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1 week ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
Nevada’s Economic Forum adjusted the tax revenue forecast down $191 million for the upcoming biennium, representing a further dimming of an already dreary outlook of how the economy will fare under the Trump administration. The revision means the Nevada State Legislature will have even tougher decisions to make in the upcoming month as they work toward passing a balanced biennium budget by June 2.
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2 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
Teenagers could be protected from working late-night shifts before school days, thanks to a bipartisan trio of lawmakers and a group of high schoolers who say businesses are exploiting them. Assembly Bill 215 would prohibit high school teenagers from working between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. before a school day.
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2 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
Charter schools made up five of the nine public employers in Nevada that at some point over the past 2 years fell more than 90 days delinquent on retirement contributions, state lawmakers learned Wednesday. The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada — better known as PERS — is now backing a bill in the state Legislature to establish a mechanism that allows them to recoup the delinquent contributions.
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3 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
WWE is approved to receive $4.2 million in transferable film tax credits for WrestleMania 41 and related events, according to an application approved earlier this month by the Governor’s Office for Economic Development and the Nevada Film Office. That tax abatement is on top of a $5 million sponsorship from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which was approved back in May 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
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3 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
A bill to boost the state’s ability to investigate and enforce prevailing wage violations has earned the support of both organized labor and industry groups, but it may still face an uphill battle in the Nevada State Legislature because it would fund new state positions at a time of fiscal uncertainty.
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4 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
Despite growing concerns about an economic downturn, Nevada lawmakers are considering legislation to adjust the commerce tax threshold, a change that would result in less revenue coming into the state. Nevada businesses are currently subject to the commerce tax on gross revenue above $4 million a year. Assembly Bill 276, sponsored by Republican Assemblymembers P.K. O’Neill and Jill Dickman, would make the threshold a moving target by tying it to inflation and the consumer price index.
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4 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
The Nevada Current’s small but mighty staff of five has so far covered dozens of bills introduced into the 2025 Legislative Session. If you’ve missed a story or two (or dozen) of them, we understand. (There. Is. A. Lot. Going. On.) Here’s a look at the bills that caught our eye and where they are, complete with links to our prior coverage. * Notes: Bills exempt from legislative deadlines are marked with an asterisk. Lead sponsors are listed in parentheses.
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4 weeks ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
Approximately a quarter of the 1,093 bills and resolutions introduced into the Nevada State Legislature’s 2025 Session are now considered dead after failing to meet a key deadline last week. Bills and resolutions had to pass out of a committee by Friday, which marked day 68 of the 120-day session; 281 did not. The remainder of the bills either did advance or are exempt from the deadlines.
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1 month ago | 
nevadacurrent.com | April Corbin Girnus |April Corbin
Two years ago, a first-come first-served process allowed one Florida group to hoover up every dollar of available funding for Nevada’s private school scholarship program, which led to a perceived budget shortfall and a contentious 12-hour legislative meeting. Now, Democratic Assemblymember Daniele Monroe-Moreno is sponsoring a bill aimed at addressing the administrative issues that led to that hubbub.
