Hospitality companies, which have grappled with homelessness on the Las Vegas Strip, are expected to make significant financial contributions to the project. But it’s also attracted some pushback from legislators.

Though the proposed legislation will likely have a more than $500 million price tag, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said it should save the state money in the future and lead to better academic outcomes.

Officials have remained relatively mum in public on the prospect of renewing the funding, which passed with all but one Republican assemblyman opposed, but there appears to be a desire for renewal on both sides of the aisle.

Colorado and New Mexico join the Silver State in having female majorities after November's election. The number of female lawmakers nationwide has hit a record.

The projection by the state’s Economic Forum — a group of five private-sector economists — marks a more than 7 percent increase compared with the last two-year budget period, which ends in June.

Juries have been told that tests found Real Water contained hydrazine, a chemical used in rocket fuel. Its parent company, Affinitylifestyles.com, was headed by Brent Jones, who served as a Republican Nevada state Assembly member from 2016 to 2018.

Assembly District 41, which straddles St. Rose Parkway and includes parts of Henderson and unincorporated parts of Clark County, has long leaned Democratic.

Across the 10 contests most likely to determine whether Democrats secure a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers, the Democratic candidate in six of those races outraised their Republican opponent from July through September.

Advocates and experts warn the decision could compromise efforts to meet a legal mandate to provide public defenders for those in need.

The Indy reached out to the candidates for Assembly District 21 to learn about their policies. Republican April Arndt agreed to an interview, while Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola did not after multiple requests, citing a lack of availability.