Nevada Legislature
Nevada Department of Education | Standards
The Nevada legislature passed major education reform legislation during its 1997 and 1999 sessions. A major emphasis of this legislation was to create standards to help improve the academic achievement of Nevada's students. ... [Read More]
Visit some of Nevada's Historic buildings
a home for the Governor. Up until that time, most governors livedin their homes in or around Carson City and commuted to the state capitol to dotheir business. One of the reasons that it took so long to build a governor'smansion was because the legislature thought it might be seen as some sort ofaristocratic distinction. Perhaps that was a common notion as very few westernstates have a Governor's Mansion. ... [Read More]
Nevada, Division of Environmental Protection -- Regulations Page
NRS: The "Links" to NRS open individual pages for each major statute. These pages provide an index of the referenced statute with links that point directly to the statutes (in HTML format) contained on the Legislative Counsel Bureaus website , i.e., the Nevada State Legislature. ... As way of background, in Nevada, the Legislature meets every two years with the session starting in February of the odd numbered year (e.g. 2005) and ending around May or June. When NDEP proposed new regulations, which typically result from new legislations, federal mandates and program enhancements, the agency "processes" the regulations through a legal system involving the State Environmental Commission and the legal division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Once the regulations are adopted they are also listed on LCB's ... [Read More]
Reno Essay--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The birth of the Reno divorce colony can be traced to its first celebrity divorce in 1906, when the wife of the President of U.S. Steel, William Corey, came to Reno to obtain a divorce from her philandering husband. The event was scandalous and widely publicized. The waiting period for a Nevada divorce was a generous six months, except for a two-year period, when the residency requirement was increased to one year. In 1927, during a period of competition among several states for the migratory divorce trade, the Nevada legislature shortened the residency period to three months. This act boosted the industry and divorce-seekers flocked to Reno. In 1931, Nevada was beginning to feel the effects of the Great Depression, and seeing an economic opportunity, the Nevada legislature revised its divorce law once again. This time, it shortened the residency requirement to six weeks, thereby opening the divorce floodgates. During the 10 years between 1929 and 1939, more than 30,000 divorces were g ... [Read More]
Visit some of Nevada's Historic buildings
In 1861, Governor James Nye declared Carson City as the site for the FirstTerritorial Legislature. That legislature designated Carson City as the capitalof Nevada Territory, which was reaffirmed by the state's Constitution in 1864.Consequently, the legislature has always met in Carson City. But it has notalways met in the same building. ... The State Legislature ... Click here to visit Nevada State Legislature web site ... [Read More]
State of Nevada
In 1861, Governor James Nye declared Carson City as the site for the FirstTerritorial Legislature. That legislature designated Carson City as the capitalof Nevada Territory, which was reaffirmed by the state's Constitution in 1864.Consequently, the legislature has always met in Carson City. But it has notalways met in the same building. ... The First Territorial Legislature was held at Abraham Curry's Warm SpringsHotel, located east of Carson City where the State Prison now stands. Mr. Curryprovided the territorial legislators a rent-free room, divided by a canvaspartition; furnishings for the room and clean sawdust on the floor that servedas both carpet and spittoon; and transportation to downtown Carson City, some1-1/2 miles to the west, by a horse-drawn streetcar on wooden rails. ... [Read More]
Nevada State Athletic Commission - Home Page
In 1941, the Nevada Athletic Commission was established by an actof the Nevada legislature. Since that time, the Commission has regulatedprofessional unarmed combat (e.g., boxing, kickboxing and wrestling) in Nevada. The conduct and regulation of unarmed combat in Nevada are governed by NRSChapter 467, and are further clarified by the Regulations of the Commission(Chapter 467 of the Nevada Administrative Code). The Commission administersthe State laws and regulations governing unarmed combat for the protectionof the public and to ensure the health and safety of the contestants. ... [Read More]
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