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Laborers union — and its dozen PACs — try to exact retribution for vote against film subsidy bill
Labor unions last year warned there would be political consequences for state lawmakers who voted against what would have been the largest public subsidy in Nevada history. Now, the fallout from the failed film studio bill appears to be playing out in a state Senate race whose winner will be decided during the primary.
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Trump administration volatility reaches into Nevada public health programs
The Trump Administration has slashed a plethora of federal grants over the last year, including funding of disease prevention and treatment programs and federal support for behavioral and mental health systems.
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NV Energy asks PUC to delay peak demand charge start date
NV Energy says it wants to ensure “that customers understand daily demand, have the information and tools they need to assess the impact of daily demand on their utility bill, and understand how energy use affects daily demand.”
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Southern Nevada water pipeline bill passes U.S. Senate, headed to president’s desk
The Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, introduced by Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, directs the Department of the Interior to grant the Southern Nevada Water Authority rights-of-way for the construction and operation of a 40-mile water pipeline beneath the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
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State lawmakers looking for ways to rein in auto insurance rates
Lawmakers said they’ve heard from constituents who can no longer afford high costs of auto insurance either becoming under insured or lacking insurance altogether.
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New year brings new laws for food delivery apps, AI disclosure and more
Food delivery apps will no longer be able to list restaurants on their platforms without first verifying those restaurants have business licenses and health permits, thanks to a new law that went into effect on Jan. 1.
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The curious case of the immigration resolution that immigrant advocates don’t want
Federal immigration enforcement in Nevada wasn’t an issue listed on Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s formal proclamation announcing a special session last week. But the issue made its way to one legislative chamber anyway, in the form of an initiative from Democratic Assembly leaders that was unequivocally rejected by their Democratic colleagues in the Latino Legislative…
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Lawmakers debate proposed film studio bill: ‘For every dollar, we’d lose 77 cents’
The proposed Summerlin movie studio bill now under consideration by lawmakers in a special legislative session could force the state to cut expenses or increase revenue to accommodate the bill’s massive expansion of transferable tax credits.
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NV Senate GOP leader, Dem assemblymember unite to fire shot across bow of movie studio bill
A bipartisan duo of state lawmakers hosted a webinar Monday to cast doubt on the merits of passing what would be the state’s largest public subsidy in history, a transferable tax credit plan that supporters hope to enact in an upcoming special session of the Nevada Legislature.
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Legislators, governor will address SNAP in special session if shutdown lingers
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s deputy chief of staff and finance director told lawmakers a special legislative session will happen in November and will include funding issues for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.
