Nevada Politics

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Gary Gray wasn’t the kind of guy to brag about how many campaign he won. But in the last 30 years, he may have won more races than any other consultant in the state.
Gray died Thursday at the age of 69 in a car accident. But it wa...

Friday marked a significant hurdle in the Legislature. Any bill that hasn't passed out of a committee of origin goes to the gallows of the 2015 session, taking to the chopping block hundreds of proposed laws. Some call it graveyard day and others call it ......

Nevada lawmakers rushed to get bills past their first legislative hurdle in time for a major deadline. Bills had to pass a committee vote in the chamber where they were first proposed by Friday, otherwise they won't ......

After his ice-breaking handshake with Cuba's leader, President Barack Obama is looking to the Summit of the Americas to chart a less conflictive future with Latin America, a region that has long chafed at Washington's dominance ......

Nevadans might not be able to buy marijuana in legal dispensaries until summer — or later — as a legal tangle continues over pesticide rules....

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Friday praised Nevada’s role as a leader in renewable energy business development and called for bipartisan support toward continuing that progress in the future ......

Several Las Vegas resort companies and a prominent tech business are seeking approval to obtain their electricity outside of NV Energy, a move that poses questions about the potential impact on ......

Pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion activists squared off Friday over an effort to revive a law that requires girls younger than 18 to tell at least one parent before getting an abortion, a measure that supporters say would put ending a pregnancy on par with getting a tattoo or having an ear p...

Four bills that critics said would hamper public access to government information either failed or were substantially weakened Friday on a Nevada legislative deadline for committee action on measures....

Panel vets bill requiring parental notification for abortionDoctors would be required to notify a girl’s parents before performing an abortion on a minor if a bill discussed by Nevada lawmakers becomes law. The Assemb...

Panel OKs bill allowing governments to not work with unionsA Nevada committee has passed two Republican-backed bills affecting public employee retirement payouts and allowing local governments to opt out of collecti...

Doctors would be required to notify a girl's parents before performing an abortion on a minor if a bill discussed by Nevada lawmakers becomes law. The Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing Friday to ......

The Bushes represent one of the great shifts in American religious identity: A growing tolerance for religious plurality....

Transgender activists and progressive groups say they're appalled with a proposed Nevada law forcing students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. Republican Assemblywoman Vicki Dooling is sponsoring AB375, which was discussed Friday in ......

Dozens showed up Friday to support or denounce a Nevada Assembly bill that would require public school bathrooms, locker rooms and showers to be used by students of one gender — and the one designated on their birth certificates....

The state group trying to legalize marijuana has divorced itself from a national organization, which has set up a separate PAC in Nevada....

The House is expected to vote next week on a bill that would make permanent the IRS deduction for state and local sales taxes, advancing a tax break prized by residents of Nevada and a handful of other states....

Well before Republicans fired off a volley of legislation this year to weaken Nevada’s weapon laws, this gun-loving state already had a reputation for loose firearm restrictions. And now, the recent GOP takeover of the Legislature has sparked life into more than 10 measures that could make it even ...

With almost no discussion, the Assembly Natural Resources, Mining and Agriculture Committee capitulated on the bill seeking to claim ownership of all federal lands in Nevada.The panel headed by Dr. Robin Titus, R-Smit...

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nv., said Wednesday the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s recent trip to Yucca Mountain was nothing more than a political sideshow.He pointed out the committee refused to invite Nevada’s state ...

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., has been named vice chairman of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee.Subcommittee chairman Tom Graves, R-Ga., said vice chairs of the various subcommittees play an important rol...

Sen. Harry Reid makes no bones about his backing of the Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, daughter of his longtime friend, the late Democrat and County Commissioner Manny Cortez. If Masto had a fan club, Reid would be chairman....

Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial competition but needing to get her organization in place for the long battle to come....

Six congressmen, including two from Nevada, made the long trek 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas today to visit Yucca Mountain for a fact-finding trip, in the process stirring up ......

Nevada lawmakers have advanced a proposal to keep non-citizens off the voter rolls. The Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee passed AB459 on Thursday in a 6-4 vote. The bill sets up a process of cro...

An Assembly committee has passed a bill that would designate more Nevada elected offices as nonpartisan. The Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee voted 6-4 on Thursday to approve AB320, which was sp...

Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, told fellow members of Senate Finance on Thursday the bill putting $500,000 into cloud seeding efforts this coming biennium is vital because of the drought.“We already recognize that, a...

A Nevada committee has killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would require any tax increase on the ballot to win a two-thirds majority ......

Rogue rancher Cliven Bundy and his family plan a three-day party this weekend to celebrate the anniversary of their standoff with the federal government....

Gary Gray, husband of Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, died today after a motor vehicle accident on Kyle Canyon Road. The accident was reported about 1:30 p.m. on State Route 157 ......