Nevada Politics

CARSON CITY — 11,876. That's how many people the Secretary of State's office removed from Nevada's voter registry in August.
"Federal law requires each state to do ongoing and routine list maintenance." Wayne Thorley is the Deputy Secretary of State for Elections. He said routine list maintenance is responsible for the removal of nearly 12,000 voters from the Nevada registry.

Interviews for applicants to fill the Supreme Court vacancy are set for October 17-18 in the Supreme Court courtroom.The vacancy was created by the retirement of Nancy Saitta last month, leaving the c ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday he plans to call a special legislative session in the second week of October to deal with the proposed Raiders’ football stadium plan.He also indicated his agenda wo ...

Rescuers are responding to a vehicle accident with as many as eight people injured a mile down the Carson Valley side of Kingsbury Grade.The vehicle vs. motorhome collision was reported at 1:21 p.m.Firefighters fr ...

The driver of a Nissan sport utility vehicle involved in a collision on Kingsbury Grade died from her injuries, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported.Kingsbury Grade is likely to remain closed for as lon ...

Candidates for mayor and supervisor all said Thursday they believe public funding will be needed to expand and develop arts and culture in Carson City.But they also made it pretty clear at ...

The Churchill County Commission met Wednesday to recognize employees receiving service awards as well as discuss 2016 fire management, economic development and more.Among those r ...

Sens. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Jon Tester, D-Mt., are calling on the Government Accountability Office to study how to address doctor and other medical staff shortages at the nation’s VA hospitals.As m ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval has named his legal counsel and the former head of Conservation and Natural Resources to the Public Utilities Commission.Joe Reynolds will take over as chairman of the PUC while Le ...

Amodei named Trump campaign chairman in NevadaLAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump campaign officials say they’ve named Rep. Mark Amodei of Carson City as their Nevada state chairman. Trump said i ...

Nevada’s controversial commerce tax outperformed projections by a substantial margin in its first year.Taxation Director Deonne Contine said as the state closed its books on the 2016 Fiscal Year Frida ...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday the appointments of General Counsel Joe Reynolds to serve as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission and Leo Drozdoff as acting-Commissioner effective Oct. 3.

Reynolds and Drozdoff will fill the vacancies of Commissioners David Noble and Alaina Burtenshaw, respectively.

LAS VEGAS — Nevada could have five new lawmakers this week as county-level leaders fill vacancies in preparation for a possible special legislative session. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee rec ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering Nevada small, non-farm businesses the chance to apply for loans to compensate them for economic damage from the drought.Low-interest loans are offered through the ...

The looming special legislative session will almost certainly be a lot more complex than a single vote on building the Raiders a new home.Gov. Brian Sandoval will face a major push to add other sout ...

Nevada’s House Republicans have introduced a bill to exempt some rural Nevadans from the Affordable Care Act tax.Reps. Mark Amodei, Joe Heck and Cresent Hardy say they introduced the measure because o ...

A spokeswoman for Nevada’s medical marijuana registry says patients now no longer have to go to the DMV to get their cards.From now on, those cards will be mailed to patients automatically. dical ma ...

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016. The bipartisan legislation provides federal, state and local partners important tools to reduce wildfire threats, improve water clarity, jumpstart innovative infrastructure projects, and combat invasive species.

LAS VEGAS — An oversight committee could vote soon on whether to recommend putting $750 million in public money toward an NFL stadium for the Raiders in Las Vegas. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Comm ...

LAS VEGAS —A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public fu ...

The Carson City School District Board of Trustees approved $24.5 million in capital improvements Tuesday night. That approval came a short time after the trustees approved $7 million in energy conservation project ...

The Carson City School District Board of Trustees approved $24.5 million in capital improvements Tuesday night. That approval came a short time after the trustees approved $7 million in energy conservation project ...

The Carson City School District Board of Trustees approved $24.5 million in capital improvements Tuesday night. That approval came a short time after the trustees approved $7 million in energy conservation project ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Board of Examiners agreed reluctantly on Tuesday to a half-million dollar addition to the contract for statewide proficiency t ...

Nine lawyers have applied for the Nevada Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Nancy Saitta, four of them current district judges.The list includes four candidates from western Nevada includ ...

Workers in Nevada gathered outside the Capitol Monday, part of a 28 state movement dubbed the “Higher Ground Moral Day of Action.”Organized by the Progressive Leadersh ...

The Board of Supervisors Thursday will consider whether to grant an extension to an Ormsby House building permit that’s set to expire Oct. 6. Normally, building permits can be given up to two, 18-mont ...