The $2.8 million spent on lobbying activities in 2021 marked the first time since 2005 that spending dipped below $3 million, and represented roughly 72 percent of lobbying expenditures reported during the 2019 session.

IFC Chair Sen. Chris Brooks (D-Las Vegas) lauded the proposal as a “creative solution” but said the committee wanted explicit approval from the court and state Senate Republicans.

“You should make any effort to take appropriate channels to get that handled within an hour because a person in that [dungeon] — it’s irreparable damage," said activist Jagada Chambers.

Lawmakers began appropriating the state’s share of $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) general aid on Wednesday, approving disbursements totaling more than $600 million.

Cannabis consumption lounges are on track to set up shop in Nevada by mid-2022 and shake up the state’s marijuana industry after the Interim Finance Committee greenlit new funding on Wednesday.

Advocates have drawn parallels between misdemeanors and racist practices dating back to the Reconstruction Era and said lawmakers and officials need to reevaluate what is considered a misdemeanor. 

A new legislative study committee aimed at aligning workforce development and community colleges could have far-reaching effects on how those colleges are funded and governed.

State lawmakers on a joint special committee studying the zones met to probe the contentious proposal, which would give county-level authority to a brick-and-mortar community Blockchains hopes to build.

Nearly 320,000 people moved to Clark County over the last decade, bringing its population to 2.3 million, up from 1.95 million, a 16 percent increase.

Nevada students said they felt the need to lobby for more inclusive instructional materials after discovering a slew of events they had not learned about in their U.S. History classes.