Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said there is no more important issue than fully funding SNAP benefits. A fiscal emergency would unlock a $1.3B reserve fund.

Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro has said legislative efforts will likely provide “short term relief.”

New data shows the state had an uptick in obesity while other states saw declines, in a year of federal cuts to food assistance.

Email records indicate the governor had included the treasurer in federal communications, but later asked him to step back.

Now the leader of the Nevada Department of Human Services, Whitley has served in a cabinet role since 2015 and been in state service since 1986.

In just a few years, overdoses in Nevada prisons have increased nearly tenfold, according to prisons director James Dzurenda. In 2021, the department only had 12 overdoses. In 2025, that number catapulted to 127 overdoses to date out of the system’s nearly 11,000 total inmates.

More than 18,000 children younger than 5 will no longer receive a free book every month, after the state legislature failed to renew the program's funding.

Jauregui, who has served in Assembly since 2016, told The Nevada Independent that if elected, she would prioritize increasing tourism throughout the state as well as bolstering workforce development.

The 2025 data marks a 10 percent increase in spending from the 2023 legislative session, which also set a record for local government lobbyist expenses.

After a cyberattack that paralyzed state systems, Nevada will spend more than $300,000 on two projects to boost the state’s cybersecurity.

The Financial Institutions Division held a hearing this week for a proposal backed by Dollar Loan Center that would allow licensed lenders to provide payday and installment loans from a single location, a practice not explicitly allowed in Nevada. 

In a letter to the governor, members of AFSCME and other groups warned that expanding film tax credits would be “politically indefensible.”

If approved on Thursday, the funding will support a program that reaches 55,000 Nevadans and was at risk of temporary closure due to the federal shutdown.

Angry at how forced discounts are implemented, at least one broker has said he won’t inform clients of the new plan options, which could violate state law.

Premiums are required to be lower, which could make the plans an attractive option as insurance prices are on the rise and subsidies lapse.

Several unions have launched a PAC and funded it with $1 million to inform the public about the film studio proposal.

About 86 percent of people on the state’s insurance marketplace receive subsidies that are set to expire and will likely further drive up costs.

Most essential services will remain operating — but Nevadans should prepare for potential delays

Controller Andy Matthews expressed optimism that the ship has been righted. His office recently added more staff and has largely finished its part of the massive project to upgrade the state’s financial system.

As federal support for food programs is cut, advocates are urging Nevada to take a more aggressive approach.