Lombardo vetoes $7 billion state budget bill

Carson City Stalemate

After signing three of the five state budget bills into law — including a historically large school funding measure — Gov. Joe Lombardo last night vetoed the fourth. Known as “the Appropriations Act,” it authorizes some $7 billion in spending, but Lombardo was critical of some of its provisions. The veto, a rarity in Nevada history, leaves the Legislature with little time to craft a compromise. The fifth major bill, authorizing capital improvements, remains stuck in the state Senate. [Nevada Independent]

GOP: Let Us Do Caucus!

Nevada Republicans are suing the state because they’d rather caucus for their presidential candidates than conduct a primary, as is now mandated after a 2021 law change. (What’s the diff? Read this.) Among other concerns, the party appears to worry that Democrats will quickly reregister as Republicans in order to mess with the selection process. [Review-Journal]

No Drag at Nellis

A Pride Month drag show scheduled at Nellis Air Force Base has been halted. It seems the secretary of defense has determined that such displays of playful inclusivity aren’t appropriate in a military setting — though previous Nellis drag shows have gone off without issues. [KLAS]

• Also: 🏳️‍⚧️ The fate of trans protection bills in this legislative session is one pressing topic discussed in today’s Friday news roundup.[City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

Meet a Snake-Handling Preacher

No, not one of those hillbilly-sect pastors — Tim Agnello has a (free) side hustle helping locals remove rattlesnakes from their yards. A pastor at Henderson's Mosaic Church, this lifelong herpetology fan says he gets three or four calls a day once the weather warms up. [KVVU]

🌈 Here’s a partial rundown of local Pride Month events.

👩‍🎨 First Friday | Today | 5-11 p.m.

June’s edition of the monthly art walk will feature lots of artists painting outdoors. [Arts District, free]

🪤 ‘Dismayland: Tales from the Park’ | Thursday-Sunday | Various times

From theater impresario Troy Heard comes a bracing set of 10 playlets and monologues reveling in the dark side of Disney. Leave the kids at home! [Majestic Repertory Theatre, $30]

🎻 Yunior Lopez and Friends | Saturday | 2 p.m.

The violinist and conductor gathers some classical music friends for an afternoon of chamber music. [Sahara West Library, free]

🎸 Mercy Music, Brake Check, Sweet Gloom | Saturday | 9-11:30 p.m.

Local bands raise the roof! [Red Dwarf, Maryland & Vegas Valley, no cover]

🎭 ‘Choir Boy’ | Saturday-Monday | Various times

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s drama about a musical prodigy who must navigate the social dynamics of an exclusive prep school as a young, gay, Black man. [Vegas Theatre Company, Arts District, $40]

🛍️ Market in the Alley | Sunday | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Small businesses and local creatives sell their wares. [The Uncommons, Rainbow & the 215, free admission]

🏳️‍🌈 Reception for ‘The Light Within’ | Sunday | 1-3 p.m.

A multidisciplinary exhibit in support of The Trevor Project’s goal to prevent suicide among LGTBQIA youth. [summerlin Library, free]

• Context: Why does Nevada have such dismal youth mental-health services? [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

😋 Fish, Cheese, and Wine | Sunday | 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The Tinned Fish Club of Las Vegas — talk about things you didn’t know existed! — is “breaking all the rules” by joining fish, cheese, AND WINE in one sitting. Mass hysteria! Your entry fee buys you four guided pairings (triplings?). [Valley Cheese & Win, Henderson, $48]

Trans Laws, Free Parking, and Mindlessly Destructive Robots

It’s Friday news-roundup time. Here’s what the podcast team is talking about today: (1) the state of transgender-protection bills in the Legislature; (2) free locals parking at the Strat, and why Las Vegans are so passionate about not paying to leave their cars somewhere; (3) BattleBots!