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The Nugget Casino Resort will host its 21st Star Spangled Sparks Fireworks show on July 4. There will also be food vendors and craft booths.

Emergency gun bill passes committee despite bipartisan opposition May 24, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, right, speaks with Secretary of the Senate Claire Clift on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 during the third day of the 32nd Special Session of the Legislature in Carson City. (Pool Photo by David Calvert/Nevada Independent) Share Nevada’s Senate and Assembly Judiciary committees in a joint session on Saturday, May 22, approved of a bill that would allow casinos to prohibit firearms on their properties—despite bipartisan opposition that far outweighed support for the bill. Senate...

Police reforms, education funding revamp survive late-stage deadline at Nevada Legislature Reno-Gazette-Journal 2 hrs ago James DeHaven, Reno Gazette Journal Efforts to overhaul Nevada’s school funding formula and limit no-knock warrants survived another major deadline at the Legislature, where lawmakers on Friday coolly and quickly culled dozens of bills from a stack of legislation set for a final vote over the next two weeks. Death penalty opponents, who have spent decades trying to end capital punishment in Nevada, were not amused. The Nevada ACLU issued a searing state...

Nevada lawmakers vote to restore pandemic Medicaid cuts May 15, 2021 In this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo members of the Nevada Assembly on the third day of the 31st Special Session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Nev. Lawmakers restored $49 million for “optional” Medicaid programs that the federal government lets states choose whether to fund, including programs for prosthetics and behavioral health. David Calvert/The Nevada Independent via AP, Pool ( Robert Davis) — Nevada lawmakers voted this week to restore last year’s cuts made to Medicaid to balance the...

Opposed by landlord groups, tenant protections bill stalls out in Assembly 0share This story was originally published by Nevada Current. When asked if the legislation bolstering tenant protections was dead, bill sponsor state Sen. Julia Ratti said “it looks that way.” Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui said Wednesday thatSenate Bill 218, which would have mandated a three-day grace period before charging late fees on rent, puts stipulations on when landlords can collect rental application fees and limits hidden fees associated with rentals, would not be getting a hearing. Assemblywom...