The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act tackles everything from reining in corporate investors to easing tiny home construction. Here's what it will do.

State officials also approved a critical labor shortage designation for the state prison system amid numerous vacancies for correctional officers, counselors and doctors that have been open for years.

Boulder City officials took steps Tuesday to challenge the use of nearby federal land for a data center project that might use more than three times as much energy as the city's existing energy load, according to one estimate.

It's been five months since George Kelesis was nominated to serve as Nevada's U.S. attorney. But there hasn't been much movement toward confirmation, raising questions about the White House's intent behind the nomination.

The ballots were sent to the wrong office after being marked undeliverable despite all of them having the correct address.

Decades of data reveal an uncomfortable irony: the two most recent cigarette tax increases, in 2003 and 2015, each produced a short-term spike in revenue, but as more smokers quit, that was followed by a steady decline back toward where the tax revenue started.

The state has until the end of September to bring the payment error rate under 6 percent. If it can't, Nevada would join the large majority of states now bracing to cover part of their SNAP benefit costs starting in October 2027.

Some veterans aren't getting their dental care covered despite being eligible. The issue lies in a contract dispute between which agency is responsible.

More than 60 percent of the homeowner insurance cancellations in 2024 were in Washoe County, which houses eight of the top 10 ZIP for cancellations and declinations.

With a $6 billion loan pending from the federal government, the Brightline West project keeps getting more expensive. What's going on?

The Nevada Independent will be tracking what data center-related actions local governments across the state are taking. This page will be updated as officials take more actions. 

Nevada is one of the few states that does not have a canine unit in its state prison system, according to the state's correctional officers union. Such units have long been embraced as a way for prisons and law enforcement to detect drugs and conduct searches.

In 2026, most Nevada voters will have no say over who becomes their county's next district attorney. Local prosecutors are rarely challenged in their re-election bids — and even more rarely lose.

First Judicial District Court says the new system would allow e-filing, public document access and online case tracking within 12 to 18 months.

A more than 1,600-acre land conveyance to the state is being turned into Nevada's 28th, and newest, state park. The property, which started as an agricultural ranch before operating as a divorce ranch in the 1940s and serving as a testing ground for U.S. Army military vehicles, is located about 5 miles east of Dayton State Park and borders the Carson River for 4.5 miles.

The Clark County Commission will be discussing potential new regulations and approval criteria for data center construction in the area.

A leader in the agency's legal division will helm the nonpartisan support bureau for the Nevada Legislature.

Less cellphone time for students, more rights for homeowners, and some relief from the heat: Here's a quick look at the new laws you care about.

No one wants to oppose the effort to secure benefits for veterans who got sick after on-the-job radiation exposure. Why hasn't it passed Congress?