Legislature

Are you looking for a good time tonight? You’ve come to the right place. Whether it’s live music, comedy, karaoke, swing dancing, or the monthly World Dance Open Floor performance, Carson City has something for everyone. The inaugural Cinderella Father-Daughter Dance is at Carson High School tonight, so grab your favorite princess(es) and enjoy a night of magic.

FRIDAY:

• Capital City Farm Days Celebrates All Things Agriculture at Fuji Park (8am-2pm; free, open to the public)
• Final Day of ’Second Skin’ by artist Sarah Lillegard at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• Last Day to get $12 Vouchers for the Reno Aces vs. Albuquerque game Sunday at Mark Twain Elementary School, 2111 Carriage Crest Drive

Assemblyman Randy Kirner, R-Reno, told the Nevada Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday putting new public workers into a hybrid 401k style plan, instead of the current PERS system, would benefit employees ...

A bill moving through the Nevada Legislature would allow juries in lawsuits about taxicab crashes to consider whether a passenger was wearing a seatbelt. The Senate Transportation Committee held ......

This National High Five Day I’m throwing out a virtual high five to the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension for putting on this year’s Capital City Farm Days at Fuji Park. 4-H is alive and well in our region, and rightfully so. Agriculture is a huge part of what makes this state great. The program is geared toward school-children, but is open to the public today and tomorrow if you want to learn more about ranching and farming in our region.

THURSDAY:

• Jewish Community Leadership Day at the Legislature
• Capital City Farm Days Celebrates All Things Agriculture at Fuji Park (8am-2pm; free, open to the public)
• Half Price for Everyone in the Outdoor Pools at the Carson Hot Springs

Assemblyman Randy Kirner, R-Reno, told the Nevada Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday putting new public workers into a hybrid 401k style plan, instead of the current PERS system, would benefit employees ...

What’s up, Carson City? Hopefully you’ve got your taxes wrapped up for the year. If you’ve left it until the last moment, you can get them filed online or head to the post office until 5 p.m.; for those who need a last minute postmark, the Reno Main Post Office at 2000 Vassar Street will accept tax returns for postmarking up to 12 midnight.

WEDNESDAY: Tax Day

• Oral Health Awareness Day at the Legislature
• Customer Appreciation Month: free glazed donut with medium drink at Dunkin Donuts
• ‘The Observation and Conclusion’ by artist Joseph Watson at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building

A total of 246 bills were listed as dead last weekbecause they failed to get out of committee.Friday was the deadline for bills to pass out of committee in the house where they originated.That is fully a quarter — 24....

A bill that would impose a cooling-off period for state lawmakers in Nevada who want to become paid contract lobbyists at the Legislature won unanimous approval in the Assembly on Tuesday and now heads to the Senate....

This Tuesday is a day for celebrating. You can choose to celebrate Library Week with a look at an amazing collection of old west memorabilia. Cake awaits at the fourteenth anniversary program of Mile High Jazz at Comma Coffee, in addition to some great musicians and vocalists. Or help Youth Theater Carson City celebrate the end of their third season of performances with a fun-filled night of entertainment, raffles, awards and more at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Community Center.

• TUESDAY:
• Williams Street Entrance to Mills Park closed
• Customer Appreciation Month: free small iced tea today at Dunkin Donuts
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)

NV Energy offers several incentive programs for consumers to purchase energy-saving appliances and other electrical equipment, but a bill that encouraged the utility to ......

Here’s a roundup of bills you may not have heard of that either passed or failed to pass the first big deadline of the 2015 Legislature....

A proposal to allow Nevada pet owners to administer marijuana to sick animals with veterinarians’ permission has died after its sponsor said it became “a distraction.”...

Two proposed constitutional changes to Nevada's minimum wage will not go forward. SJR 6 and SJR 8 would have changed Nevada's constitutionally required minimum wage but both ......

It’s National Library Week. The Carson City Library has much to offer: employment resources, business services, a learning center, plenty of books, dvds, and periodicals, a youth center, and a Digitorium with fun technology. If you head over to the Friends of the Library’s Browser’s Corner Book Store today, you’ll stumble across more than great used books to buy. Today is their one year anniversary, so you’ll get a free book and some refreshments.

