Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke was confirmed overwhelmingly Wednesday by the Senate to head the Department of Interior where he has pledged to review recent presidential designations of national monuments, including Gold Butte in Nevada.
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Democrats and Republicans alike stood for minutes to applaud Carryn Owens, giving her the loudest cheers of the night in a rare moment of unity during President Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress.
Barack and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House. Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, which several publishers had competed for, although the deals are likely in the tens of millions of dollars.
It’s Day 24 of the 2017 Legislative Session. Here’s what to watch for.
Local DREAMer Astrid Silva said Tuesday that President Donald Trump had used his first weeks in office to take the country back to some of the darkest times in its history.
President Donald Trump learned from past stumbles, stuck to the script as he addressed a joint session of Congress and spoke with precision – and optimism – as he reached beyond his right-leaning base.
A bill that would provide legal immunity for parent volunteers serving on Clark County school organization teams was one of five proposals moved to the next stage in the legislative process by the Senate education committee on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 115 would prohibit patrons from having firearms at a public library, unless the library’s governing board grants them written permission.
Assembly Minority Leader Paul Anderson said Tuesday lawmakers are looking at the possibility of legislation to resolve a Clark County School District lawsuit challenging aspects of the system’s mandated reorganization.
Assemblyman Elliot Anderson said Nevada should abolish the elected constitutional offices of state treasurer and controller, instead making them appointed positions within the governor’s office.
The Nevada Senate will soon consider a bill that would overturn Nevada’s ban on female genital mutilation, and Senate Democrats are tripping over themselves to vote for it.
Gift from Englestad Family Foundation will enable nonprofit to send nearly 100 World War II, Korean War vets to visit nation’s war monuments in Washington, D.C., and Virginia.
Transgender witnesses told a legislative panel Tuesday that a requirement to publish their new and original names in a newspaper as part of a legal name change exposes them to discrimination and threats.
Will President Donald Trump reach across the aisle during his first joint congressional address Tuesday night or will he continue to challenge Washington, as he did in his inaugural address?
The Nevada Supreme Court and the Nevada Court of Appeals have moved to new offices in downtown Las Vegas.
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