Nevada Politics

The 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco has upheld the district court order granting a new trial in a 20-year-old Carson City murder case.Peter Quinn Elvik was just 14 when he shot and killed Wi...

Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison said today he would use his position as Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign chairman for Nevada to influence Rubio’s stance on the Yucca Mountain issue....

A bill authorizing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Nevada on Monday was resuscitated for the third time, this time winning passage in the state Senate....

Mari St. Martin, press secretary to Gov. Brian Sandoval, is facing a drunken driving charge following her arrest Friday night in Reno, the governor’s office said Monday....

New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Monday said he would resign his leadership post a week after being charged in a corruption scheme involving his son, and was replaced by a fellow senator from Long Island, two lawmakers said....

The White House is dismissing as “baseless” a controversial report alleging President Barack Obama’s administration lied about the circumstances surrounding the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden....

Sensing the chance to land a punch, Democrats last week launched a multi-pronged attack on Rep. Joe Heck and his involvement in a Capitol Hill fight over credit loans to members of the military....

Rep. Joe Heck is getting closer to a bid for Harry Reid's U.S. Senate seat, a development that could effectively clear the primary field and make the race very competitive....

Potential Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said he would have authorized the 2003 invasion of Iraq, just as his brother George W. Bush had done....

Amy Ponce of North Las Vegas got a Mother’s Day surprise on Sunday — not breakfast in bed or a new pair of slippers — but a call from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton who wished her “a happy day.”...

Uber might be on the front burner in the Nevada Legislature lately, but there is another pressing consumer issue awaiting resolution for those who want to leave the grid, or at least make a buck off of it....

Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas, is throwing down the gauntlet to Senate Judiciary Chairman Greg Brower, R-Reno, over her bill that would let concealed-carry permit holders take their weapons onto Nevada’s college campuses....

In one corner are the Republicans in the Senate led by Majority Leader Michael Roberson. Then there are Senate Democrats, who for years have pushed for tax increases for education only to be thwarted by a GOP minority....

The Senate voted last week to give Congress a voice over the nuclear agreement being negotiated with Iran. The bill would give lawmakers a month to review the pact being negotiated among Iranian leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry, and representatives of Russia, China, France, Germany and the...

Nevada’s museums are out of space and overflowing with artifacts.On top of that, some of the larger artifacts — such as the historic two-ton freight wagon that on...

U.S. Representative Mark Amodei of Carson City told the Reno Gazette-Journal on Friday he wouldn’t run for the U.S. Senate, saying his future political plans would likely eventually be on the state level.The Republica...

Democrats have declared freshman U.S. Rep Crecent Hardy, R-Nev., a top target in 2016, while House Republicans put Hardy in their “Patriot’ program....

With more than 99.4 percent of City Council votes unanimous, observers say it’s clear that council members are making decisions in private, a violation of the spirit and perhaps the letter of state open meeting laws....

Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said Saturday he backs opening a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
The Florida senator made the comments in a videotaped interview with Greenville, South Carolina, reporters after he spoke at the South Carolina Freedom Summit. Here's the full exchange:
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Carson City’s Alan Glover and the late Peggy Pierce of Las Vegas were inducted into the Assembly Wall of Distinction on Friday.They bring the total membership of that club to 16 former lawmakers and outstanding staff....

The Senate and Assembly money committees on Friday both approved the operating budget for the Public Employees Retirement System.The decision includes adding a General Counsel for PERS to begin handling litigation in-...

The bill to raise money for the UNLV Medical School and possibly provide more funding for Western Nevada and Great Basin Colleges by taxing taxicabs and ride sharing services such as Uber failed in the Sena...

State Treasurer Dan Schwartz is looking for financial professionals willing to serve on the Nevada Capital Investment Board.That panel oversees the $50 million Silver State Opportunity Fund.It consists of the treasure...

A child advocacy group on Friday said North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee’s statements to police regarding suspected child pornography on his iPad leave the public with disturbing questions....

Nevada's 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, said he may consider a run for governor or attorney general after he leaves Congress, possibly in 2018.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is committing “executive abuse” in reportedly moving to create a national monument in rural Nevada, according to a House chairman who says Congress should have a voice....

In a Reuters/Ipsos online poll, Jon Stewart topped a list of 10 pundits, with more than half of respondents saying they agreed with him on at least some issues. Only 12 percent did not agree with him on any issues at all....

Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins has a campaign fundraiser scheduled for his 65th birthday on June 22. The invitation to the $65-a-head event hints broadly at his already-public interest in running for mayor of North Las Vegas....

A bill to allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Nevada failed for the second time this legislative session when Senate Democrats on Friday withheld their support....

President Barack Obama will visit South Dakota on Friday for the first time during his presidency and according to the White House, 11-year-old Rebecca’s “heart can officially mend.”...