Nevada Politics

The Churchill County commissioners approved one of the most controversial motions of 2016, an application for a zone change of parcels in the Rural Residental (RR-20) district to ...

In her latest email blast, congressional hopeful Michele Fiore links to a  interview she did with "Nevada Newsmakers" host Sam Shad, whom she describes as "one of my favorites."
It's no wonder why.

A new poll taken for Senate Democrats shows their candidate in a key district with leads over both possible GOP nominees.

LAS VEGAS — State officials have announced the official names of two ballot measures that Nevada voters will weigh in on in November. The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office said Monday that an initiative to requir ...

The Carson City GOP central committee voted Saturday to endorse just one of the Republicans running in Assembly District 40 — political newcomer Chris Forbush.Neither of the two candidates ...

Miranda Hoover, UNR College Republicans President will be the speaker at the Carson City Republican Women’s luncheon on April 19th to discuss how to involve our Republican millennials. Scholarship finalists will give their presentations, and members will vote for the candidate of their choice via a secret ballot. Please join us at the Casino Fandango, 3800 S Carson St. at 11:00 social, 11:30 Lunch. RSVP by Friday, April 15th to Judy Wakefield at 775-882-6842 or Themadknitter007@gmail.com Lunch is $20 (Cash only, no checks).

A congressional candidate who says Harry Reid told him he could not win because he is a Muslim petitioned to legally change his Muslim name shortly after he announ ...

The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reports weekly wages in Nevada reached an average of $860 during the third quarter of 2015.That’s a $209 increase from a year earlier, a 2.6 p ...

Nevada casinos reported total win of $989.8 million in February, an 8 percent increase over the same month last year.That is an increase of $73.7 million. Gaming win has now increased in th ...

After getting destroyed in Clark County by Team Sanders, Team Clinton is taking no chances.

For the first time since the 2012 general election, voter registration in Nevada has topped 1.5 million.The total of 1,504,801 as of this past week is actually the highest total voter registration Nev ...

Hillary Clinton's Nevada campaign sent out a missive to delegates Wednesday evening, asking them to fill out grievance forms to gauge the level of irregularities at last weekend's county conventions but also promising an "aggressive volunteer outreach plan" for the state confab May 14.

The Churchill County Democrats seated 71 delegates at their annual county convention on Saturday at the senior center.“We were expecting a bigger turnout,” said Nyla Howell, chairwoman of t ...

In terms of lives lost and the number of American military personnel wounded, the Vietnam War changed the culture of public perception ...

A frustrated deputy wildlife director told the Legislative Commission on Monday that a proposed animal trapping regulation nobody likes was the best the Wildlife Commission could draft after multiple ...

Democrats on the Legislative Commission dug in their heels on Monday to protest Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson’s handling of a last minute resolution designed to back up the school vouchers p ...

Democrats added about 12,000 voters to their statewide registration advantage over Republicans last month, benefiting from thousands of voters who registered at the Feb. 20 caucus.

The two likely nominees for the right to succeed Rep. Joe Heck are in a dead heat, according to a poll taken by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
The survey, taken last week ,shows synagogue chief Jacky Rosen ahead of state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, 30 percent to 29 ...

A total of 22,130 people registered to vote in March, raising the total number of active voters in the state to 1,251,747.The vast majority of new voters were in Clark County where 17,964 new people s ...

Republican candidates for mayor, supervisor and state assembly made their case to voters Saturday at an event hosted by the Carson City Republican Party. Chris Carver and Jerry Cinani, running for Car ...

Despite losing the state on Feb. 20 in the caucus, Bernie Sanders' campaign swarmed the Clark County caucus and probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp.

The Carson City Democratic County Convention went off without a hitch Saturday with none of the issues that plagued the March caucuses which were overwhelmed by an unexpected turnout.And th ...

The Hillary Clinton campaign has sent a letter to Clark County Democratic Party officials demanding the removal of the credentials chairman for Saturday's convention that will choose delegates to the state convention next month who could go to Philadelphia this summer.

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week a man fired for missing work because he was in jail can’t claim unemployment benefits.Calvin Murphy was employed by Greystone Park Apartments in La ...

Two days before the Washoe County Republican Party convention, Ted Cruz's campaign is calling delegates, who could go on to the state and then national conventions.
1. Very smart. No sign of Trump.
2. Very painful to hear the Cruz operative mangle the name of the state. "It's time for Ne-vah-duh ...

Positions for dozens of Nevada Army Guard soldiers will relocate to the Office of the Adjutant General here this summer, eventually resulting in about 80 new part-time jobs for the state’s ...

The great folks over at Ballotpedia have produced some stats about Nevada's legislative races, which they have kindly shared with me and I now, equally kindly, share with you.
I still have to get used to 24-17-1 in the Assembly, although that will ...

The Carson City Planning Commission denied a request for a special use permit to build a church on Clear Creek Avenue near Silver Sage Drive.Jose Hernandez, pastor, first requested the permit at the S ...

Nevada casinos reported total win of $989.8 million in February, an 8 percent increase over the same month last year.That is an increase of $73.7 million. Gaming win has now increased in three of the ...

Danny Tarkanian is dominating the GOP primary field in the race for Rep. Joe Heck's seat, an unsurprising result based on his overwhelming name recognition that has often buoyed him early in previous contests.
The survey, taken by Tarkanian campaign firm Chariot LLC, shows Tarkanian at 37 percen ...