The appointments include both executive branch agencies and appointments required of the governor, who under state law is given wide latitude to appoint members to dozens of agencies, boards, regulatory agencies, commissions and certain vacancies. (A list of Sandoval’s appointments between 2011 and 2013 runs for 36 pages, and the section of state law referencing various required gubernatorial appointments references 230 separate entities).

The state approved a first-of-its-kind plan to reduce water use in Diamond Valley, a community caught between a desire to maintain its agricultural industry and the realities of water availability in the high desert. The plan revolves around the concept of a water market. But it also deviates from Western water law — and will almost certainly be challenged in court.

Congress remained in a partisan stalemate over the partial government shutdown last week, which was on track to continue indefinitely as of Friday.

Clark County Superintendent Jesus Jara spent Friday walking the School Board of Trustees through the proposed strategic plan that, ultimately, becomes the measure by which they evaluate his effectiveness. The superintendent has shared parts of the plan with principals and community members over the last month, but the board retreat marked the first time trustees saw the 32-page document.

Nearly 20 drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers submitted reports to the state detailing the costs of manufacturing and distributing diabetes drugs in advance of a Tuesday deadline, and state officials continue to comb through others received this week as they prepare to undertake their first examination of the factors contributing to the costs of treating Nevadans with diabetes.

Freshman Republican Assemblyman who fills the Boulder City-area seat of former GOP Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury, who did not seek reelection in 2018.

Many of the proposals announced Wednesday — including plans for state employee and teacher raises — were originally in a balanced budget proposal submitted by former Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval at the end of his term. But two key changes are expected to give Sisolak about $138 million more to play with than Sandoval had projected.

Democratic Assemblywoman Heidi Swank and a left-leaning PAC are launching an organized campaign asking voters to oppose Las Vegas City Council candidate and former Rep. Ruben Kihuen, after he was formally censured by House Ethics officials over credible allegations of sexual misconduct by multiple women.