The Nevada Independent has been tracking key legislation and policy debates through our Nevada Policy Tracker.

As of Tuesday morning, a review showed that more than 150 bills had died by the final legislative deadline.

The Republican governor’s final veto tally stood at 87, breaking his own record for most bills rejected from a single legislative session.

Tuesday’s deadline is expected to result in the death of only a handful of measures, as more than 200 bills have been exempted.

In this edition of Behind the Bar, we also examine a legislative tool that allows lawmakers to advance a bill without a majority “yes” vote.

Although they are more consistent about reporting whether they own homes, omissions on whether they make money on the properties can draw an incomplete picture.

SB78, a bill to consolidate many occupational licensing boards and increase oversight and transparency of the bodies, eked its way through the Legislature’s first committee passage deadline last week.

Welcome to a special edition of Behind the Bar, where our reporters bring you a roundup of some interesting nuggets that caught our eye during Friday's deadline.

Staff at The Nevada Independent bring you all the details you need to know from the first major legislative deadline.

In this edition of Behind the Bar, legislators want to protect workers from wildfire smoke and push use-it-or-lose-it broadband funding out the door.

The company did not mention it wanted taxpayer help at a public event in 2023. Competitors think the area isn’t blighted enough to warrant redevelopment funds.

A memorandum of understanding signed by the sheriff’s office and ICE officials on Feb. 19 authorized certain Douglas County officers to arrest suspected undocumented people without a warrant. 

The patient is in charge from the initial request to self-ingestion. They can choose to use it, just not take it or return it. Knowing they have access to this medication gives a sense of peace to people slowly dying from a terminal illness and to their families.

The implications of Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda, which includes a mass deportation campaign and suspending asylum, could have an especially pronounced effect on Nevada.

There were 28 percent more visits to emergency rooms this summer than there were during the summer of 2023, according to a first-of-its-kind report issued by the Office of State Epidemiology.

An initiative out of UNLV's College of Education is one of the many efforts underway in Nevada to combat persistent teacher shortages, a statewide strategy that also includes pay raises and foreign teachers.

As global temperatures continue to rise and with Nevada among the states most affected by climate change, working conditions are about to get even more difficult.

In an executive order unveiled Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that undocumented spouses of American citizens who meet certain legal criteria will be shielded from deportation as they seek legal residency.

Though official candidate filings do not occur until March, candidates for local government offices have already begun fundraising. A look at what funds Northern Nevada candidates have going into the election.

After working in the White House after the election, President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign named Alana Mounce as its 2024 ballot access director, tasking her with ensuring the president is on the ballot in all 57 states and territories.