It’s a tactic that has been widely condemned by civil rights organizations, as it allows law enforcement to seize property without filing any criminal charges against the property’s owners, and — in most cases — add the proceeds from that property directly to its budget. 

If these donors are to be believed, they decided what reforms we need, funded ad campaigns and a slick website, and all we need to do is vote yes to receive their ready-made “reforms.”

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.

The Fred family has fought for years to regain permanent control of their home, which was a refuge for family members experiencing homeless. They're arguing civil forfeitures violate double jeopardy laws.

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.

Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) had filed the suit in 2020 to try to answer the long-standing question of which, if any, public jobs a part-time state lawmaker should be allowed to hold.

First-term Assemblyman Andy Matthews (R-Las Vegas) has centered his campaign for state controller on cutting government spending and increasing transparency around state budgets.

After more than two years, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Friday that he would be ending the state of emergency on May 20, joining at least six other states where similar orders are expiring this month.

While the decision relates to standing, it is a signal that the state’s highest court is ready to finally make a clear decision on a contentious separation-of-powers question that has gone unanswered.

One case is an appeal of a criminal case challenging a case prosecuted by state Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas), who works as a deputy district attorney in Clark County.

The $2.8 million spent on lobbying activities in 2021 marked the first time since 2005 that spending dipped below $3 million, and represented roughly 72 percent of lobbying expenditures reported during the 2019 session.

A group of government agencies is opposing a bill that would strengthen penalties for delaying or denying public records requests, though supporters of the bill argued on Tuesday that it would increase transparency and compliance.

Even though quotas for tickets or arrests aren’t written down in official policy, representatives of police unions told lawmakers that many agencies still operate under a cultural assumption that the more tickets issued or more arrests made, the better.

But beyond that, 42-year-old Matthews never really expected to end up in the political field, much less in the Nevada Legislature. Born in Massachusetts and initially trained as a sports journalist before transitioning to the political realm, he says he “took the scenic route” to the Legislature.

The letter, which was sent on Monday and addressed to Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, calls on lawmakers to allow at least 30 minutes for public comment during bill hearings, abandon an advance registration system to participate in a hearing and institute a “fair, standardized and uniform system” for public participation in all future virtual legislative meetings.

“It is an organization, rather than a particularly-aggrieved individual, harmed by any alleged dual employment,” Crockett wrote in a brief order. “It is quite clear that Nevada Policy Research Institute does not allege any particularized harm beyond that of any ordinary taxpayer and that is simply not enough to give standing to Nevada Policy Research Institute to bring this suit.”

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority has advised the company that leases the hangar where President Donald Trump plans to hold a campaign rally on Saturday that the event is in violation of a state directive limiting gatherings to 50 people and that they cannot proceed.

Scott Huntley, an executive with the water authority, said Monday that the SNWA’s executive team had decided to move the proposed contract from the authority’s Thursday meeting and instead kick it to a January meeting of a citizen’s advisory board.

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.”