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People wait at the DMV office in Henderson on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018

Long-awaited Nevada DMV modernization likely delayed, may cost $300M more

In March, the Nevada DMV said the project to upgrade its computer systems was within budget and on track for a 2026 completion. Now, it may cost $300 million more and wrap up in fiscal year 2029.

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Sisolak signs more than 70 bills, including sealing eviction records during COVID, Patient Protection Commission reorganization and curbside cannabis pickup

Sisolak’s office announced late Thursday that the governor had signed a total of 70 bills in a press release, bringing the governor’s total of signed bills from the 2021 session up to 107 as of Friday. Once bills are approved by both houses of the Legislature and sent to the governor’s office, the state’s chief executive has five days during sessions and 10 days after they adjourn to either sign the bill, veto the measure or allow the clock to expire, which causes a law to automatically take effect.

Assemblyman Howard Watts wearing a great sport coat and green tie while wearing an animal print face mask

Bill would expand anti-discrimination protections to digital sphere

But in Nevada and many other states, those protections do not explicitly extend to the digital realm. During a Senate Commerce and Labor Committee meeting on Monday, Assemblyman Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas) said he is looking to change that with AB207, a bill clarifying that Nevada's public accommodations law also applies to e-commerce.

Bill would require that eggs sold in Nevada come from cage-free hens by 2024

The bill doesn’t require “free range” setups, but does call for something more generous than the 67-square-inch “battery cages” that are standard in the industry. It requires farmers to provide at least 144 square inches of floor space if the hens have unrestricted access to elevated platforms in a multi-tiered aviary or partially slatted housing system, and at least 324 square inches if using a flat, single-level layout with litter covering the floor.

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