MONDAY:

• Jobs for America’s Graduates Day AND Nevada Libraries Special Day at the Legislature
• National Library Week: First Anniversary Party at Friends of the Library’s Browsers’ Corner Book Store: 711 E. Washington (9am-6pm; all day refreshments and coupons)

Here is this week's Carson City area road report for the week of April 13-19: On Monday, April 13, and Tuesday, April 14, Oxoby Loop, the entrance to Mills Park and the Community Center from William Street, will be closed due to paving as part of an ongoing water main project.

A total of 246 bills were listed as dead Friday because they failed to get out of committee.Friday was the deadline for bills to pass out of committee in the house where they originated.That is fully a quarter — 24.7 ...

Friday marked a significant hurdle in the Legislature. Any bill that hasn't passed out of a committee of origin goes to the gallows of the 2015 session, taking to the chopping block hundreds of proposed laws. Some call it graveyard day and others call it ......

Four bills that critics said would hamper public access to government information either failed or were substantially weakened Friday on a Nevada legislative deadline for committee action on measures....

Dallas Ramsey, (red hat), pastor for A Voice in the Wilderness Church in Reno, leads a Good Friday walk from the north side of Carson City to the Legislature Building.

Panel vets bill requiring parental notification for abortionDoctors would be required to notify a girl’s parents before performing an abortion on a minor if a bill discussed by Nevada lawmakers becomes law. The Assemb...

Panel OKs bill allowing governments to not work with unionsA Nevada committee has passed two Republican-backed bills affecting public employee retirement payouts and allowing local governments to opt out of collecti...

We are now 100 days into the year 2015; where does the time go? Hopefully, with help from my list, you've spent it exploring the food, drink, music, theater, art, museums, and outdoor fun stuff that Carson City has to offer. Let me tell you, there’s plenty of fun to come! Tonight, you can check out Mo’z Motley Blues at the Brewery Arts Center or the Whitehats at Westside Pour House. It’s also opening night for the kids of Youth Theater Carson City: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is at the Community Center at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY:

• Carson School District Spring Break
• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• ’Second Skin’ by artist Sarah Lillegard at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)

Well before Republicans fired off a volley of legislation this year to weaken Nevada’s weapon laws, this gun-loving state already had a reputation for loose firearm restrictions. And now, the recent GOP takeover of the Legislature has sparked life into more than 10 measures that could make it even ...

An Assembly committee has passed a bill that would designate more Nevada elected offices as nonpartisan. The Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee voted 6-4 on Thursday to approve AB320, which was sp...

Nevada lawmakers have advanced a proposal to keep non-citizens off the voter rolls. The Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee passed AB459 on Thursday in a 6-4 vote. The bill sets up a process of cro...

Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, told fellow members of Senate Finance on Thursday the bill putting $500,000 into cloud seeding efforts this coming biennium is vital because of the drought.“We already recognize that, a...

A bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their life will not be heard in the Nevada Legislature and will die without a hearing, a committee chairman and a sponsor of the bill said Thursday....

The weekend quickly approaches, but the fun won’t wait. Belt out a few tunes with karaoke at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar, or smoke-free karaoke at the Feisty Goat Pub. ‘Live, Love, Lavish’ with local favorites, Lavish Green, at a special performance at Carson Cigar Co. tonight. Take a look at the whole list: there’s something for everyone.

THURSDAY:

• Last Day to RSVP for Carson City Leisure Hour Club April 15, with speaker Brian Crane (aka “Mr. Pickles”), nationally recognized syndicated cartoonist (Call Dorothy Link at 775-885-2542 to make your reservation. Reservations for buffet dinner are required.)
• Carson School District Spring Break
• Museum Advocacy Day at the Legislature

A Nevada Assembly panel has unanimously approved a bill extending the state’s statute of limitations on sexual assault cases. The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to approve AB212 on Wednesday. The proposal now move...

Freshman U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy brought his ideals of small government and fiscal restraint to the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that he will work in Congress to limit federal regulation on business and industry....