By Eric Neugeboren and Sean Golonka The Nevada Independent More than 80 laws passed by the Legislature earlier this year will go into effect Jan. 1, including measures that restrict the use of solitary confinement in Nevada prisons and expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care and adults with autism. The group of the roughly 540 bills signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo … [Read more...]
Courts Can’t Tell Lawmakers to Hike Education Funding
An education advocacy group has filed suit on behalf of nine parents of Nevada public school children demanding that the courts force lawmakers to adequately fund K-12 education — declaring that the students “inhabit one of the lowest-rated and worst-performing state school systems in the United States.” The suit, filed in the 1st Judicial District Court in Carson City, by … [Read more...]