A Latino-led nonprofit just helped pay the medical bills of nearly 130,000 Nevadans.

The Nevada legislature failed to secure the votes needed to expand film tax breaks. Why and where do we go from here? Find out during KUNR’s Purple Politics Nevada, hosted by Lucia Starbuck.

Nevada’s special legislative session ended without passing the massive expansion of transferable film tax credits, while lawmakers voted to enshrine mail ballots in the state constitution.

As violence and threats against lawmakers increase in the U.S., a new bill passed during Nevada’s special legislative session adds protections for elected officials.

KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck breaks down the first four days of the Nevada special legislative session and the advancement of film tax breaks, the governor’s crime bill, and worker comp claims for firefighters.

Nevada lawmakers have passed legislation to create a funding mechanism that would authorize the state to provide financial assistance to residents if benefit payments are suspended due to a federal government shutdown, such as what happened with SNAP.

Nevada lawmakers hit the ground running on the first day of the special session on Thursday, adjourning the day’s business around 9 p.m.

A coalition in Nevada is urging state lawmakers to protect immigrants during the special legislative session, but the Democratic Assembly Caucus leadership isn’t answering questions on the topic.

State lawmakers met in Carson City on Thursday to gavel in a special session of the Nevada Legislature. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation Wednesday evening that will have policymakers tackling a host of issues.

Under new federal guidance, many food aid recipients receive less than half of normal benefit amounts.