans, which was supposed to be operational July 2020, is finally up and running a year-and-a-half later.

Although the dollar amount of Nevada’s General Fund increases each year, after adjusting for inflation and population, its per capita dollar amount has remained relatively flat over the past three decades.

er who marched in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, and was later censured for refusing to wear a mask in the Statehouse is running for Congress in Nevada.

Nevada Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee last week approved more than $5 million for the Department of Education for programs related to digital learning, workforce development and safe schools reopening.

The Interim Finance Committee of the Nevada Legislature on Thursday approved more than $660,000 to support children’s mental health in the state through the Children’s Mobile Crisis Response Team.

A congressional district map that would bolster Democrats’ advantage in Nevada swing districts is angering progressives who argue in the process it dilutes minority voting power by splitting Latinos across three districts.

President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Democratic Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson as Nevada’s next U.S. Attorney.