For years, Nevada has accepted thousands of refugees from conflict-ridden countries. A new program for South Africans and federal cap on refugees could affect the efforts of Nevada's three resettlement organizations.
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He rallied Washington's Trumpiest voices, poured in his own money and went straight for the jugular. That approach trounced James Settelmeyer's legacy campaign.
They also approved new rules explaining when non-postmarked mail ballots can be counted, and whether databases can be used to challenge another voter's eligibility.
Nevada campaign finance reports released last week provide the most extensive look to date on the strength of candidates for statewide, legislative and local government races up in 2026.
Officials confirmed Tuesday they are planning on submitting a waiver to take effect in 2028. The state is also planning to ask the federal government to allow food stamp recipients to buy additional hot foods, such as rotisserie chickens.
Putting an end to more than a decade of inaction and indecision, Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday finalized a state regulation for controversial coyote killing competitions on a 7-5 vote.
There's a difference between heated lobbying during a special session and the campaigns of harassment experienced by Indiana's senators. But there are limits to what people can be pressured into.
A closer look shows the film tax credit proposal was added to the special session agenda with the belief there were more Republican votes in the Senate than there actually were.
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.
As Nevada prepares to launch a state-managed public health insurance option next year, Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus (R-Wellington) has brought back a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 2021 law establishing the program.
The comments from Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus (R-Wellington) during Monday's Legislative Commission meeting reopened debate about Democratic lawmakers' actions in the final moments of the 2025 legislative session, which ended in June.
Delays in getting insurance approvals are a familiar headache for patients and doctors. But building enough consensus to fix the process in Nevada proved difficult.
Sources close to the Senate Democratic Caucus said that caucus leaders offered to hold a quick special session to pass the bill, but the governor declined.
The application to join 287(g) marks a shift for McMahill, who has previously said that Metro would only enter into such an agreement if the federal government passed a law requiring them to do so.
On the final day, lawmakers, staff and lobbyists scrambled to push forward some of the most consequential bills of the 120-day session. Not everything made it before time ran out.
The Nevada legislative session concluded Monday night with lawmakers passing all of the constitutionally required budget bills but with four of Gov. Joe Lombardo's five priority bills failing to advance before the clock struck midnight.