Legislators approved more than $17 million in American Rescue Plan funds for mental health and substance use facilities in Northern Nevada.

The state’s health and human services director says the new program will help the state come into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The first two cannabis consumption lounges have opened in Las Vegas and proponents believe the concept is a natural fit for the hospitality-driven economy of Nevada.

Since 2022, investigations into open meeting law complaints have concluded around 17 months after the alleged violation occurred, more than three times longer than six years ago.

In a Wednesday hearing on the management of spent nuclear fuel in the House Energy & Commerce Committee — no Nevadans are members — leaders took turns lamenting that the Yucca site, first chosen as the sole site in 1987 and approved for funding in 2002, still houses no nuclear waste due to the power of multiple generations of Nevada politicians.

During a meeting of an interim legislative committee, state officials said they are establishing a coalition to fill a void left by Immunize Nevada.

A Clark County judge said she’s leaning toward granting the Clark County School District’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit related to a 2023 cyberattack.

Supreme Court justices will weigh arguments about whether proposed ballot measures contain unfunded mandates and issue a decision in the coming months.