Michael Lyle

1 month ago | nevadacurrent.com | Michael Lyle

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo asked the Republican legislative caucus to block a bill that attempts to limit cash-rich corporate investors from purchasing large swaths of housing in Nevada, Republican state Sen. Ira Hansen said on Tuesday. State lawmakers passed several bills on Friday that seek to bolster tenant protections and make changes to the eviction system, many of which were based on similar proposals that were vetoed by Lombardo in 2023. Democratic state Sen.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Michael Lyle

Democratic state Sen. Dina Neal listens while her Republican colleague Ira Hansen explains he's reluctantly voting against her bill to limit hedge fund ownership of housing at Gov. Joe Lombardo's request. (Legislative stream screengrab)Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo asked the Republican legislative caucus to block a bill that attempts to limit cash-rich corporate investors from purchasing large swaths of housing in Nevada, Republican state Sen. Ira Hansen said on Tuesday.

1 month ago | nevadacurrent.com | Michael Lyle

It was not too long ago that some formerly incarcerated people didn’t always feel welcomed in the legislative process, said Jagada Chambers, co-director of the Mass Liberation Project. During the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Day at the Legislature earlier this month organizers, including those who have been previously incarcerated, were encouraged to make their voices heard […]

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Michael Lyle

(Photo: Getty Images)The state’s food banks are wary of legislation that seeks to allocate $5 million for a program proponents say is designed to reduce food insecurity and waste. “Until there is more data to demonstrate that this concept will increase access to food for our most vulnerable neighbors, we are concerned that this approach could disrupt an established, high-performing food rescue system,” Beth Martino, the CEO of Three Square wrote in a March 27 letter opposing the proposal.

1 month ago | rgj.com | Michael Lyle

Michael LyleNevada CurrentRepublican Gov. Joe Lombardo is one of only a few Republican governors who didn’t sign a letter sent to Donald Trump offering heaping praise and “united” support of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”House Republicans early Thursday passed their version the massive budget reconciliation bill that would slash Medicaid, food assistance and other programs while extending 2017 tax cuts and increasing spending on immigration enforcement.