The campaign to raise $6 million in scholarships for the first class of students at the proposed UNLV medical school was supposed to last the rest of the year.

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill that authorizes $27 million for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine and aims to take a bite out of the state's chronic doctor shortage.

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill Thursday that authorizes $27 million for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine, a project that could take a bite out of a doctor shortage that's exacerbated by a growing, aging population and health care reform laws.

Thursday, Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law SB 514 granting the medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas almost $27 million.

One argument often heard in the drive to open a medical school at UNLV is the need for more doctors in Southern Nevada.

As Nevada’s education leaders began preparing to implement sweeping changes to the state’s public school system, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed several bills to modernize what and how students learn in the Silver State.

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill on Thursday that will provide funds for a public medical school in Las Vegas.

Gov. Brian Sandoval is scheduled to sign a bill that authorizes $27 million for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine and aims to take a bite out of the state’s chronic doctor shortage.

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed a bill that represents a major investment in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Southern Nevada.

Governor Brian Sandoval toured the the Las Vegas valley Thursday signing several bills into law including ones that guarantee NHP troopers will wear body cameras and ensuring more resources are available for schools with at-risk students.

As the 2015 regular session of the Nevada Legislature closed down Monday night, an often-heard word to describe the session was "historic."