Nevada Legislature

Get ready to hear more about Education Savings Accounts, marijuana, conjugal visits and antler dealers when lawmakers head back to Carson City early next year.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s trade mission to Africa concluded on Friday in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa. Durban, also known as eThekwini Municipality, is home to the largest and busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa.

CARSON CITY — In a statewide effort to combat school violence and bullying, every school in Nevada is now interconnected into the SafeVoice Communications Center, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to the Nevada Department of Education.

The 15th Annual Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival in Carson City continued Sunday with outdoor performances on the Capitol Plaza complex between the Nevada Legislature and the Nevada State Capitol Building Sunday evening.

CARSON CITY — Beneath the canopy of quaking aspen groves in the high desert of Nevada can be found an outdoor art gallery and a glimpse of Basque history in the American West.

ACCRA, GHANA — Highlighted by a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo, the successful first leg of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s trade mission to Africa wrapped up in Ghana on Sunday.

A wildlife bill supported by the Nevada Department of Wildlife is now before both houses of Congress. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act recommends crucial funding for conservation of those fish and wildlife species in greatest need across the country.

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) has awarded a total of $3.7 million in grant funds from the state's Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence to organizations statewide, including the Carson City-based Advocates to End Domestic Violence(AEDV), which topped the list of rural county recipients with a grant totaling $89,824.

On the morning of July 13, between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m., a 2016 grey Vespa scooter was stolen from the Sedway Office Building parking lot of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City. The parking lot was under surveillance and the Legislative Police have provided surveillance footage to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development board approved applications for five businesses, that will create 103 new jobs and make nearly $119 million in capital investments in Douglas, Washoe, Humboldt and Clark counties.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Thursday that five Carson City area programs will receive nearly $442,000 in community development block grants.

PAMPLONA, SPAIN — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joined the President Uxue Barkos of the Historic Community of Navarre on Wednesday to sign a memo of understanding between the state and the province on collaboration in economic development. The signing was preceded by a meeting with the National Center for Renewable Energies to share policies, initiatives, projects and best practices regarding the development and use of renewable energy.

Three staff members from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development have been promoted, Executive Director Paul Anderson announced Wednesday. The staffers are Matthew Moore, Melanie Sheldon and Mariah Heriman.

Jack's Bar, an iconic building that has been at the corner of Fifth and Carson streets since 1899, has new ownership and a new lease on life.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month nationwide and throughout Nevada. In Carson City, volunteers recently planted hundreds of blue and silver pinwheels on the front lawn of the Nevada Legislature to bring awareness to child abuse across the Silver State.

National cable and satellite television network C-SPAN is returning to the Nevada state capital this Wednesday and Thursday, April 11-12 to engage the community through interactive demonstrations of its public service resources, a C-SPAN press release said.

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development opened a public comment period Thursday for its new Opportunity Zones program designed to spur private investment in neighborhoods.

Help us celebrate happy childhoods.

Prevent Child Abuse Nevada and Advocates to End Domestic Violence invite you to join us on the front lawn of the Nevada Legislature building on April 6 from 12-1 p.m. to celebrate 2018 Pinwheels for Prevention.

UPDATE: 11:25AM: The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA) has voted unanimously to close Argent Preparatory Academy of Carson City at the end of its 2017-18 school year, a motion carried by the SPCSA Board said.
Students, parents, faculty and staff of Argent Preparatory Academy left the hearing room, some in tears.
Students could be heard saying, "I don't know what I'm going to do now."
Recommendation of the SPCSA is to close Argent Preparatory Academy at the end of its 2018 summer session this August.

Northern Nevada veterans will have the opportunity this coming weekend to speak out about issues and concerns important to them during a Nevada Veterans Legislative Symposium.

MASON VALLEY — Nevada Division of State Parks is the recipient of a $1 million federal grant award through the National Park Service’s Land and Water Conservation Fund to develop Nevada's newest state park, the Walker River State Recreation Area.

Carson High School is exceeding the state average among students who have not only taken college-level Advanced Placement courses, but have excelled in AP exam scores, according figures released Wednesday by the Nevada Department of Education and recently by the Carson City School District.

UPDATE: 8:00PM: NV Energy reports 78 customers in downtown Carson City remain without power at this hour. Electricity is expected to be restored by 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, the utilities company said.
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A power outage has been reported in the area of Roop and Robinson Streets, where the lights of the traffic signal at that intersection are reported to be out in all directions, according to Carson City Emergency Dispatch.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Business and Industry Director C.J. Manthe announced that the Nevada Division of Insurance has been named the Department’s 2017 Agency of the Year.

CARSON CITY — History enthusiasts who missed November’s sold out Frances Humphrey Lecture on the future of Stewart Indian School have a second chance this Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Nevada State Museum.

The Carson City District Attorney’s office will lead a Youth and Family Service Symposium at the Nevada Legislature Feb. 1-2, 2018. According to the D.A.’s office, the purposes of the event are to:

CARSON CITY — The sight of school buses outside Nevada’s seven State museums has become less common in the years since the Great Recession hit in 2007 as school districts dealing with tight budgets cut spending on field trips and their related transportation costs.

When Stewart Indian School was established in 1890 on the outskirts of Carson City, it was one of the first 25 of hundreds of boarding schools set up around the nation with a mission to assimilate American Indian children into mainstream culture.

After four years, the Nevada Department of Agriculture is terminating its cooperative agreement with the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign.

Sena Loyd, who will mark four years in January as director of the Carson City Library, was named Nevada’s Librarian of the Year.