Nevada Politics

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson addressed the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials in Las Vegas Wednesday....

Pope Francis demanded swift action to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change....

Here we go again....

The trial of Assemblyman Richard Carrillo, D-Las Vegas, on DUI and a misdemeanor firearm charge was continued Wednesday after his lawyers made an unsuccessful attempt to get the case thrown out.C...

State employees and covered family members in Nevada will have health coverage for gender reassignment and other transgender procedures under a new insurance policy that takes effect July 1....

Henderson postponed a plan to hike city recreation fees after nearly 20 people spoke against proposed sharp increases at a meeting Tuesday....

A proposal that surfaced in Congress this week aims to spur a revival of the Yucca Mountain project, providing necessary land and water rights to build out the site if federal officials find that nuclear waste can be buried safely inside...

Nicole Beck couldn’t hold back the tears Wednesday as Las Vegas leaders renamed Indian Hills park for her husband....

American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman has sent a letter to presidential hopefuls informing them "it is imperative" that they learn about the industry as they seek votes in Nevada and elsewhere where casinos are prevalent....

Don’t call Chris Christie rich. The Clintons say they still have bills to pay. And Mike Huckabee? Despite his wealth, he was born “blue collar, not blue blood.”...

Las Vegas leaders will take another month to weigh a controversial apartment complex planned next to one of Centennial Hills’ toniest subdivisions....

The plans are drawn and the checks have been cut. The only question is if Las Vegans will see the Cashman Center converted into a drone testing dome, a sprawling campus for green-tech entrepreneurs or a Hispanic cultural center....

Key senators on Wednesday warned the Department of Veterans Affairs against diverting money from a Filipino veterans fund to rescue a hospital project in Colorado or any other purpose....

A senior Oregon lawmaker is proposing that the Democratic-led state raise its minimum wage to $13 an hour by 2018 in a move that would give it the highest statewide minimum pay level in the United States, officials said on Tuesday....

Conservatives didn't get everything they wanted in a new collective bargaining law. But they secured enough so-called reforms to embolden Clark County managers to

A few days after he announced his candidacy, Jeb Bush rolled out some Nevada backers.
Rep. Mark Amodei leads the list, which also includes several lawmakers and former first lady Dema Guinn, a consummate Establishment luminary.
Assemblyman Pat Hickey

First, Sen. Harry Reid decided not to seek re-election. Then, Gov. Brian Sandoval opted not to run for the open seat. Candidate Bob Beers might have then imagined his senatorial stock would rise. But it didn’t. Beers got no respect at all....

There were plenty of things to cheer when it came to education reforms enacted in the 2015 Nevada Legislature....

A proposal that would have made Henderson’s city attorney Josh Reid the highest-paid such official in Southern Nevada died Tuesday night after City Council members balked....

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday announced plans to create a series of electric vehicle charging stations all along U.S. 95 between Reno and Las Vegas.There are three in Carson City including at the Carson City Communit...

A generation of college-aged bicyclists have not only seen the historical and cultural thread of the United States from the seat of their two-wheel mode of transportation but they also feel satis...

The Nevada Department of Transportation has begun to apply a top sealant coating to U.S. 50 between Mound House and Silver Springs.Through Thursday, one lane will be closed in each direction of U.S. 50 appr...

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved plans to hold auctions to lease out two large, vacant parcels of land near Laughlin....

The operator of the government weapons laboratory at Los Alamos, N.M., faces fines totaling $247,500 after losing track of classified material that was supposed to have been shipped to Nevada in 2007, but never arrived....

Leaders with the Service Employees International Union Local 1107 urged Clark County commissioners Tuesday to reconsider the county’s actions tied to a new state law....

Here's the report from the credit rating service, Moody's, in reaction to the Cark County schools deconsolidation bill signing:
Local Government Clark County School District, NV Reorganization Poses Uncertainty, a Credit Negative...

Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election....

Republican leaders plan to launch a counter-offensive intended to undercut Hillary Clinton as she travels to Nevada this week....

Now that Harry Reid has announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate, there’s no shortage of elected officials interested in the job. But Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Beers won’t be one of them....

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday appointed Richard Whitley director of the Department of Health and Human Services....