Una nueva ley aprobada en Nevada está cambiando la forma en que se aseguran las viviendas en el estado. Desde este año, los propietarios podrán contratar pólizas sin cobertura contra incendios forestales, un riesgo cada vez más presente en varias zonas del territorio.
The changes stem from an uptick in disastrous wildfires.
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.
Organizaciones como la Nevada Immigrant Coalition (NIC) se enfrentaron a obstáculos procedimentales al intentar promover sus prioridades. Entre sus propuestas estaban: una prohibición a agentes policiales que actúan encapuchados, restricciones a que agencias estatales compartan datos con autoridades federales exclusivamente para investigaciones migratorias, y ampliar la designación de “lugares sensibles” donde ICE necesitaría una orden judicial para intervenir.
Despite an affordability crisis against the backdrop of a severe housing shortage, lawmakers prioritize public safety, harsher penalties for petty crime.
As immigrant advocates pushed for increased ICE enforcement regulations, policies were crafted behind closed doors, locking out the most impacted voices.
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 Caucus.
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.
