In an email on Monday, Hafen said an amended complaint will be filed this week with Elko County as an additional plaintiff and with additional maps.

Such a move would preclude the tax department from collecting tens of millions of dollars in revenue, but Gray said the state had never before attempted to collect a tax before the effective date of the bill

With the new year comes, yet again, another new set of laws in the books. More than 55 bills enacted by the Legislature in 2021 take effect either in whole or in part today.

The initiative was filed Thursday with the secretary of state’s office by College of Southern Nevada professor Sondra Cosgrove, who headed the 2020 effort.

“She was a careful, creative, and critical thinker who read broadly and thought deeply. With Carole’s passing, she leaves behind a legacy that will long-serve as a benchmark for all Nevadans,” NTA President Cindy Creighton said in a statement. 

Gov. Steve Sisolak said he was “not inclined” to call a special session of the Legislature to consider a public financing package to help bring Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s to Las Vegas.

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.

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.