Nevada Politics

Nicholas Hegedus had formed images in his mind of what it would be like to meet the president, but the Las Vegas teenager’s encounter this week with President Barack Obama didn’t go exactly as he had pictured....

The race for the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nomination includes 10 candidates who have formally declared their intention to run and several others likely to launch bids for the White House....

A North Las Vegas municipal judge is trying to end an effort to remove her from the bench, arguing judges cannot be recalled by popular vote under the Nevada Constitution....

Jeb Bush will announce his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on June 15 in Miami, finally jumping into the crowded field after a chorus of criticism about how he is handling his non-campaign and moving to shore up flagging support....

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry announced on Thursday he will pursue the Republican presidential nomination again in 2016, seeking redemption for a fumbled White House bid in 2012....

For the first time in a decade, the majority of state workers will see an increase in their pay in the coming two years.Calculating how much, however, is complicated because there are several moving parts in the actio...

With the 2015 Nevada legislative session safely over, now we await the unintended consequences of just-passed legislation....

On the day before the 2015 Legislature adjourned, two Republican Assembly members left the building and did not return.
Assemblywoman Vicki Dooling departed because her husband of 50 years died early Sunday, and Assemblyman John Moore checked into the hospital later that day with chest pains....

Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee formally announced his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, becoming the third candidate to challenge party front-runner Hillary Clinton....

The 90-day moratorium follows a spike in permits sought by businesses wanting to hawk alcohol “in sealed or corked containers.”...

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a trio of education reform bills passed in the recently concluded legislative session into law on Wednesday....

Two bills backed by the Nevada sports betting industry that could lead to an increase in the $3.9 billion already wagered annually in the state’s sports books were signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval....

The California Senate voted on Tuesday to raise the legal smoking age in the most populous U.S. state to 21 from 18, in a move that could make California one of the states with the highest smoking age....

Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal plans to make an announcement in New Orleans this month on whether to join the crowded field of candidates seeking his party’s 2016 presidential nomination....

A measure.that would break up the Clark County School District, jammed through a few minutes before sine die in the Senate, has raised concerns among financial experts and rating agencies....

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will speak to a group of Latino elected and appointed officials during her June 18 visit to Las Vegas....

Basking in the after-glow of a legislative session that handed him nearly everything on his agenda, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday his education reforms are going to make a difference for Nevada’s childre...

The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to consider annexing more than four square miles of largely empty land in the Eldorado Valley, which could be the site of new homes and businesses. But the plan is far from a done deal....

The Beagle Bill or “Calvin’s Law” and also known as SB 261, was signed into law Tuesday in Carson City by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval. The legislation requires dogs and cats from research facilities to be made available for adoption. It was authored by State Sen. Mark Manendo, in honor of Calvin, a beagle that was rescued from a research facility in California, rehabilitated and placed in a caring home.

North Las Vegas voters will get a chance to decide if they want to oust embattled Municipal Court Judge Catherine Ramsey. The Nevada secretary of state on Tuesday approved a petition to recall the judge....

Lawmakers spent time deliberating a host of issues, from the right to carry a firearm on college campuses to switching to a new presidential primary system....

The first County Commission meeting of June will be conducted today at 8:15 a.m. at the Churchill County Administration Building chambers, 155 N. Taylor St. Among the items commissioners will discuss an...

Nevada’s statewide gaming win increased by 5.4 percent in April.“For the first four months of the calendar year, every market we track in the state is up with the exception of North Shore Tahoe,” said Gamin...

The long-sought clean-up of the convoluted Live Entertainment Tax won approval in the Assembly late Monday.Senate Bill 266 by Sen. Mark Lipparelli, R-Las Vegas, clarifies that all indoor and outdoor music a...

Lawmakers shut down the 2015 Legislature Monday night after approving a state budget totaling more than $19 billion fo...

Clark County leaders may soon shake the cobwebs out of University Medical Center’s abandoned Lied Building....

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday he will be announcing “very soon” his decision on whether he will run for Harry Reid’s U.S. Senate seat....

Clark County is two steps closer to its long-planned takeover of Mount Charleston’s fire services....

Nevada lawmakers have killed a measure that would have changed the state’s presidential caucus to a primary election. Assembly members never brought SB421 up for a vote Monday night, meaning the measure failed to meet...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s surgery to repair his broken leg went well, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday....