In Behind the Bar, more people are upset at LCB’s copyright policy, updates on magic mushroom legalization efforts and concerns over the Windsor Park relocation timeline.

Advocates also likely have various interests that fall under committees that could very well be scheduled for a hearing at times that will prevent attendance at both hearings, even though both topics may have equal importance to the individual.

The order said the plaintiffs lacked standing and did not meet the standard for the “public importance exemption” created by the state Supreme Court.

The plain language of the provision shouldn’t allow much room for nuance — at least not on the topic of what type of functions determine a violation. After all, “any” in ordinary English is a pretty straightforward word selection.

Four Democrats have ties to the nonprofits. Republicans accused them of corruption, as the GOP hopes to fend off a Democratic legislative supermajority.

The legislator in this position will have leeway to vote on an array of topics and, on the last day of the session, direct appropriations to over 70 nonprofit and government organizations.

As Nevadans grapple with burdensome rent hikes, wage stagnation and an acute housing shortage, the once-unseemly topic of rent control is making its way into conversations across every level of Nevada government.

Community leaders note the growth of Nevada's minority populations and say that new district maps must reflect the state's increasing diversity.

As state lawmakers embark on the decennial process of redrawing Nevada's major political boundaries, they face the monumental task of creating districts that ensure equal representation for residents.

Republican former Governor and UNR President Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that he would support a measure that would formalize UNLV and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) as land grant institutions alongside UNR if the latter’s existing land grant programs are “held harmless” by the change.

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at a legislative effort to protect a unique population of Rocky Mountain juniper trees in an area known as Bahsahwahbee, or “the sacred water valley” in Shoshone. For Indigenous communities, the area means everything.

The report, which was compiled by the state Department of Taxation, is the product of a law that requires all local governments — everything from cities and counties to police departments, school districts and hospitals — to disclose any expenditures above $6,000 on “activities designed to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation.”