Nevada Looks To Birth Centers, Midwives As Alternatives To Hospitals

Freestanding birth centers provide maternity care and birthing services in a family-focused, home-like environment.

Home Means ‘No Path Forward'

Gov. Steve Sisolak declared Nevada will remain among the shrinking number of governments still practicing capital punishment.

Foiled Again By Gibbons Rule, Dems Show Little Appetite For Trying To Change It

Amending 2/3 requirement ‘would have to be a grassroots effort,' one former lawmaker says Nevada Democratic legislative leaders.

Police, Prosecutors Oppose Reform Of Weed Driving Laws

The Nevada law that prohibits trace amounts of THC in the blood of drivers is not based on science.

Opposed By Landlord Groups, Tenant Protections Bill Stalls Out In Assembly

Democratic lawmaker won't give the legislation a hearing before deadline.

Blockchains Idea Finally Makes Legislative Debut

Gov. Steve Sisolak's proposal to create a committee to study the concept of ‘innovation zones' received its first hearing Tuesday.

Prosecutor Senators Pressed To Quit Foot-Dragging On Death Penalty Abolition Bill

Assembly Bill 395 would repeal capital punishment and has been staunchly opposed by district attorneys throughout the state.

At One Nevada Charter School, More Than 40% Of Teachers Are Substitutes

Charter school critics believe the heavy reliance on long-term substitute teachers at Mater Bonanza, is the rule, not the exception.

What Did Big Bad Liz Cheney Even Do To Poor Innocent Mark Amodei?

Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei already voted – with only 60 other House Republicans – to oust Cheney from leadership once, in February.

Heartbreaking Stories Of Black Maternal Deaths, Pregnancy Complications, Racism Related At Hearing

Black birthing people are three times more likely to experience pregnancy-related death when compared to their white counterparts.

Nevada And Rescue Plan Money: ‘It's Important That We Get All Of This Right'

State officials promise to address inequities exposed by pandemic, but details are scant.

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Domestic, sexual violence funding tethered to marriage licenses

Nevada's Budget Got Better-Looking But Economic Recovery Is Still Uneven

There's Nevada. Then, there's Las Vegas.

Nevada is tardy with fiscal year 2020 financial report

Nevada among six states that have not released 2020 reports

Expert: Vacation Rental Bill A ‘Trojan Horse'

Vacation rental behemoth Airbnb is a driving force behind the effort to restrict short-term rentals.

Restaurants Push For Regulations On Food Delivery Apps Like Grubhub, DoorDash

But tech companies are pushing back.

Sisolak: Recovery Depends On ‘One Shot At A Time'

Resort industry ‘comeback is now’.

Trapping Is Torture

Trapping is perhaps the most egregious abuse of our wildlife.

New Funding To Curb Wildfires Pushed As Another Fire Season Looms

Members of Congress from the West are pushing for massive new investments in ecosystem management and wildfire mitigation.

Judge Says Resignation Not Because Of ‘Any Wrongdoing'

Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melanie Andress-Tobiasson is resigning her position on the bench to regain control of her life.

Biden Calls For ‘Once-In-A-Generation Investment' To Reshape The Nation

President Joe Biden heralded the country as “on the move again” as he sketched out his expansive vision for a post-pandemic America.

As Prisons Finally Resume Visits, Families Perplexed By NDOC Guidelines

Family members say they still have unanswered questions and have been unable to schedule visitations.

Temp Agencies Clash With With Skilled Trades Over Construction Workforce Bill

A bill that begins to address employee misclassification within the construction industry has drawn fierce criticism.

Housing Advocates Ask Lawmakers Not To ‘Water Down' Tenant Protections

Housing activists and indigent defense lawyers have long argued that Nevada has a lopsided power imbalance that favors landlords.

Clark County Residents Lacking Bus Service May Get On-Demand Microtransit

RTC to restore bus routes that succumbed to pandemic.

LV Police Union Opposes Use-Of-Force Bill

Measure patterned after Metro policies

Legislation Allows Doctors To Avoid ‘Stigma' Of Disclosing Investigations

Nevada 45th in doctor discipline.

Chauvin Verdict: Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death

Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder; guilty of third-degree murder; and guilty of second-degree manslaughter.

Sisolak Questions Prison Officials On ‘Extremely Low' Inmate Vaccinations

Less than 10 percent of nearly 11,000 inmates in the Nevada Department of Corrections are fully vaccinated.

Drought, Demands On Groundwater Making Water Law Even More Contentious

State commission starts rethinking adjudication procedures.

Earth Day 2021

Arizona NEPA Lawsuit v. Feds Puts Environmentalists Back in the Game

State Considering Retirement Savings Program For Private Sector Workers

More than half of Nevadans working in the private sector lack the ability to automatically deduct retirement savings from their paychecks.

Legislation Targets State's Decades-Old Laws Criminalizing HIV

Even as the science around HIV have advanced in nearly 30 years, the laws in Nevada criminalizing HIV have remained the same.

Nevada Food Insecurity Projected To Remain Among Nation's Highest

Food bank fears a ‘new normal' Food insecurity in Nevada ranks among the most severe in the nation.

Tourism Leaders Push For Help From Feds For Travel Industry

A continued vaccine rollout effort by the federal government is a vital part of helping the tourism economy recover from the pandemic.

LV May Be ‘Back’ But Workers, Not So Much

Resort Association opposes ‘right to return’ bill.

Montana Conservationist Tapped To Head Bureau Of Land Management

President Joe Biden intends to nominate National Wildlife Federation senior adviser and veteran Montana Democrat Tracy Stone-Manning.

Bail Reforms Might Have A Chance This Year

Nevada lawmakers are, yet again, looking at legislation that could speed up the time people receive bail hearings.

Quest For D.C. Statehood Finds New Friends And Foes: Other States

At least 13 states have introduced resolutions signaling a position on whether D.C. should become the 51st state. Nevada is not one of them.

Nevada Police, DAs Say Deadly Force Measure Endangers Officers And Public

Law enforcement in Nevada is opposing a measure that redefines when it’s justifiable to use deadly force against a fleeing suspect.