Nevada Politics

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) of Carson City announced he’s cosponsoring the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, S.683, to ensure states, like Nevada,...

The chief justice of Nevada’s Supreme Court told lawmakers Wednesday without legislative action, the court will run out of money and be forced to shut down May 1.Justice Jim Hardesty said the court is looking at a 10 ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s much anticipated tax plan was introduced in the Nevada Senate late Wednesday.Senate Bill 252, a bill more than 200 pages long, was referred to the Revenue and Economic Development Committee for a...

The North Las Vegas city manager told the city’s six human resources employees Wednesday she is considering outsourcing their jobs....

Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., talked about the importance of constructing Interstate 11 and promoting Nevada’s commercial drone testing efforts in remarks Wednesday to the Legislature....

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus weighed in on the statewide education funding debate in a speech she gave to the Legislature Wednesday, urging lawmakers to “to not miss the chance” to ......

Backers of a measure to hike Nevada’s minimum wage to $15 an hour said Wednesday the move would elevate workers out of poverty and reduce demands for public assistance, while critics countered it would shrink the availability of entry-level jobs and harm the economy....

Clark County officials are planning a $1.18 billion general fund budget balanced with a eye toward keeping costs down at the detention center and University Medical Center....

A Nevada senator is proposing a constitutional amendment to nearly double the state's minimum wage to ......

A new national poll shows a bipartisan majority of American voters support the Obama administration’s new Cuba policy and would like to see an end to the 50-year-old economic embargo against the communist-ruled island....

The board of directors Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance today voted to endorse “in concept” the idea of transforming the state’s business license fee into a progressive fee based on gross receipts....

A bill, co-sponsored by Nevada’s Dean Heller, would recognize state medical marijuana programs and free patients from fear of federal punishment....

The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance joined forces today with Nevadans for the Common Good in support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending on public education in Nevada....

The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance joined forces today with Nevadans for the Common Good in support of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending on public education in Nevada....

Obama administration officials are probing allegations that two senior Secret Service agents drove a government car into White House security barricades last week after drinking at a late-night party, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday....

The organization that boosts economic development in Southern Nevada is backing Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to impose new licensing fees to fund education despite the potential impact that would have on attracting companies to the state....

A recall effort against embattled North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Catherine Ramsey was launched Wednesday....

About 100 activists wanting to meet with Attorney General Adam Laxalt over his decision to join a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s action on immigration blocked the highway in front of the state Capitol on Wednesday....

The Department of Energy has moved to end speculation over the future of Yucca Mountain, telling Congress there are no plans in the works to put the once-proposed radioactive waste site to new use....

More than a hundred immigration and progressive activists are protesting outside of Attorney General Adam Laxalt's office demanding he remove Nevada from a lawsuit blocking a halt to deportations of some immigrants. Members of ......

Nevada Republicans are proposing a bill repealing the state's requirement for concealed gun permits. Republican Sen. Don Gustavson is leading a group of Republican legislators supporting ......

UPDATE: The demonstrators have finished for the time being and Carson Street has been reopened to traffic for the time being, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office and Nevada Highway Patrol. Another event may be planned this afternoon, organizers said.

More than 100 people peacefully demonstrated Wednesday in front of the Nevada State Capitol Building in Carson City, Nev., protesting immigration issues, and specifically Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt's decision to join a lawsuit with 24 states challenging executive actions by President Barack Obama on immigration.

The measure would take aim at the $300 billion Calpers, America’s largest public pension fund and administrator of pensions for more than 3,000 state and local agencies....

An Indiana lawmaker apologized on Tuesday following online reports that he traded sexually explicit text messages with a woman involved in a similar controversy with a former New York congressman, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported....

A leading Republican critic of Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday he wants the former secretary of state to testify about her controversial use of personal email for government work by April, timing that could coincide with her expected launch of a 2016 presidential campaign....

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says Republicans must remove an abortion provision from a human trafficking bill or the legislation won't pass ......

The Assembly Government Affairs Committee today sidestepped taking a stand on a controversial bill to launch a slimmed-down retirement system for future ......

A bill seeking to change the public employees retirement system for future hires by switching to a mostly defined-contribution plan was passed out of a Nevada Assembly committee on Wednesday on a split vote with no recommendation....

With the Affordable Care Act still under a full-scale assault from detractors on both the national and state level, the future of the law is uncertain for Nevadans and the ......

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved a $305,000 settlement in a case where an inmate was shot by a correctional officer.Antonio Davis, 22, was hit in the leg, body and face with birdshot in the incident at High ...