Shifting numbers are a source of frustration for legislators and the governor seeking to ensure they fund districts enough that they pass along a pay raise to teachers — something Gov. Steve Sisolak promised but can’t force districts to enact.

In the elementary school world, seemingly small tasks take practice and patience. Kindergarten teacher Virginia Mosier, who asked her students to give themselves a “tiger hug” on a recent morning, knows this all too well. Her students, standing in a tidy line by the door, complied. They crossed their arms over their chests as a hush fell over the group. Mosier smiled in approval.

House Democrats last week approved bipartisan legislation designed to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, opposed by most Republicans over a decision to combine it with a measure to bolster the Affordable Care Act.

Only 24 measures have been scheduled for committee votes on Friday, with many committees leaving their agendas open to work session whatever bills they have previously considered. That leaves a total of 74 Assembly bills in Senate committees and Senate bills in Assembly committees. (Those totals don’t include any bills exempted or waived from legislative deadlines.)

No work session or committee vote was held on AB291 on Friday, but the bill is expected to receive a waiver from legislative deadlines for continued work and a future amendment — agreed to by several gun safety groups — removing language allowing local governments to preempt state gun laws and instead replacing it with “red flag” provisions, which allow law enforcement and family members to request a court order temporarily seizing an individual's firearms. It’s also likely to include aspects of Democratic Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo’s bill creating criminal penalties for negligently storing or leaving a firearm where a child can access it.

Legislative budget committees approved on Friday boosting neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit rates to the tune of about $26 million over the biennium as recommended by Gov. Steve Sisolak and pushed for by hospitals.

Sen. Kamala Harris slammed President Donald Trump’s proposal for a merit-based immigration system Thursday while she campaigned in Las Vegas, calling it as a “shortsighted” plan that would unfairly categorize people.

Reporter Michelle Rindels sits down with ENN’s education funding experts for a conversation about why the funding formula overhaul was necessary in the first place, what looks good and what’s missing from the bill that just dropped, as lawmakers gear up for the bill’s first hearing next week.