Nevada Politics

LAS VEGAS — A proposed ballot measure called the Energy Choice Initiative aims to deregulate electrical service in Nevada, opening up the market to providers other than NV Energy — the sole provider in most parts ...

Assemblyman P.K. O'Neill, R-Carson City, is facing an attack from the Carson City Republican Central Committee's executive board trying to remove him from their ranks over his yes vote on the commerce tax, leading O'Neill to draft a response labeling them "ideologues" only concerned with a single issue.

Unopposed and unchanged, Assemblyman Ira Hansen sent a missive to his caucus mates this week criticizing GOP leaders and their "excessive expenditures on consultants."

New homes proposed for the Silver Oak development brought up an old issue for the Carson City Board of Supervisors Thursday. At the board meeting, Silver Oak Development, L.P. requested a change to it ...

The Department of Energy has awarded a $153.8 million contract to Portage Inc. of Idaho Falls to continue the process of cleaning up the historic uranium mine near Moab, Utah.The mine, the largest ura ...

A Supreme Court panel headed by Justices Michael Cherry and Michael Douglas is studying what many — particularly criminal defense lawyers — see as unfair practices in the rules of criminal procedure.“ ...

U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Heck raised concerns earlier this month that the new Commerce Tax, proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and passed by the Legislature, could have an impact “on small businesses and their ability to grow, add to their payroll.”

Nevada’s unemployment rate remained below the 6 percent mark in March for the second month in eight years.The raw rate was at 5.9 percent. The seasonally adjusted rate that takes into consideration re ...

Nevada’s Director of Nevada’s Department of Public Safety said Tuesday his officers would need a 30 percent pay raise to pull even with what local law enforcement pays in Nevada’s urban departments.He ...

The Churchill County Commission meets at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday at 155 N. Taylor St., in the commission chambers.Commissioners will take up consideration and possible action regarding the following:Up ...

Supervisor Brad Bonkowski says 20 of his campaign signs were vandalized sometime during the night.The signs were all spray-painted with black paint. He said it’s obvious he was the specific ...

Chancellor Dan Klaich on Tuesday wrote to state lawmakers to rebut a damaging Review-Journal story that exposed how the system was allowed to write a letter under a cons ...

Carson City – Chris Forbush, candidate for State Assembly District 40 against PK O’Neill, was the only candidate in the race to receive endorsement from the Carson City Republican Party. The official endorsement was announced following the GOP County Convention held in Carson City on April 9th.

New homes for Silver Oak are on the agenda for the Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday.The board will consider a request from Silver Oak Development LLP to modify its planned unit develo ...

It's not 2010 again.
That's the message for Sharron Angle in a new poll for a GOP SuperPAC that shows her losing by -- wait for it -- 56 points to Rep. Joe Heck in her second consecutive attempt to take Harry Reid's U.S. Senate seat.
How do you recover from a 56-point deficit? Um, you don't. Gam ...

Lawmakers were told on Thursday the state’s revenue picture has improved quite a bit since December.LCB Economist Russ Guindon told the Interim Finance Committee in December the Economic Forum was war ...

Members of the Legislative Interim Finance Committee voted Thursday to hold off any approval of the Treasurer’s office marketing contract with Amplify Relations, questioning what the college savings a ...

Catherine Cortez Masto, a former Nevada attorney general who is running for the U.S. Senate, and retired U.S. Sen. and former Gov. Richard Bryan will be the main speakers at this ...

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 10,924 in March, the lowest monthly number since 2005.That’s down from a high of 36,414 initial claims in December 2008.Economist Bill Anderson of the ...

I always thought that Lucy Flores' endorsement of Bernie Sanders was more about her congressional race than his presidential aspirations.
And on Wednesday, Sanders showed he is willing to help Flores' candidacy. She leads in many polls based on name recongition but has riased very little money.

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved two major contracts including hiring a new pharmacy benefits manager for the State of Nevada Public Employee Benefits Program.The five-year contract with Exp ...

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved contracts to measure the performance of new education programs approved by the 2015 Legislature and recommend how to modernize Nevada’s teacher licensing sys ...

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 10,924 in March, the lowest monthly number since 2005.That’s down from a high of 36,414 initial claims in December 2008.Economist Bill Anderson of the ...

NV Energy officials say they have redesigned their monthly power bill in an effort to make it easier to understand.“Our customers wanted a bill with less jargon and clutter,” said Senior Vice Presiden ...