Education, health care among budget priorities for Nevada legislative leadership
NEWS: Legislators face an estimated $500,000,000 shortfall compared to the 2019 legislative session.
and last updated 2021-01-25 10:08:23-05
CARSON CITY (KTNV) â The Nevada Legislature will meet in one week in Carson City to begin the 2021 legislative session, and party leadership in both chambers face major challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Gov. Steve Sisolak s budget proposal, the Nevada Legislature will have to trim an estimated $500 million from the state s multi-billion dollar budget compared with the 2019 legislative session.
Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson will lead the Democratic majority in tackling the shortfall and establishing policy. But without a supermajority, they will have to reach out to and work with Republican Senate Minority Leader James Settelmeyer and Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus to accomplish any
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) The Nevada Legislature will limit access to the public when lawmakers convene next month to confront the coronavirus pandemic and rebalance the state budget. Legislative Counsel Bureau Director Brenda Erdoes announced Thursday that only lawmakers, staff and a small number of reporters will be allowed in the building initially. The rules, Erdoes said in a statement, were designed to adhere to the state's COVID-19.
Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, D-Las Vegas, and Minority Leader Robin Titus, R-Wellington, issued a joint statement Saturday making clear they strongly oppose any violent or criminal activity by elected officials. “Nevada families deserve representatives who.