In total, Gov. Joe Lombardo signed 13 bills into law. Four other proposals failed to move forward. Click through our policy tracker for all the details you need to know on every proposal.

Bills with budget implications are tagged with a dreaded fiscal note and get referred to their own version of death row in the Senate Finance or Assembly Ways and Means committees. ... most will quietly die without their fiscal note deliberated.

As an educator, I have learned in this summer bridge program that we can not only help students find their way back to reading, but that we can help them cultivate a love for tackling challenging material as well.

Graduate assistants, who teach and perform research, say their stipends don't provide liveable wages. They also claim they face harassment and discrimination.

Our ballots are too long and too complex. There is, however, a better way to reduce the complexity of Nevada's ballots.  We could simply reduce the number of races and ballot initiatives that reach our ballot.

There are millions of Americans who have the right to vote, but who do not have the means to go out and vote, whether that be because of transportation, work, not knowing enough about the issues or any combination of the three.

Declining public support for higher education has forced universities to raise student tuition fees, seek out private donations and grants and borrow money from financial institutions to make up the shortfall in funding. 

There are far too many places where women have to pay an unacceptable price because this behavior is still tolerated. These attitudes can still be found at all levels of government, from school boards to state agencies.

Claiming that gun violence can't be reduced until we, as a society, somehow solve mental health is a claim that gun violence can't be reduced until the government can see inside the minds of every single gun owner.

The schools plan to use the funds to hire additional faculty, but officials cautioned that key factors of the nursing shortage — such as faculty pay and burnout — remain unaddressed.

Ross Armstrong, the executive director of the commission, said people — namely government officials — may not be aware of the resources the board provides to demystify ethics laws and ensure they are in compliance with the laws.

Today, as a DACA recipient, I have the opportunity to empower Nevada faculty, staff and educators to own their role in increasing college access for undocumented communities.

Taking away the independent governance authority of the Board of Regents in these hyper-politicized times is risky and could result in compromising the integrity and quality of Nevada's higher education system.

Gov. Joe Lombardo plans to propose lifting a cap on wages for state employees and creating new cabinet-level secretary positions within the governor's office to coordinate with executive branch departments.

Gov. Joe Lombardo proposed a two-year, $11 billion budget that would be the largest general fund budget in state history during his first State of the State address Monday, but many of the proposals deserve additional explanation. 

Through a recently-awarded $3.7 million grant, the Washoe County School District is planning to more than double support services to help Native American students become college and career ready.

After narrowly losing a bid for Clark County Commission last year, Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony is back on the ballot as the Republican contender for lieutenant governor.

State and local officials across Nevada signed agreements with Northshore Clinical Labs, a COVID testing laboratory run by men with local political connections. There was only one problem: Its tests didn't work.

State officials are lifting a requirement that unvaccinated employees undergo weekly COVID-19 tests, while also preparing to roll back a planned monthly surcharge for state workers who have not received a COVID vaccine.

A week after Gov. Steve Sisolak ended Nevada's mask mandate as the Omicron surge declined, the CDC is reevaluating its public health guidelines and university students are pushing back against the lifting of the mandate.