Nevada Politics

I didn’t want to write about this. I really didn’t. But they have left me no choice.
“They” are members of The Barnacle Caucus,  the lowlifes who attach themselves to the ship of politics and serve no useful purpose. They are slimy but usually no more than annoying.
This time, though, they have sunk...

Nevada is launching a fresh tourism campaign focused on attracting adventure-loving millennials to the state — especially to the rural areas less trafficked than Las Vegas. The Nevada Commission on Tourism voted Wedne...

Statewide gaming win fell 1.4 percent in August to more than $908 million.Win also was down in the Carson Valley Area, which includes valley portions of Douglas County. The 2.46 percent decline to $8.8 million was Car...

Faced with a new statute that mandates Nevada Highway Patrol officers begin wearing body cameras, agency officials and the Attorney General’s Office are working on regulations for not only NHP but statewide.To do so, ...

The Employment Security Division has completed the upgrade of its unemployment insurance computer system.The new system is web-based and not only improves access for employers but for recipients of unemployment checks...

Unless changes are made to the state employee benefits plan, officials say the plan is going to be hit with a huge federal tax burden — a burden that’s going to double every year.The so-called Cadillac Tax is a provis...

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has joined three other senators in introducing legislation he said will make it easier for foreign tourists to visit the U.S.“Current visa procedures make it unnecessarily diffic...

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Nevada charter school grants potentially totaling more than $16 million over the next three years.Gov. Brian Sandoval and Education Superintendent Steve Canave...

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nv., says the “Cadillac Tax” contained in the Affordable Care Act is not only ugly and extremely unpopular but won’t generate anywhere near the money it’s supposed to.That tax hits the s...

In the wake of a three-day summit last week, the governor’s Drought Forum met Monday to set its agenda for the rest of the year.“There’s a lot to do,” said Leo Drozdoff, director of Conservation and Natural Resources ...

In the wake of a three-day summit last week, the governor’s Drought Forum met Monday to set its agenda for the rest of the year.“There’s a lot to do,” said Leo Drozdoff, director of Conservation and Natural Resources ...

Unless changes are made to the state employee benefits plan, officials say the plan is going to be hit with a huge federal tax burden — a burden that’s going to double every year.The so-called Cadillac Tax is a provis...

Gov. Brian Sandoval has named his former legal counsel to the vacant spot on the Nevada Athletic Commission.Michon Martin will replace Bill Brady, serving out his term ending October 31, 2016.Sandoval said Martin is g...

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s three-day Drought Summit concluded Wednesday afternoon with facilitator Lewis Michaelson advising all the various interests in attendance they must collaborate to find hard solutions to the issue...

The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned the state engineer’s decision to grant the Mount Hope Mine in Eureka more than 11,000 acre feet of water saying the planned pumping would damage existing senior water rights in ...

State and local water rules need revising in order to deal with Nevada’s water scarcity.That was the consensus of water authorities and providers who spoke on a panel Tuesday during the second day of the Governor’s Dr...

Nevada’s resorts and recreation industries say they work hard to conserve water and more cuts are increasingly difficult to find. “We have to now reach for the high-hanging fruit,” said Virginia Valentine, president o...

CARSON CITY (AP) — Former Nevada Rep. Jim Santini, who served four terms in Congress as a Democrat in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday after being diagnosed with advanced-stage esophageal cancer. He was 78...

RENO — Federal agencies deciding how to deploy firefighters during one of the West’s worst wildfire seasons are considering a new factor in their deliberations: an imperiled bird that inhabits a vast stretch of sagebr...

UPDATE: After I posted this, Reid spokeswoman Kristen Orthman finally gave me answer, saying the names would not be released out of privacy: "It was donors who had passed away and had already given to the general election."
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Carson City Republican Party General Meeting at Silver State High School, 788 Fairview Dr., Carson City, NV 89701. Social 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m.

The Fallon City Council approved at its Tuesday night meeting to award a contract to Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., for resurfacing various streets within the city. City Engineer Jim Souba sa...

The Churchill County Commissioners discussed at their Wednesday meeting the possibility of delaying payments for connection and impact fees associated with building permits. At the moment Churc...

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Thursday he thinks his call for smaller and less intrusive federal government that returns most powers to the states is beg...

In a development that could dramatically change the dynamic of the race for GOP Rep. Joe Heck’s congressional seat, Heather Murren confirmed Thursday that she is “very seriously considering” the race....

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California has been awarded two grants totaling $1.37 million.The tribe will receive $1 million for a corrections program and $372,123 for a tribal youth program. Both programs are focus...

In the wake of those controversial videos showing conversations about fetal tissue after abortions, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt has sent a letter to the Nevada chapter seeking information on the group's practices.
The letter is careful not to accuse the local chapter of anything and acknowle...

State Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald, who essentially has bankrupted the GOP and who is involved in a murky financial deal involving a charity, has been working at a six-figure job created for him by st...

The Nevada Department of Transportation board has approved a project to repave the I-580/U.S. 395 freeway through Washoe Valley.A spokesman for the department said the heavily used stretch of roa...

I don't even know where to start with newly minted state Senate candidate Heidi Gansert's refusal to embrace (or reject) the tax increase pushed through the Legislature by her former boss, Gov....