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A’s ballpark bill stalled in Nevada Senate as lawmakers skeptical of another stadium subsidy
The Nevada State Assembly is scheduled on Tuesday to hear presentations for a proposed $380 million public assistance package for the Oakland A’s — despite the bill itself having not yet cleared the Senate. Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager in a Twitter thread Monday night said Tuesday’s “informational hearing” on the proposal will allow members to […]
Process of deciding A’s subsidy will drag into next week
Both houses of the Nevada State Legislature adjourned Thursday afternoon until Monday, suggesting substantially more behind-the-scenes negotiations are needed to garner supporters for a $380 million public assistance package that would bring the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas. Gov. Joe Lombardo convened a special session Wednesday, and the Senate held a committee hearing with all […]
‘I find that disingenuous:’ Lawmakers grill A’s leadership, boosters during stadium pitch
One might assume that a governor would not call a legislature into single-issue special session unless they were relatively certain they had the votes needed to achieve their desired outcome. But the temperature of the Nevada State Legislature on day one of the 35th Special Session suggests that may not be the case this time […]
Budget impasse resolved in zippy special session, all eyes turn to $380 million A’s deal
Late Monday, in the 11th hour of the 2023 regular legislative session, Senate Republicans blocked a key budget bill, forced a special session, and threatened to hold out “as long as necessary” But just 24 hours later, in a zippy special session that lasted just two hours, an identical budget passed out of the Legislature […]
Special session looms after GOP blocks budget bill; A’s stadium, film tax credits quietly stall
The stroke of midnight arrived without the stroke of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s pen signing a key state budget bill. Now, the Legislature will be forced to hold a special session, possibly as early as Tuesday, in order to pass a balanced state budget as constitutionally required. And two high profile proposals – one to subsidize […]
With less than 24 hours left, session’s to-do list includes budget, baseball field, film studio…
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s K-12 omnibus education bill on the penultimate day of the session began progressing through the Nevada State Legislature — a sign that the Republican governor and legislative Democrats may be inching toward a deal to finish off this year’s 120-day political slugfest. Democrats on Sunday amended into Lombardo’s Assembly Bill 400 provisions […]
Resort industry pitches regional homelessness project, asks state for $100 million match
On the third-to-last day of a 120-day legislative session, Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) and a small army of lobbyists representing the state’s premier industry asked lawmakers to establish a $100 million fund to support the buildout of a “transformational campus” that offers support to the unhoused or people at risk of homelessness. The […]
More vetoes roll in as governor, legislative leaders continue budget talks behind closed doors
Friday came and went at the Nevada State Legislature with no public signs of progress made on the two outstanding budget bills — one of which was vetoed Thursday, one of which is stalled in the senate, and both of which face mounting pressure to be passed and signed by the governor before the session […]
Lombardo lets veto pen fly as negotiations with Democrats stall
Gov. Joe Lombardo on Thursday vetoed a key budget bill and a handful of policy bills, including ones related to fake electors, summer school and rent stabilization for seniors. Democrats and the governor’s office now have until sine die on Monday to negotiate a deal and repass the vetoed budget bill, as well as one […]
Lombardo signs 2 of Democrats’ budget bills as they advance 2 of his education bills
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo on Wednesday signed two key budget bills passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The budget bills include the funding for K-12 public education and are two of the five bills that comprise Nevada’s budget. The bill signing, which happened less than an hour before midnight, came after legislative Democrats advanced two education […]
Lombardo vetoes debt collection, mental health bills despite bipartisan support
Near unanimous bipartisan support didn’t deter Gov. Joe Lombardo from vetoing two bills that passed largely unnoticed through the Nevada State Legislature. The Republican governor on Monday vetoed Assembly Bill 265 and Assembly Bill 223 which dealt with mental health and debt collection, respectively. The Legislature is not expected to reconsider either bill in an […]
Bill to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ for terminally ill patients clears Nevada Legislature
The Nevada State Legislature has passed a bill to legalize the use of life-ending medication by terminally ill patients. Senate Bill 239 would limit the prescription of life-ending medications to mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal condition by two medical practitioners and are expected to live just six months or less. […]