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Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) and Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) inside the Legislature.

How many bills did each Nevada legislator get signed, vetoed in 2025?

The Nevada Independent analyzed the people behind the bills signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo to learn more about which lawmakers were (and weren’t) successful during the session — and which ones fell victim the most to the veto pen.

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Gov. Joe Lombardo, left, and Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar during a Board of Examiners meeting inside the Nevada State Capitol building.

How different will Nevada’s elections look in 2026?

In the final days of the legislative session, it looked like major changes could be coming to state elections. But Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed many election bills, meaning voters, candidates and elected officials should not expect big changes.

A new library as seen during the grand opening of the first Strong Start Academy at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas.

Child care is now rivaling home costs

The average annual cost of care in 2024 was $13,128, a 29 percent increase since 2020 — outpacing even inflation, according to an estimate from Child Care Aware, a national advocacy group.

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