Multiple proposed ballot initiatives met their demise Wednesday, the signature-gathering deadline for measures attempting to amend the Nevada Constitution.

Nineteen bills passed during the 2021 Legislative session are coming into effect on July 1, from changes to K-12 education to updated guidelines for cage-free chickens. 

Culinary Union members unfurled a 700-foot-long pasted-together scroll with thousands of signatures in support of a rent control ballot measure in front of the North Las Vegas City Hall on Thursday.

Earlier this month, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt called the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision “a joke” and said it’s “sad” that Nevada is not anti-abortion.

The move comes after an internal system task force raised concerns earlier this year that the mandate, as written, did little to account for the need for booster shots meant to combat the Omicron variant. 

Gaming revenue collected during May saw record-breaking totals for casinos in Clark County, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas.

Through a partnership with police, Nevada’s health department will offer crisis intervention services to rural residents through Virtual Crisis Care, starting as soon as police training is completed.

Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Mark Wlaschin said Gilbert filed the required paperwork and payment for the recount, and was the only candidate to request a statewide or multi-county recount shortly before Wednesday’s deadline.

This week’s edition of Indy Environment looks at the State Environmental Commission’s decision to affirm a contested water pollution permit for the Thacker Pass lithium mine.

On three major cases, Republican Senate candidate and former Attorney General Adam Laxalt — who has been endorsed by key gun groups, such as the National Rifle Association, and anti-abortion groups such as National Right to Life — claimed some version of either a “historic” or “tremendous” victory. 

Since Becker’s victory in the primary election earlier this month, the two candidates have elevated their political attacks on one another in the tight race.

His campaign also requested that all debates be held after Labor Day, “when Nevada voters will be following the election closest, and streamed online to maximize viewership.”