Election Day is Tuesday, which means we have important decisions to make. Decisions that could very well determine the long-term direction of life in Nevada.
Politics and Government
Stray cats strutting into North Las Vegas could soon be trapped, sterilized and released back to their neighborhoods, under “community cat” pilot program that received initial council approval Wednesday night.
A national campaign from the Center for American Progress has unveiled a nine-step strategy that states such as Nevada can use to address dire teacher shortages under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
Hillary Clinton went on the offensive against Donald Trump at a Wednesday rally in Las Vegas, hoping to squeeze as many votes as possible from Nevada’s early voting period.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied supporters Wednesday afternoon in Northern Nevada, urging them to volunteer and work to elect Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and senatorial candidate Catherine Cortez Masto.
The percentage of voters who cast early ballots through the first 11 days of early voting is down both statewide and in Clark County this year.
The Nature Conservancy, Bureau of Land Management, developers of Summerlin and others were honored Wednesday for their work to preserve the desert near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
Regulations that would implement a controversial program to improve student achievement in underperforming Nevada schools hit a roadblock Wednesday in front of a panel of state lawmakers.
Conservative think tank critical of some pension payouts for retired state, local government workers
A conservative Nevada think tank on Tuesday released new public pension data for retired state and local government workers, finding that 1,605 retirees are collecting an annualized pension payout of at least $100,000.
The Henderson City Council has approved an interlocal agreement between the city’s police department and the College of Southern Nevada to provide mutual aid assistance for five years.
Donald Trump Jr., the son of the GOP presidential nominee, and former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich plan to campaign in Las Vegas for Donald Trump on Thursday.
Even though plenty has changed in the past few weeks, one thing hasn’t: Allan J. Lichtman, author of “Predicting the Next President: The Keys to the White House 2016,” is sticking with his prediction.
U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy’s campaign is accusing Democratic rival Ruben Kihuen’s campaign of “race-baiting” after a fundraising solicitation from Kihuen suggested Republicans are suppressing the African-American vote.
When Clark County commissioners convene for their Nov. 15 meeting, they’ll have the option of codifying two hotel room tax increases to fund the upgrade of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the construction of a domed stadium in one fell swoop. But if Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani has her way, commissioners will take their time before raising the tax to finance $750 million in bonds for the $1.9 billion stadium project.
Clark County commissioners, spurred by the Nevada Legislature’s approval of a plan for a stadium that could house Oakland Raiders, gave their unanimous approval Tuesday for the Las Vegas Monorail Co. to extend its route from MGM Grand to Mandalay Bay.
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