Nye County residents are suing over new maps the Legislature adopted earlier this month, saying they split Pahrump and could prevent like-minded voters from electing a candidate of their choice.

State employees who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 may soon be required to pay up to $55 in monthly insurance surcharges to help recoup testing costs.

Should the Elko County School District take out $150 million in bonds to build, repair and maintain educational facilities during the next six years?

The committee requested documents and for both of them to testify before the panel. Stockton’s appearance was scheduled for Dec. 14 and Lawrence’s for Dec. 15.  

During a three day-long hearing in federal court last week, Floyd’s counsel called upon medical experts to highlight the alleged inefficacy of the state’s proposed execution plans, which include a novel combination of lethal injection drugs.

House Democrats took a significant step Friday towards enacting President Biden's domestic agenda when they approved a $1.9 trillion package to provide child care, health care and climate change subsidies opposed by Republicans.

Ratti, a former Sparks city councilwoman, has held the seat since 2016, when she was elected to finish the term of the late Sen. Debbie Smith. Ratti won again in 2018, and her term expires next year.

Analyses of the shifts in population totals reveal population drops in rural districts represented by Republicans and increases in urban ones represented by Democrats.

Of the 63 newly drawn districts, only four place incumbents against one another. Almost half of those eight incumbents, however, are either termed out or not planning on running for reelection.

Experts warn that district drawing is not destiny, and while Republicans will now face more of an uphill battle under the new maps, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Nevada will lose swing state status.

In a statement, the group said it was filing the initiative to “address the deficiencies of the primary election system” and attempts to give the growing cohort of nonpartisan voters a greater say in elections.

The bill, SB1, already passed on party lines in the Senate and is expected to be signed by the governor in spite of complaints from Republicans that it skews maps too far in favor of Democrats.

Southwest Gas, based in Nevada, is planning its future as it faces pressure from climate groups to decarbonize and from investors over its management decisions.

On Monday, a spokesperson for Sisolak confirmed that the governor plans to sign the bill into law, calling them “fair maps that represent Nevada’s diversity and reflect public feedback.”

All Republicans voted against the measure, which makes three of the state’s congressional districts lean toward Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro defended the arrangement.

Opposition to the proposed maps came from Republican lawmakers, upset at the prospect of a decade-long stay in the political wilderness, and advocates who said the maps divide many communities of interest.

The maps divide the Latino population across the four districts, leaving lower concentrations of Latinos in each district and potentially making it more difficult for Latinos to collectively elevate candidates they believe represent their community.

House and Senate Democrats face hurdles to enacting their $1.9 trillion social spending package, including surging inflation, intraparty disagreement over keeping paid leave and other provisions.

The special session, predicted to last at least five days, got off to a slow start — short floor sessions, a non-controversial hearing on revising Board of Regent districts, a brief procedural fight over rules and the swearing in of a new state senator.

The new boundaries would give 14 of the 21 state Senate districts and 27 of the 42 Assembly districts a voter registration advantage for Democrats over Republicans of more than 4.5 percent.