Gov. Joe Lombardo has appointed a deputy city attorney for Reno to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, according to a Wednesday announcement.

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Chandeni Sendall, who in 2015 joined the civil division of the city of Reno attorney’s office, will replace Brittnie Watkins, who announced earlier this month that she would not seek reappointment to the full-time three-member board that evaluates and makes recommendations on gaming license applications for consideration by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

In this week’s edition of Behind the Bar, we dive into the recent budget hearings and whether per-pupil funding will drop.

Permanent teacher pay raises, state investments in housing and measures to strengthen criminal penalties for theft and drug violations. That and much more was part of Governor Joe Lombardo’s State of

Nevada Democrats are calling on Governor Joe Lombardo to query President Trump on his ordering of a federal spending freeze.

I just came here because I wanted to thank the people of Nevada for giving us such a big win,” President Donald Trump said at a rally Saturday.

Gov. Joe Lombardo laid out his agenda for the upcoming legislative session Wednesday in his State of the State address and called on lawmakers of both parties to be responsive

Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said the governor’s proposed budget has “major structural issues” that make it unworkable and unsustainable.

Nevada's constitution requires lawmakers to pass a balanced budget. The senate leader said Lombardo's proposal would not meet that requirement and needs to be significantly rewritten. She said the governor's office will have to submit "major amendments" by the close of business on Jan. 29.

In a video and news release on Tuesday, employees shared that the process will be a point of pride to show what the state’s public lands are all about. Nevadans enjoy the opportunity to chop down their own Christmas tree from designated areas within the national forest starting Nov. 1 each year, with a $5 permit.

The change marks an important symbolic victory for the Nevada GOP, less than three months after winning a presidential election in the Silver State for the first time since 2004.