Two Republicans, including the great-grandson of “Wizard of Oz” author L. Frank Baum, are running in the June 14 primary for a chance to represent Assembly District 1, but voter demographics suggest the seat will stay in Democratic hands come November.
Two Republicans are squaring off for the nomination for the state Senate District 6 seat, after both were on opposing sides of the Assembly’s vote on a historical $1.5 billion tax increase the Legislature passed in 2015 for public education.
The Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers has criticized Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore’s April comments about pointing a firearm at an officer as “an embarrassment” to Nevada and says she’s unfit for the congressional post she’s seeking.
An effort to repeal the commerce tax through a referendum is dead, Nevada state Controller Ron Knecht said Wednesday.
Lawyers involved in the remaining court challenge to Nevada’s controversial school choice law have a little more than six weeks to prepare for oral arguments before the state Supreme Court.
Making room for bicyclists, the potential impact of recreational marijuana and cellphone use while driving are among hot-button transportation topics that could be discussed when the Legislature meets in February, several Nevada lawmakers said Tuesday.
A list of endorsed candidates in legislative races issued by the Nevada Republican Party underscores the divisiveness between the rank-and-file and establishment party leaders in control of state government.
When the 11-member Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee begins work Thursday on how to pay for a $1.4 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium, it will try to piece together a funding strategy that will keep everyone happy with their return on investment.
Elected state officials say it is too early to think about a special session of the Nevada Legislature to consider public funding for a proposed $1.4 billion domed football stadium in Las Vegas.
A state judge Friday signed off on new language for a proposed referendum seeking to repeal Nevada’s new commerce tax.
The Nevada State Democratic Party’s headquarters in Las Vegas were closed on Monday amid security concerns following a tumultuous state convention over the weekend.
Assemblyman Chris Edwards is aiming to bolster his credentials as a corruption-fighting state legislator.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., who represents the 1st Congressional District, which she says “goes from the airport to downtown,” has lived in Las Vegas since 1979, moving to the city from Tifton, Georgia, to teach American and Nevada government classes at UNLV. Here, she shares her favorite spots to eat and play.
Two Democratic legislators announced plans Monday to introduce bills that would overhaul the Nevada System of Higher Education in light of emails that show the system worked to undermine the Legislature’s effort to fix higher education funding in the state.
A tooth-and-nail political battle for the ages is being played out in Nevada this primary season pitting anti-tax Republicans against moderates in nearly a score of Assembly races around the state.
