A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that requires all local jails to explicitly allow eligible inmates to vote, but the ACLU learned through. records request that many are not complying.

Other bills that went into effect include measures that increase criminal penalties for stealing catalytic converters, place stronger restrictions on pet restraints and loosen fee hikes at Nevada prisons.

Overall numbers of unhoused people across the state have increased, but experts say the point-in-time count doesn’t account for the complexities of homelessness and is a single annual snapshot within a community that changes every day.

Lawmakers introduced and passed several bills tackling the needs of Nevadans experiencing homelessness or housing instability in the recent legislative session. But was it enough?

Republican legislators were more likely to buck their party, with 415 out of nearly 15,000 votes this year in support of bills that the majority of their caucus opposed.

The provisions of AB486, a bill passed in 2021 to prevent evictions for people who had applied for rental assistance, expired earlier this month, and Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that contained an attempt to extend it.

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.

Already, as of Thursday, June 15, he has signed more than 400 bills and vetoed 32 others. Nearly 170 more await his decision.

Guest room attendants say they will continue fighting for daily room cleaning to be the standard in Strip properties even after Gov. Joe Lombardo signed SB441 last week.

Here’s a look at some of the high-profile bills that failed at the second house committee passage deadline.

Here’s a look at which bills have passed (and failed) ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Ford said he would continue to assist the federal Department of Justice in its investigation into the matter.

This is a critical point, because if we don’t have control over our own bodies and the ability to make private family decisions, we have to ask ourselves — are we truly free?

Supporters of the bill emphasized that lifting a cap on state employee wages — set at 95 percent of the governor's annual salary, which is roughly $170,000 — would help attract workers.

Here’s a look at major policies that passed out of floor sessions last week. We’ll be updating this story throughout Monday and Tuesday, as more bills move out of the Assembly and Senate.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit ordinances adopted by local governments in Nevada’s urban areas in recent years that ban people from sleeping and living outdoors. 

The multi-million dollar growth in fundraising for legislators came amid a competitive election cycle in Nevada with every top office up for grabs.

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.

As the results for the midterm election pour in, Democrats appear to be maintaining control of the Legislature, but they will likely fall short of hoped-for supermajorities in either house.

With the primary election dust starting to settle, legislative race results began to shed light on which candidates will be in the spotlight come November.