This week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced the appointment of Steve Cohen of Las Vegas to the Nevada Gaming Commission through the term ending April 27, 2023.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's governor signed a law Friday opening the books on those awarded lucrative licenses to sell recreational marijuana in the state, prompting the state tax department to reveal that just 16 applicants won all 61 new pot dispensary licenses awarded last year.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Marijuana advocates dropped legal claims Friday that Utah lawmakers conspired with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to make sweeping changes to a voter-approved ballot initiative legalizing medical pot.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's long crusade to block the creation of a national nuclear-waste dump at Yucca Mountain has pitted the state against a bipartisan group of lawmakers across the country, but a band of presidential hopefuls is joining the early voting state's cause.
Some of the rising stars in the galaxy of Democratic Party presidential hopefuls came through Las Vegas this weekend, stressing organized labor and living wages.
A same-day voter registration bill has passed a state Senate committee in Nevada.
The legislative panel approved the measure on Friday. The bill, with a proposed conceptual amendment, would allow people who register to vote on Election Day to cast a full provisional ballot.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Legislation that would enact a bill of rights for sexual assault survivors faced some concerns from public defenders and law enforcement during a hearing before its first legislative panel.
There is not much time left in the Nevada Legislature's calendar and there is a lot left to get done, including the complicated task of changing the funding formula for schools.
