The U.S. Department of Agriculture has axed two programs that gave Nevada schools and food banks more than $6 million in funds to buy food from local farms and ranchers in the state last year.
Assembly Bill 460 would create a legal process that authorizes a parent or guardian to pre-designate another person to act as a child’s primary caretaker in the event they are separated from the child due to a federal immigration order. Nevada state lawmakers are...
If passed, Senate Bill 217 would give people the right to IVF in state law.
While the bill seeks to allow officials to temporarily suspend the state’s prohibition on non-cage-free eggs, one expert told The Nevadan it may still be a while before we see a crack in egg prices. State lawmakers are flocking around a new proposal they say will...
While Democrats and progressives plan to pursue bills to bolster tenants’ rights and universal school meals, Republicans are prioritizing expanding charter school programs and easing licensing requirements for healthcare workers. Where can they work together? ...
In unveiling his $12.7 billion executive budget, Nevada’s Republican governor outlined the need for bipartisan solutions to bring down prices and bolster public safety and education. Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is asking lawmakers to consider proposals that...
The term-limited Ford cannot run again for Nevada Attorney General, but confirmed to The Nevadan he intends ‘to seek higher office,’ and is the first Democrat to enter the 2026 gubernatorial race. Democratic Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford intends to run for...
The Nevada Economic forum projected that lawmakers will have $12.4 billion to construct the state general fund over the coming two years, but warned that Trump’s proposed tariffs and mass deportations could hinder employment levels. Nevada lawmakers are projected...
My father, Joe Neal, was Nevada’s first Black state senator. He was also an Air Force veteran and a devoted dad who inspired me to become a senator in the legislature myself. When he had a stroke in 2020 during the pandemic, I wanted to make sure he was given the...
“The county supports our most vulnerable populations; our jailed inmates, our foster children, our sex-trafficked youth, and our homeless population. And they are just not getting the mental health care and the behavioral health care that they need," Washoe County Commission chairwoman Alexis Hill told the panel.
