Despite an affordability crisis against the backdrop of a severe housing shortage, lawmakers prioritize public safety, harsher penalties for petty crime.
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.
A controversial film tax credit bill is being decided at Nevada’s special session. While it has detractors, local Latino leaders believe it will create jobs.
Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation Wednesday evening calling the Nevada Legislature into a special session starting Thursday morning to tackle film tax subsidies, a crime bill and a number of other issues.
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.
AB460, que permite a padres inmigrantes nominar a un futuro tutor o cuidador legal para sus hijos en caso de ser deportados.
Despite legislative efforts to provide housing relief, Gov. Joe Lombardo veto many bills that would do just that.
Among the bills that survived is a voter ID bill that the president of the NAACP Las Vegas said could further disenfranchise the most vulnerable Nevadans.
Civil rights advocates say the bill could reverse justice reforms, grow prison populations, and put strain on the corrections system.
Lawmakers are looking to pass a law that would require utilities to fully refund energy customers who are overcharged, closing loopholes that have allowed utilities to withhold full refunds from wronged customers.
