STATE LEGISLATURE
USDA cancels funding for popular locally grown food programs in Nevada
| March 24, 2025
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.
State bill would allow immigrant parents to designate legal guardians for kids if they’re deported
| March 21, 2025
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 considering a new proposal that would allow noncitizens to nominate a […]Do you care about IVF access in Nevada? These senators have a plan to protect it.
| March 20, 2025
If passed, Senate Bill 217 would give people the right to IVF in state law.Bill to suspend egg regulations sails through Nevada legislature, awaits Lombardo’s signature
| February 12, 2025
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 provide some relief to the price of chicken eggs, […]Nevada legislators’ priorities taking shape during first week of session
| February 6, 2025
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? CARSON CITY, Nev. — Dozens of bills vetoed in 2023 by Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo could begin to be reconsidered […]Four takeaways from Gov. Joe Lombardo’s State of the State address
| January 16, 2025
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 would allocate more than $1 billion for new housing developments, give pay raises to public school and […]
