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Today is the final day for the 76th regular session of the Nevada Legislature, as lawmakers hurry to finish up work on a number of bills before time runs out.

It has been a session that has seen acrimony and record protests as legislators struggle to deal with the state's lagging economy. In the end, it was a Nevada Supreme Court decision that paved the way for a compromise between Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval and Democrats who control both houses of the legislature.

You can keep up with the happenings on this final day on our Live Updates page, or the live video feed from the legislature.

A Carson City man was jailed Sunday morning after allegedly trying to hit a woman with his car, and then eluding officers near Russell Way and Northridge.

According to the arrest report, Anthony Todd Martin, 30, was also found in possession of burglary tools, equipment used for syphoning gasoline, drug paraphernalia, a prescription drug that didn't belong to the suspect, and a cache of jewelry that matched the description of items listed as stolen in a string of recent burglaries in the area.

The Supreme Court made a last minute attempt Sunday to exempt their staff from the unclassified pay bill.Ben Graham made the request on behalf of Chief Justice Michael Douglas to remove the court's...

Lawmakers have approved two bills designed to revamp how the university system is funded in the future.Senate Bill 374 creates a study of the current funding formulas used by lawmakers and the Neva...

Lawmakers Sunday finished the major pieces needed to implement the budget.The Assembly took final legislative action on the Authorizations Act, Capital Improvement Projects bill and pay bill, th...

CARSON CITY – A controversial bill that would let stand-alone bars and taverns that allow smoking by their adult-only customers to also serve food won approval in the Assembly today and now heads to the Senate with only one day remaining in the session.

When it comes to immigration reform, my friend and fellow columnist Ty Cobb Sr. got it right last month when he wrote that U.S. immigration policy should be designed to attract the best and the bri...

Ask Gary Powers to pinpoint what went wrong during the 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack baseball season and he immediately goes back to late February and early March."It was devastating and demoralizing," the...

RENO - All-star games are usually fun for the participants for. It gives them a chance to meet and get to know players they face during the regular season.Such was the case at Saturday's Nevada Bas...

The Nevada Bullets improved to 6-0 on the season with a 8-3 win over the Butte Sabres on Saturday afternoon at Western Nevada College in a nonleague summer collegiate baseball game.Nevada goes for ...

The Carson City Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee meets Monday to prioritize and make a recommendation to the Redevelopment authority regarding special event funding for the fiscal year 20...

Gov. Brian Sandoval has agreed to revive the bill he vetoed that would have allowed school districts to use bond reserves for repair and maintenance projects.Carson School District Superintenden...

The five bills necessary to implement the budget and end the 2011 Legislative session began moving through the Legislature Saturday.They are the K-12 education bill, the Appropriations and Autho...

John Howitt, a respiratory therapist and owner of Accellence Home Medical in Reno, says it's not unusual for a patient in Susanville to call, asking for his help."I'll hop in my plane and go," s...

The Downtown Business Association's Legends of the West Bike & Car Fest will fill the streets of downtown today and Sunday as locals and visitors enjoy vendors and activities.Due to this Spring Ral...

Wow! Memorial Day weekend was one of fantastic finishes. Although the Monaco F1 race ended on a predictable note, the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 most certainly did not. Sebastian Vettel continued ...

Rory Reid has agreed to pay a $25,000 administrative fine after an investigation into his use of political action committees to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into his failed gubernatorial...

Carson City has the most robust water conservation plan of all the 12 water users in the Carson River Watershed, city officials learned this week.A two-year study is under way for developing a regi...

By Steven R. Lasco
As many of you know, May is National Bike Month. Here in Carson City, several events and rides were held, capped by Bike To Work Week from May 16-20 and the celebration on the 20th outside the Firkin & Fox. As reported, about 150 people came by to visit, enjoy others’ bikes, and get a chance to win a raffle prize. The Nevada Legislature passed two bills in its current session that benefit cyclists (see sidebar below).

CARSON CITY – A bill proposing reforms to Nevada’s construction defects law was called inadequate today in a hearing before the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
John Madole, representing the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors, told the panel the best option would be to not proceed with Assembly Bill 401, proposed by Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas.

(AP) - Developers are making a last-minute pitch to lawmakers for authority to create elaborate arena and event complexes they say will transform Nevada city centers.Senate Revenue and Assembly Tax...

Carson City investigators are looking into a suspected check fraud ring in which a group of people have been cashing stolen checks at casinos and check-cashing businesses in Carson City.According t...

During a ceremony to announce the completion of a 60,000-square-foot array of solar panels at Seeliger Elementary School, Superintendent Richard Stokes advised students to take note of its signific...