Several bills bearing Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D-NV), Sen. Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) and Rep. Susie Lee’s (D-NV) name passed through Congress at the buzzer this week, either already signed into law by the president or in the queue for his signature.

Supporters decided to not spend money on signature-gathering efforts because of uncertainty surrounding whether the initiative would survive in court.

Hospitality companies, which have grappled with homelessness on the Las Vegas Strip, are expected to make significant financial contributions to the project. But it’s also attracted some pushback from legislators.

Though the proposed legislation will likely have a more than $500 million price tag, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said it should save the state money in the future and lead to better academic outcomes.

What promises did Trump make to Nevadans across his many campaign visits to the Silver State? Some — such as his pledge to conduct a mass deportation campaign — would affect the entire country but be particularly consequential in Nevada, which has the highest share of undocumented immigrants of any state’s workforce.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) will be part of the minority next year, and as such, likely won’t swing any decisions — President-elect Donald Trump can afford to lose three Republican votes on any nominee. But it’s their first opportunity to take stances on Trump policy via his personnel and question them on Nevada-specific issues.

Officials sought to rework the plan amid concerns that the state would not be able to use all of the money before spending deadlines. But a request was not made before a state committee meeting this week, the last chance to change the funding plan.

Nevada has nowhere to go but up on youth mental health services. A lack of sustainable funding has prevented a more unified network of care.

With Republicans taking control of both houses of Congress and the White House, Amodei will be the most influential Nevadan in the Capitol. And his mission goes beyond his Nevada priorities — his position as chair of the Homeland Security subcommittee in the Appropriations Committee will be more important, and scrutinized, than ever, as he’s tasked with funding the agencies that President-elect Donald Trump plans to deploy toward his mass deportation campaign.

Officials have remained relatively mum in public on the prospect of renewing the funding, which passed with all but one Republican assemblyman opposed, but there appears to be a desire for renewal on both sides of the aisle.

Colorado and New Mexico join the Silver State in having female majorities after November's election. The number of female lawmakers nationwide has hit a record.

The projection by the state’s Economic Forum — a group of five private-sector economists — marks a more than 7 percent increase compared with the last two-year budget period, which ends in June.

As of 2023, nearly 86.9 percent of the state’s population lives in a federally designated mental health professional shortage area.

Since 2010, young people aged 15-24 have the highest rate of suicide attempts of any other age group in the Silver State.

The lame duck period also provides the senators with their last opportunities to make requests of the outgoing president — important, given that many constituents are calling on Biden to Trump-proof the federal government with new regulations or policies, and that the next president will be far less inclined to listen to feedback from Democratic senators.

The Social Security bill on Nov. 12 won bipartisan support in the House, 327-75 — with all four Nevadans in support. Here's what to know about the legislation, which would affect more than 45,000 Nevadans, and what could happen next.

In an interview with The Nevada Independent, Aguilar said many of the ballot counting difficulties likely stemmed from staffing levels in Clark and Washoe counties, despite efforts by both counties this year to accelerate ballot processing. 

The committee votes are the first marker of how senators feel about the bills. The Washoe lands bill passed 10-9, on a party-line vote, while the Clark bill was a more bipartisan endeavor, passing 13-6. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) joined all Democrats to advance the measure.

A conservative group challenged more than 30,000 voters’ eligibility, but state law requires familiarity with individual cases to try to nullify a registration.

In Nevada, nearly 1.5 million ballots were cast, exceeding 2020 levels. That year, Trump had warned expanded mail balloting would forever sideline Republicans.