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A new state law requires that all Nevada municipalities, during even-numbered years beginning in 2022, conduct elections corresponding with ...

The off-year municipal elections held Tuesday will soon be held in regular election years under a new law Gov. Steve Sisolak signed. Eight cities hold their municipal elections in odd-numbered years, including Las Vegas. But some have ...

The two candidates vying to represent the ward say that if elected in the general election on June 11, they would take a similar approach to tackling those issues: One that starts with strengthening ...

Heading into Thursday, May 23, 2019 we ask: Can you feel it? Yes, the Memorial Day holiday is nearly here and we may even get a weather break or four in between expected showers through the weekend, forecasters say. Activities and events to round out this third Thursday of the month include a meet and greet of Carson City Library candidates at Adams Hub for Innovation, a day hike, a bicycle cruise on the west side of the capital city, a Lunch and Learn Workshop for local nonprofit organizations, a chamber luncheon focusing on mental health, a GOP meeting, art showings, live music and more. Here's what's happening:

More than 100 people joined NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada (National Abortion Rights Action League) in a rally Tuesday at the Nevada State Legislature to support Senate Bill 179, also called the “Trust Nevada Women Act.” In a time when abortion is being outlawed in several states around the country, Nevada instead went in the opposite direction with SB 179, securing a woman’s right to choose.

You are invited by Carson City Republican Central Committee to hear from Michael Kadenacy, Chairman of Washoe County Republicans, to share their County vision for the upcoming years as we get ready for the 2020 election.

Our meeting will be held on May 23rd. Meeting in Angelina's Restaurant at the Carson Nugget Casino, 507 N Carson Street. Social hour and networking at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7pm. Bring your questions to identify common interests and ways to collaborate with Washoe County.

Nevada lawmakers are set to hear a bill that would rewrite the state's recall election laws. The measure passed the state Senate in a 16-5 vote and is expected to be ...

According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, the Sheriff’s Office is applying for a grant in order to fund a victim’s advocate position, a position that used to be under the umbrella of Advocates to End Domestic Violence.

The Carson City Board of Supervisor’s approved the application during their Thursday meeting.

Holman W. Jenkins, a great columnist, recently speculated something I had also imagined: Some organ of the lamestream media will soon decide it has made a cosmic mistake in following the anti-Trump story line, perhaps issue a mea culpa for its biased and corrupt coverage to date, and at least get on the truthful side of the story.

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has determined that famed brothel owner and Republican Assembly candidate Dennis Hof’s death just before the election was caused by a heart attack.

While celebrating that President Trump and his people have been completely cleared of the Russia collusion lie, it’s important to note the fine and ever better job he’s done as President despite all the harassment.

Democrats and their deep state allies and politically correct left-wing press mouthpieces have insisted for over two years that the President and his team colluded with Russians to steal the 2016 election and then engaged in obstruction of justice to cover it up.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, March 18, 2019. Are you ready for the work week? For those keeping score there are two days until spring, 95 days until summer and 281 days until Christmas. Enjoy the sunshine and blue skies today and tomorrow as Wednesday may be a rainy one for us here in the valley and snowy in the high Sierra. Stay tuned.

Sondra Cosgrove, President of the League of Women Voters of Nevada and Professor of History at the College of Southern Nevada, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Carson City Democratic luncheon.

Her teleconferenced presentation will spotlight AB186, legislation currently under consideration which if enacted will ratify the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Judy Welch, program coordinator for the League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, will moderate the discussion locally.

Nevada Democratic Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson resigned from his legislative seat on Tuesday in a tear-filled speech on the Senate floor, announcing he would be pleading guilty to federal charges of misappropriation of campaign funds for personal use and taking “full responsibility” for his actions.

Future Farmers of America provided the venue, Carson High School students voted with their hard earned dollars, and AP Environment and Honors Biology teacher Cort Roseleip was chosen to kiss a goat. Readers must take a look at the photo above to fully comprehend the magnitude of this event.

A month after the November 2018 election, I wrote an analysis of the results of recent statewide elections. From total statewide voter turnout data, I came to one clear conclusion: 2014 was the outlier year and the most recent results were quite in line with the long-term trends in Nevada.

Former Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil was the largest campaign contributor to the End Trafficking and Prostitution political action committee before the 2018 election, campaign finance records show.

UPDATED WITH VIDEO LINK: Here is the State of the City address delivered Wednesday by Carson City Mayor Robert "Bob" Crowell. The annual presentation highlights activity and successes within city government in 2018 and goals put forward to accomplish this year.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Even though we're in the center of winter doesn't mean we can't enjoy the spring-like weather while lasts. Today will bring partly sunny skies with a high around 53. There's a slight chance of rain Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 50s. Another winter storm is lurking out toward the end of the week so stay tuned.

Doug Goodman, founder of Nevadans for Election Reform, will be the featured speaker at Monday's luncheon sponsored by the Democratic Men's Committee of Carson City.

Goodman's group advocates for replacing primary elections with a ranked-choice system in which voters would select three candidates in order of preference. The candidate receiving the least votes would be eliminated from the count, with his or her preferences distributed to the other candidates, a process that would be repeated until one achieves a majority.

Hello Carson City, and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. We're looking at mostly cloudy conditions today with a high temperature near 50 along with a chance of rain showers this evening into Wednesday. Here's what's happening around town today:

The first Carson City School District School Board Meeting of 2019 will be held Tuesday, Jan. 8 in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street, at 7 p.m.

Editor’s Note: CHS Chief Dan Ingram is head of the Naval Science Department at Carson High School. Here is his report: Established by the Air Force Association in 2009, the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program is designed to excite, educate, and motivate students toward careers in cybersecurity and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines critical to our nation’s future.

Even though there is no ban on vacation rentals until 2021 in South Lake Tahoe, a component to control occupancy was to be in effect this month but a judge on Monday put a halt to that.

We’ve seen analyses of what happened in Nevada’s 2018 general election and heard various claims and characterizations. Under our leadership, the controller’s office has been known as nerd central because we rely on numbers, facts and quantitative analysis, instead of glittering generalities and snappy narratives. So, let’s do that for the election results.

The dust has finally settled on Nevada's 2018 mid-term elections following months of relentless media blitzing. I doubt that I am the only one breathing a sigh of relief.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection has begun accepting applications for the soon to be open judicial position on the Nevada Court of Appeals. The opening is the result of Chief Judge Abbi Silver’s election on Nov. 6 to the Nevada Supreme Court. She will officially take office on Jan. 7, 2019.

The winners of the 2018 contested Carson City elections are Stacey Giomi for Carson City Board of Supervisors Ward 1, Kristin Luis for Carson City Justice of the Peace Department 2, and Kenny Furlong for Carson City Sheriff.

Good morning Carson City and welcome to the day after Tuesday's election. It is Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. For those keeping score, we're 15 days away from Thanksgiving and 48 days until Christmas.

Jordan Caroline is a force to be reckoned with.

The seventh-ranked Nevada Wolf pack opened their season against a strong BYU team at a roaring Lawlor Events Center on election night. When all the votes were tallied, the home team prevailed 86-70 thanks in part to Jordan Caroline’s first-half effort.