“A lawyer who has no expertise in a particular area can ethically take it on, so long as they put in the time and do the work to become competent in providing those services,” Edwards said.

Linda Gilkerson, who voted against Gilbert’s contract, expressed concerns that the high costs would exceed the district’s budget for legal counsel, which she said was about $160,000 annually.

Washoe County's Community Homelessness Advisory Board (CHAB) on Monday unanimously approved amendments to its bylaws allowing it to meet as desired rather than quarterly.

Los defensores de la comunidad expresan preocupaciones sobre un nuevo proyecto de ley en el condado de Clark que busca regular a los vendedores ambulantes. 

The bill established certain regulations, although local governments have yet to establish their licensing process, fees and requirements and hours of operation.

Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D-Las Vegas) pressed grand prix officials during a commission meeting Tuesday to explain how resort and casino employees would be able to access the back ends of major Strip properties. 

Nevada’s local governments reported spending nearly $4.7 million to lobby legislators during this year’s session, breaking the record for annual lobbying spending by more than $700,000

The Pahrump Community Library's board of trustees is considering a policy that would require that children’s books dealing with race, gender and sexuality be reshelved in the adult section.

In Nevada, SNPLMA has invested billions of dollars in the state and powered growth throughout the region, while critics have charged that it has enabled suburbanization and sprawl, straining already-precarious water resources. 

The North Las Vegas City Council became the first jurisdiction in Nevada to incorporate real-time transcribing and translating software powered by AI for its public meetings, starting with a meeting last week. 

The path to legalizing, licensing and regulating short-term rental units in unincorporated Clark County has not been easy. Obstacles have ranged from a judge ruling parts of the county’s proposed ordinance unconstitutional, to applicants not having enough time to gather the required paperwork — prompting the county to extend the deadline.

The Washoe County Audit Committee meeting halted when Commissioner Jeanne Herman made a motion to adjourn before any discussion, following critical public comments on an election audit.

State, county and tribal officials gathered at Gerlach Community Library to celebrate the completion of one phase of a project to bring broadband access to town. 

During a record-setting heatwave Tuesday morning, Tim, 35, packed his belongings into a Walmart shopping cart. He was one of the many people living near the train tracks between Record Street and Wells Avenue that Reno police ordered to relocate within 30 minutes.

Health organizations and local governments are preparing as Nevada faces record-setting high temperatures.

Washoe County libraries have become the latest battleground in a culture war over what kinds of books should be available to residents at the libraries of the state’s second-largest county.

The event is part of the ReAwaken America Tour, which has been described as “part conservative Christian revival, part QAnon expo and part political rally.”

Nevada is set to receive $416 million to build out broadband networks that target the least-served areas first. It’s a huge tranche of funds — the single largest broadband investment in U.S. history — that has accelerated the state’s timeline for ensuring every Nevadan has access to affordable, high-speed internet. The grant is expected to close the gap for the nearly 100,000 Nevadans and Tribal natives in the state without access to standard-speed internet and boost broadband capacity across every county in the state.

But the A’s still face hurdles in their path forward moving from Oakland to Las Vegas, including receiving approval from other major league owners for relocating as well as securing at least $1.1 billion in private capital to finance the construction of the ballpark.

Waterfall in this context refers to a funding mechanism where tax revenue generated inside the stadium goes toward paying back public bonds, filling up reserve funds to backstop the bonds and more in a prioritized order.