Nevada Politics

Early voting is over, only 9 percent of voters have cast ballots in the Las Vegas mayor's race, so Carolyn Goodman is bringing in her not-so-secret weapon: Oscar Goodman.
In a new piece, the former mayor goes after Councilman Stavros Anthony as being essentially a mute when King Oscar was there and ...

Senate Republicans pushed legislation through the upper house Friday opponents say weakens overtime laws and takes money away from those making the lowest hourly wages in Nevada.SB193 changes the rules for workers at ...

The Nevada Senate on Friday gave unanimous approval to a bill designed to put some performance requirements on companies that get tax breaks for economic development projects.SB74 makes a variety of changes to the cur...

The Nevada Senate on Friday approved a bill designed to increase transparency in local government collective bargaining agreements.SB158 requires collective bargaining agreements be posted publicly for all to see for ...

The Las Vegas Township Constable’s Office kept spotty financial records and had weak safeguards in place under then Constable John Bonaventura, a Clark County audit determined after scrutinizing the operation during his waning days in office....

A bill that would permit Nevada cities and counties to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection was endorsed Friday by North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee....

Political staffers reporting for duty at the Brooklyn headquarters that will house Hillary Clinton’s anticipated presidential campaign will find a neighborhood known for its waterfront skyline views, top-notch private schools and historic real estate....

Nevada senators have passed a proposal increasing the state's minimum wage and modifying how overtime hours are calculated. Senators voted 11-9 on party lines to approve SB193 on Friday. The bill ......

State child welfare agencies had faced large finanical penalties after a 2009 report citing major problems....

A Republican-backed bill to overhaul Nevada’s overtime law and raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour was approved Friday by the state Senate on a party-line vote....

Nevada lawmakers are dropping two bills that would enact religious protections into state law that opponents criticized as opening the door for discrimination. Republican ......

Sponsors of the bill in Carson City say outrage and a boycott call following passage of a similar law in Indiana have dampened their desire for legislation seen by many as enabling discrimination...

Nevada lawmakers are scheduled to review a bill Friday that would allow students to apply for the portion of state funds designated for their public education and use it to pay for tuition at private schools. Republican Sen. Scott Hammond is sponsoring SB302, which would ......

The rainbow flag, a symbol of gay rights, flies prominently on the Visit Indy website and Indiana’s Republican Governor Mike Pence personally phoned the head of a Seattle company that gathers 56,000 gaming nerds in the heartland each year....

Nevada’s boutique distilleries would be able to sell more of their bottled spirits directly to consumers and offer twice as many shots per customer at tastings under a bill amended and approved Friday by a Nevada Senate committee....

With the clock ticking on his remaining time in the Senate, Harry Reid is adding to momentum to ban online gaming. Along with supporters such as Sheldon Adelson, Reid ......

Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, told fellow members of Senate Finance on Thursday the bill putting $500,000 into cloud seeding efforts this coming biennium is vital because of the drought.“We already recognize that, a...

County officials turned out on Thursday to protest legislation that would hit them with at least $1.3 million a year in costs to care for mentally incompetent offenders housed at Lakes Crossing.Lakes is the state’s hi...

The Senate on Thursday passed Sen. Don Gustavson’s bill raising the maximum allowable speed limit in Nevada from 75 to 80 mph.Gustavson has tried repeatedly in several previous sessions to get a bill raising the maxim...

Getting Sen. Harry Reid on his show was quite a coup, but then “State of Nevada” producer Joe Schoenmann got a telephone call from President Obama....

President Barack Obama made his first presidential visit to Utah on Thursday, leaving him one state short of touching down in all 50 while in office. The only state he hasn't been to is ......

A measure intended to capture more sales tax in Nevada from out-of-state retailers was approved by a Senate committee Thursday....

Statewide, Nevada’s unemployment rate was pretty much flat in February at a seasonally adjusted 7.1 percent.Seasonal adjustments are designed to take into account such things as the influx of students seeki...

Statewide gaming win was down a percent in February to $916.1 million.Churchill County reported a flat month, $1.48 million, with no real change from a year ago. While slot play was up nearly a percent, gaming win fel...

Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill requiring more online sellers to collect and pay sales taxes ......

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to help low-income students attend private school by offering tax credits to businesses that donate to a scholarship fund sailed through a Senate committee Thursday on a party-line vote....

Nevada Democrats are proposing a bill giving businesses tax credits for donating to early childhood education programs ......

Two voter ID measures moved out of the Nevada Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee on Thursday without a recommendation....

The Nevada Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would make background checks on private gun sales voluntary and available free of charge....

Hillaryclinton.org bears the likely Democratic presidential candidate’s name, but she would not want supporters to go there: some cyber security experts said this week the site contains malicious software....