The Trump administration has released a bevy of proposed and final rules over the last few weeks to try to shape the future of health-care policy as Congress has failed to make significant headway over the last two years and as a Democratic House promises to thwart any Republican efforts in the Senate.

On Election Night, all eyes were on Washoe County, where high turnout kept polls open nearly three hours after doors closed in some parts of Reno. With high turnout and long lines, some officials are now calling on the county to dedicate more resources to its Election Day operations.

With the election over, Congress was back for a few days this week with the Senate advancing a bill reauthorizing the Coast Guard, while the House approved a bill to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list.

Though the 2019 legislative session is still more than two months away, the first crop of bills have already been pre-filed. In all, 56 bills — 24 in the Assembly and 32 in the Senate — have been submitted, and they run the gamut. The latest batch is the first of many Nevadans can expect. Typically, there are more than 1,000 bills drafted each session. Below is a short list of some of the bills that could have an impact once state legislators convene in February.

A nine-month House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct made against Rep. Ruben Kihuen last year has determined that the freshman congressman “made persistent and unwanted advances toward women who were required to work with him” in violation of House rules.

A proposed Trump administration rule that could put immigrants who receive public benefits at risk of losing legal status is having a “chilling effect” on those seeking to purchase health insurance on the state’s exchange, the exchange’s executive director said this week.

Although the map is a little easier for Democrats in 2020, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said that she will not take anything for granted as the party’s new campaign chair and sees a model for the nation in Nevada where Democrats were able to win big in the midterms.

Less than six months after Las Vegas bitcoin trader Morgan Rockcoons pledged to create a bitcoin utopia outside of Elko, federal prosecutors arrested the embattled Bitcointopia leader for wire fraud.