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Here’s where major bills stand at the end of Nevada’s legislative session

4 days ago | thenevadannews.com | Naoka Foreman

As the clock ran out on Nevada’s 120-day legislative session, high-profile measures like a film tax credit and Assembly Bill 238, which would have introduced $1.4 billion in public subsidies to help fund a film studio in Summerlin, were left on the legislature’s cutting room floor, collapsing in the final hours. But a controversial voter ID bill that nonprofit leaders deplored still stands. Introduced by Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager in the hopes of reaching a compromise with Gov.
Rural Nevada Constituents Backed Trump. His Reforms Could Hit Them Hardest

1 week ago | thenevadannews.com | Naoka Foreman

Though House Republicans voted just last week on a budget proposal that shrinks safety-net programs, rural towns like Pahrump, Nevada, have already experienced federal services disappear.
Trump’s first 100 days in office have left these Nevadans ‘frightened’

1 month ago | thenevadannews.com | Naoka Foreman

During and after his victorious campaign for president last year, Donald Trump vowed to make America great again, boost the economy, and lower prices.
Vegas immigration attorney says Trump administration 'does not respect the rule of law'

1 month ago | thenevadannews.com | Naoka Foreman

A Las Vegas immigration attorney says the White House’s deportation actions circumvent due process, violating the Constitution and threatening the authority of federal and district court judges. Hardeep Sull was born in Canada to parents who immigrated from India. She later settled in Las Vegas to practice immigration and international law and launched a firm called Sull and Associates.
Plainclothes ICE agents in Las Vegas? Advocates say don’t panic-prepare.

1 month ago | thenevadannews.com | Naoka Foreman

On the same day that Republican President Donald Trump announced that US citizens suspected of violent crimes could soon join deported immigrants sent from the US to a mega prison in El Salvador, the Nevada Immigration Coalition (NIC) warned of increased ICE activity in Southern Nevada, adding to a chilling moment in modern US history.
Bill would let immigrant parents to designate legal guardians for kids if they're deported

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

Assembly Bill 460 would create a legal process that authorizes a parent or guardian to pre-designate another person to act as a child’s primary caretaker in the event they are separated from the child due to a federal immigration order. Nevada state lawmakers are considering a new proposal that would allow noncitizens to nominate a legal guardian for minors, a measure that advocates say is designed to protect vulnerable children amid a surge in deportations under President Donald Trump.
AOC and Bernie Sanders urge Democrats to fight harder during stop in North Las Vegas

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

At a time when Democratic leadership faces pressure to push back on Donald Trump’s agenda, progressive leaders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders say grassroots activism has never been more important. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t necessarily care if you voted for the Democratic party in last November’s election — or even if you voted for Donald Trump.
Trump administration investigating UNLV over diversity efforts

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

UNLV is the only Nevada institution under investigation, but several universities in neighboring states were also included in the probe. Nevada’s largest public university is under investigation by the Trump administration for its efforts to bolster diversity among Ph.D students, the US Department of Education announced Friday.
Nevada officials, veterans worry VA cuts could impact access to healthcare and other benefits

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

VA branches that cover Nevada, which is home to more than 200,000 veterans, employ a combined roughly 4,800 full-time employees and complete more than one million healthcare visits each year — leaving some worried that any cuts to the agency will impact their wellbeing.
Nevada Congressman introduces bill to eliminate taxes on tips, abolish subminimum wage

Feb 20, 2025 | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

A new proposal from the Democratic congressman seeks to go beyond Trump’s campaign promise of cutting taxes on tips by also eliminating the subminimum wage, which allows some workers to be paid as low as $2.13 per hour. Amid a national push to eliminate federal taxes on tipped income, Nevada Democratic US Rep. Steven Horsford is making a renewed push for legislation that would outlaw the practice of paying tipped workers below the federal minimum wage.