Irene Miller was facing eviction after VA moved to collect $26,000 she was wrongfully paid after her husband’s death, but fellow veterans rode to her rescue.
Politics and Government
The protracted 2016 election cycle is drawing to a close, but the 2017 city elections will start ramping up on the heels of this year’s national, state and county races.
An Advisory Committee’s decision to hire a consultant for $1.2 million blindsided the Clark County School District, done in a harried manner that left many officials scratching their heads.
More than 57,000 Clark County voters had cast ballots as of 10 p.m. Friday, the final day of early voting in Nevada. That number would likely increase into the night, said Dan Kulin, a county spokesman.
You won’t see the casino industry leading the charge for passage of Question 2, Nevada’s recreational marijuana initiative. That’s because the state Gaming Control Board has been quite public about its concern that marijuana possession will remain a federal crime even if Question 2 is approved by voters Tuesday.
A Democratic elector in Washington state said Friday he won’t vote for Hillary Clinton even if she wins the popular vote in his state on Election Day, adding a degree of suspense when the Electoral College affirms the election results next month.
Kelly Redmond, a leading climate change expert based at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, died Thursday at age 64.
Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy is suing Democratic congressional candidate Ruben Kihuen over political attack ads that try to tie Bundy’s 2014 dispute with federal agents to the shooting deaths of two police officers later that year.
CARSON CITY — Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, with the backing of Gov. Brian Sandoval, filed a motion Friday to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision not to list a population of sage grouse found along the Nevada-California border under the Endangered Species Act.
Candidates for a North Las Vegas City Council seat could share a ballot with the 2020 presidential contenders, under a plan that would shift the odd-year, springtime election schedule to align with national and statewide races.
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a case brought by a man who alleged Nevada state officials violated his civil rights by discharging him from a Las Vegas mental health facility and sending him to California by bus.
Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were convicted on Friday for their roles in the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal, following a six-week trial that served to further tarnish the Republican’s damaged reputation.
While Hillary Clinton accuses Donald Trump of appealing to hatred, the Republican nominee predicts that never-ending investigations will prevent his Democratic opponent from governing effectively.
Federal and state authorities are boosting cyber defenses against potential electronic attacks on voting systems ahead of U.S. elections on Nov. 8, but taking few new steps to guard against possible civil unrest or violence.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic candidate for the 4th Congressional District Ruben Kihuen, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, attended an event at UNLV to promote early voting on Thursday.
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