Nevada legislature

Nevada lawmakers have introduced a new budget bill. But other than a new bill number, it contains the same language as the legislation Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed. It funds services such as state police, DMV, Medicaid, and colleges, and universities.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck checks in with two journalists with The Nevada Independent about proposed legislation that would provide hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits to move the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas and also expand the film industry in Southern Nevada.

With less than a week left in the legislative session, there are more than a hundred bills on the Nevada governor’s desk, and more are on their way. KUNR’s Marc Garber checked in with Lucia Starbuck to learn where things stand.

The Oakland Athletics are asking Nevada for $380 million for a 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. A bill introduced Friday in the Nevada Legislature details the long-awaited financing plan.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores racist covenants in housing deeds in Washoe County and a short history lesson on why they exist. State lawmakers are considering a bill to allow discriminatory language to be removed.

Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill to potentially cancel fines for some misdemeanors committed by people experiencing homelessness. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck spoke with the ACLU of Nevada’s policy manager Lily Baran to learn more.

One bill to address fentanyl-related overdoses in Nevada failed to advance Friday, but a second bill survived with significant changes.

Nevada’s governor is threatening to veto the state’s budget. What does that mean?

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo denied the gun safety bills shortly before a planned press conference by advocates.

The Nevada Legislature passed a major deadline on Friday. Bills needed to be passed out of committee, otherwise, they’re dead, but the governor’s legislation didn’t have the same deadline. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck spoke with Sondra Cosgrove, a history professor at the College of Southern Nevada, to learn what happens next.