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?

Nevada is spending millions more on medical care in prisons, as state officials acknowledge they don't have the staff to meet every inmate's needs. Advocates say it's creating a dangerous culture of neglect.

For years, Nevada has accepted thousands of refugees from conflict-ridden countries. A new program for South Africans and federal cap on refugees could affect the efforts of Nevada's three resettlement organizations.

More than 80 percent of voters supported the 2018 ballot question to keep the city attorney an elected position. But this week, the city manager's office sought to recommend that the Legislature make the position appointed rather than elected.

Lawmakers enact rules to limit use in mental and behavioral health situations as well as emergency planning.

"The frequency of these concerns suggests more attention is needed to improve the care of children in select areas," the report noted.

Assm. Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas), seeking his fifth term, narrowly lost to challenger Miguel Dávila, who was backed by unions and articulated a new vision of local politics.

The proposal would have limited transgender athletes to sports based on their assigned sex at birth and required entities overseeing school sports to categorize them as male, female or coeducational.