The state hasn't resisted Trump's immigration agenda as overtly as some peers, though observers say it's naive to think that a crackdown couldn't happen here.
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Charter schools are another public school option in Nevada that are open to all students, and are free to attend. Here's what you should know before applying.
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) are calling for greater school accountability and consequences for failing to meet state expectations in their separate, long-anticipated education bills that received their first hearings last week.
In this edition of Behind the Bar, a new poll could be a warning sign for the GOP, a trio of gun reform measures return to the Legislature and a look at who is responsible for reporting spilled sewage.
AB217 would make it a misdemeanor for a school district employee to share information about a student with officers investigating or enforcing immigration laws.
In today's edition of Behind the Bar, what you need to know after the budget amendments, lieutenant governor scrutinized over women's sports task force and Democratic senators demand answers about possible Medicaid cuts.
Lombardo — alongside every other Republican governor except Vermont Gov. Phil Scott — said that he is ready to "utilize every tool" at his disposal to prevent illegal immigration.
In a 4-3 ruling, the court determined that the four legislators did not violate the state Constitution's prohibition of working for multiple branches of state government because none of their employers are part of the judicial or executive branches.
There's just seven days until government funding lapses, and with House Republicans yet to pass a spending bill, federal agencies are preparing to close. The last government shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — lasted 35 days in 2018 and 2019.
Gov. Joe Lombardo has begun issuing vetoes in earnest ahead of the end of the state's 120-day legislative session, striking down measures ranging from gun control bills to mental health care reforms.
Algunas propuestas se relegaron como parte de acuerdos de alto nivel entre el gobernador y los líderes legislativos, y otros simplemente se consideraron demasiado complicados o costosos para avanzar en la sesión de 120 días.
Some were left behind as part of high-level deals between the governor and legislative leaders, and others were simply considered too fraught or too expensive to advance in the 120-day session.
Proponents of SB184, which makes several changes to the city's charter and would expand the North Las Vegas City Council by two wards, urged lawmakers on the Assembly Government Affairs Committee Tuesday to base their decision on "adequate representation" and the city's population growth following the 2020 census, which shows that North Las Vegas has increased its population by nearly 10,000 residents, making it one of the fastest growing cities nationwide. The city population has grown to more than 274,000 as of 2022.
Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit any government limitations or requirements that may block patients' access to birth control and reproductive health services.