The proposed merger would allow for two studio sites, albeit with lower film tax credit allocations for each of them (but with a higher overall total). Assm. Sandra Jauregui, the other bill's sponsor, said she had not heard anything.

The latest projections provided by proponents of one measure indicate that the film tax credits are expected to generate an average of nearly $12 million annually for pre-K programs in the county

In what is likely the most consequential election proposal so far this session, Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager's (D-Las Vegas) proposal would significantly expand the voting options of the largest voting bloc in Nevada.

The independent analyses questioned the sustainability of the proposals. Lawmakers had previously only seen rosier estimates from project proponents.

On Thursday, Lombardo signed SB451, which will renew an expiring 0.2 percent property tax, and AB530, which will allow Clark County to adjust fuel taxes to ensure transportation funding keeps pace with rising costs.

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.

The Republican governor is the sole arbiter of which bills get his signature and what he vetoes, and he exercised that rejection power a record-breaking 75 times two years ago. But he’s often influenced by the advice and insights of his seven-member policy team.

The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means approved AB238 on Saturday with major amendments that also include significant new investment thresholds that developers and film production companies must meet.

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) drew a sharp red line around public lands sales as a means to generate revenue.

Eight measures died Friday, including a proposed constitutional amendment that could have dramatically increased property tax revenue for schools.

The state's precarious budget situation has left legislators focused on maintaining existing programs. The rollout of the new pay and classification system likely would cost between $35 million and $40 million.

The Nevada Independent is tracking all of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s vetoes stemming from the 2025 legislative session, on the heels of a 2023 session when he blocked a record-breaking 75 bills.

The bill would limit the power of local library staff and trustees to remove books, instead tasking courts with deciding whether materials are truly “obscene.”

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) made the case publicly and privately to fellow Republicans that large-scale divestment from public lands was a “red line” for him, even calling the issue his “San Juan Hill.”

With less funding available because of a projected decrease in state revenues, lawmakers can’t pass increases to education funding or state worker pay raises similar to those in 2023. 

Rosen took to the Senate floor to ask the upper chamber to pass the bill — originally authored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — on its own using a procedural tool called unanimous consent that requires all 100 senators to agree.

House Republicans’ bill would require states to share the cost of SNAP benefits for the first time and pay for a larger portion of the administrative cost.

The requests range anywhere from a new veterans community center in Virginia City and addressing food insecurity to programs boosting early childhood support. But leadership is prioritizing are keeping current programs in place.

The most controversial provisions — which would have forced the state to pay for a larger portion of Medicaid — were not included in Republicans’ bill.

On April 28, President Donald Trump called for the federal government to withhold funds from "sanctuary jurisdiction" if they obstruct immigration enforcement activity. It could have a wide-reaching effect in Nevada, where nearly 30 percent of state funding comes from federal sources.