Senate

A Senate resolution that would nullify the so-called “Waters of the U.S.” expansion of the Clean Waters Act was approved by the Senate Wednesday.Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said the plan to expand feder ...

Early Saturday evening, Assemblyman Erv Nelson sent an email to his legislative colleagues, a brief but warm missive informing them he would be running for Mark Lipparelli's state Senate seat.

I broke the news late Tuesday afternoon that Assemblyman Brent Jones and state Sen. Don Gustavson had written a letter urging Sharron Angle to run for the U.S. Senate to take Harry Reid’s seat that she failed to win in 2010.

Here is the ad that One Nation, a GOP SuperPAC intended to be an alternative to the Harry Reid-driven Patriot Majority, is spending $800,000 on for the next few weeks in Nevada on behalf of Senate hopeful Joe Heck.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will make attending Lake Tahoe Community College more affordable for residents in neighboring Nevada communities.

I don't even know where to start with newly minted state Senate candidate Heidi Gansert's refusal to embrace (or reject) the tax increase pushed through the Legislature by her former boss, Gov....

Nevada’s senate Republicans have voted to endorse Heidi Gansert to replace Greg Brower in Reno’s District 15.Brower announced last month he’s not seeking re-election to the post.“Heidi’s legislative experience and her...

Oral arguments in the case of Gary Schmidt (appellant) vs. Ben Kieckhefer (respondent) will be heard before the full panel of the Nevada Supreme Court.

The court order specifying the time and place is in the court document 15-23090.pdf.

Date Wednesday Sept 2, 2015
Time 1:30PM
Place Nevada Supreme Court
201 South Carson Street, Courtroom-Second Floor
Carson City
Case no. 66528
Before En Banc
Justices Gibbons, Douglas, Pickering, Hardesty, Cherry, Parraguirre, Saitta

The case history is shown in
http://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=34726

Wildfire and invasive species weren't the only topics of this year's Lake Tahoe Summit held earlier this week. The future of transportation at the lake was also addressed with speakers affirming the need for improved roadways and access to alternative methods of transportation.

Many have tried to find out where U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto stands on the Iran deal, which her opponent, Rep. Joe Heck, opposes.
I have tried, most recently as a week ago and got this from her campaign: "Still reviewing the agreement."...

The public is encouraged to comment on a proposed land exchange of properties in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service plan two open houses to present plans.

The proposal would transfer Forest Service urban lots to the California Tahoe Conservancy, while conveying some larger CTC parcels to the Forest Service.

“The proposed land exchange would increase the effectiveness of our urban lot program in meeting various environmental and public access goals in the Basin,” said California Tahoe Conservancy Executive Director Patrick Wright.

Lawmakers from Nevada and California met Monday on the shores of Lake Tahoe to discuss how to protect a national treasure as it faces continued threats to water clarity, invasive species, wildfire and drought.

Ever since President Bill Clinton held the first meeting in South Lake Tahoe in 1997, the annual focus of the Lake Tahoe Summit is to protect what Mark Twain called "the fairest picture the whole world affords."

Congressman Joe Heck, R-Henderson, visited Northern Nevada last week discussing jobs and meeting with various groups. Heck, who is running for the U.S. Senate being vacated by the retiring Harry Reid, talke...

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that he has yet to make up his mind on the Iran deal, but indicated he will announce his decision when he returns to DC next month.
Reid, in a gaggle with reporters after a speech to the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, seemed to say he was going to talk...

Conventional wisdom has it that the Democrats are favorites to recapture the Assembly, which they shockingly lost in 2014 after holding a 27-15 edge and hemorraghing 10 seats.
Beneficiaries of the red wave such as Shelly Shelton, John Moore and Victoria Seaman (fleeing to a state Senate race demise)...

History shows time and time again our greatest accomplishments at Lake Tahoe are achieved when people work together. In the past, Tahoe was known as a place where unproductive interactions between stakeholders led to a stunning decay in our environment and our economic vitality, creating a region that seemed frozen in time.

The U.S. Senate race in Nevada is a dead heat while every Republican candidate would lose today to Hillary Clinton in Nevada, according to a poll conducted by a Democratic-leaning pollster for a Democratic SuperPAC....

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Thursday voiced its strong support for legislation to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act that has been introduced in Congress by Tahoe’s Senate delegation.

Sponsored by U.S. Senator Dean Heller, R-Nevada, along with Harry Reid, D-Nevada, Dianne Feinstein D-California, and Barbara Boxer, D-California, the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act would authorize up to $415 million in federal funding over 10 years to help continue critical environmental restoration work at Lake Tahoe.

Dennis Hof, owner of the Bunny Ranch chain of brothels in Nevada, wants to go to Washington.

The business owner and star of the HBO series "Cathouse" said he has formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by the powerful Democrat Harry Reid.

"It's time to get someone in Washington that understands what Nevada is all about," said Hof, who added that his run is "pretty likely."

Sen. Ben Kieckhefer says he went into the 2015 Legislative session focused on the state budget and its emphasis on education reform.As the new chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, along with...

A total of 233 pieces of Senate and Assembly legislation take effect today, including all the measures that implement the 2016-2017 budget and most of the governor’s education reform package.There are more ...

A total of 233 pieces of Senate and Assembly legislation take effect today, including all the measures that implement the 2016-2017 budget and most of the governor’s education reform p...

The U.S. Senate last week overwhelmingly approved a $612 billion defense authorization bill over objections from the Obama administration that it evades congressionally mandated spending caps through an accounting loophole....

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....

A bill that would grant Nevada counties functional home rule was signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday.Senate Bill 29 was proposed by the Nevada Association of Counties to allow counties to do some things w...

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed into law the bill designed to pay for his $7.3 billion General Fund budget.Senate Bill 483 includes not only the tax on gross receipts of Nevada businesses but an inc...

Gov. Brian Sandoval has vetoed two bills that aimed to limit the liability of businesses and other parties involved in civil actions.Senate Bill 296 would have barred punitive or exemplary damages in cert...

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday took himself out of the running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Harry Reid.The popular Republican governor was considered by far the strongest contende...

The U.S. Senate approved a Nevada senator’s amendment on Tuesday to prod the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs to harmonize electronic health records compiled on service members....

Gov. Brian Sandoval issued a statement Tuesday morning on his decision not to run for U.S. Senate, a seat currently held by Sen. Harry Reid. Earlier this spring, Reid announced he was not seeking re-electio...