Nevada Politics

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, one of a handful of Republicans running for his party’s presidential nomination, made a quick two-day campaign swing to Carson City, Fallon an ...

Members of the Economic Forum were told on Thursday less than half way through Fiscal 2016, General Fund revenues are $27.8 million below the forecast used to build the state budget.Fully half of that ...

Economists told the Economic Forum on Thursday Nevada’s jobs growth rate is once again the best in the nation.The growth rate was tops until the 2007 recession but dropped to last in the nation in 200 ...

Former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will make a short swing through western Nevada early next week including a stop in Fallon on Monday morning ...

Dr. Ben Carson, Republican presidential candidate, will visit the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Doors will open at noon. Seating is limited and on a first ...

The Chinese billionaire behind Faraday reveals himself!
Huge news: Read all about it, one week before a special session is about to be called. Deal with Faraday scheduled to be announced Thursday.
 

The DCCC won't take "no" for an answer.

 
Nevada may remain out of reach for the GOP presidential nominee if the Latino vote rises as expected in 2016, making up more than a fifth of the vote, according to a new analysis.

The Churchill County High School Advanced Placement Chemistry class presented its community survey of the Yucca Mountain Oversight Project to the Churchill County Commissioners at Thursday’ ...

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved spending $346,507 to expand and update equipment at Silver State Industries.Deputy Director of Corrections Brian Connett told the board headed by Gov. Brian ...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said on Tuesday negotiations with electric car company Faraday are continuing but not final yet.Faraday has been reported nearing a deal with the state for well over three ...

I have been reporting that a special session for Faraday Future, the electric car company, is expected to be called this week and take place on Dec. 16, and the word has reached many who want to piggyback onto the agenda.

Here's the draft of the form presented by staff to the Tax Commission on Monday, and it ain't that complex, especially with that $4 million deduction:

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is hitting back at comments California Gov. Jerry Brown made about other states' gun laws after the deadly shooting in San Bernardino.
Brown said earlier this week that Nevada and Arizona's looser gun laws are "a gigantic backdoor through which any terrorist can walk."

Sen. Dean Heller’s amendment to repeal the so-called Cadillac Tax won approval form the U.S. Senate on Thursday by a 90-10 vote.The Cadillac Tax is a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer’s defamation lawsuit against his former opponent can continue moving forward.Kieckhefer sued Gary Schmidt charging he was ...

The American Gaming Association is ramping up its effort to influence the presidential race by sending candidates a series of questions about the industry.

Unlike Chuck Muth’s petition to repeal the entire 2015 tax package which was tossed out by Judge Todd Russell, the more focused petition spearheaded by Controller Ron Knecht to repeal just the commerc ...

This will be getting a higher profile soon.

Attorney General Adam Laxalt has informed Planned Parenthood's Nevada chapter that he has closed an inquiry into whether the facility was selling body parts.
After those controversial videos surfaced a couple of months ago, Laxalt sent a carefully worded

The Churchill County Commissioners meet Thursday at 8:15 a.m. at the Churchill County Administration Building chambers, 155 N. Taylor St., Suite 145. Consideration and possible action regarding the fo ...

Of all the faux desperate, last-minute, end-of-the-month money pitches, CD4 hopeful Lucy Flores' may have been the most interesting.

NLV is keeping its “Rebels” nickname and “Hey Reb!” mascot in spite of critics who said they should be changed because the imagery harkens to the Confederacy.Citing newly released historical research th ...

Statewide gaming win fell 2.85 percent in October, driven down by a nearly 22 percent decrease in Baccarat win.Total win for the month was $887.58 million.But the decrease didn’t hurt Washoe County or ...

Motorists could soon buy specialty license plates proclaiming “Nevada Values Life,” although state officials and Planned Parenthood have warned of possible lawsuits because of the overtly Christian anti-abortion c ...

A Nevada Highway Patrol program that inspects the state’s school buses for safety is overlooking dozens of vehicles that don’t fall under the traditional definition of a bus, according to state auditors. The aud ...

LAS VEGAS — Rainwater seeping into corroded 1970s-era barrels buried at a radioactive waste dump caused an explosion last month at the long-closed facility about 110 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada’s top fire ...

LAS VEGAS — Rainwater seeping into corroded 1970s-era barrels buried at a radioactive waste dump caused an explosion last month at the long-closed facility about 110 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada ...

Nevada Controller Ron Knecht and supporters calling themselves RIP Commerce Tax asked Carson City District Court to dismiss the suit seeking to prevent putting the so-called Commerce Tax before Nevada ...

The dozen members of the Spending and Government Efficiency Commission for public education were named on Tuesday.The panel, chosen by Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leadership, is charged with f ...