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

The independent analyses questioned the sustainability of the proposals. Lawmakers had previously only seen rosier estimates from project proponents.

In the latest Behind the Bar, evolving film tax bill may support more than just film and data on legislator success on deadline day.

Some lawmakers were concerned about assurances that the workforce would be made up of Nevadans and whether it would benefit regions outside of Southern Nevada, while trade unions showed wide support for the proposal.

In today's edition, we bring you the state of play on the film tax credit proposal, an effort to end daylight saving time and the lottery bill.

Both proposed expansion measures would be more than an eightfold increase from the annual $10 million in transferable tax credits Nevada law currently allows.

It's not yet clear how the dissolution of the partnership will affect the two separate efforts to expand Nevada's film tax credit program.

Three separate efforts are taking place to bring a film tax credit bill to the Legislature.

We are expected to listen to the cadre of corporate lobbyists beating down our doors, solicit the input of our communities, weigh the costs and the benefits, and then come to the best decision for the people of Nevada.

Though heralded by proponents as a way to vastly expand the state's film industry and diversify the Southern Nevada economy, opponents were heavily critical of the amount of tax credits proposed in the bill.

State lawmakers introduced a long-in-the-works bill Thursday that would significantly expand a film tax credit program aimed at bringing Hollywood to Las Vegas.