After President Trump declared a state of emergency in the U.S. on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his campaign expedited plans to shift into a digital-only re-election bid.
Rory Appleton
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Rory Appleton joined the Review-Journal in May 2019 as a politics reporter after five years with The Fresno Bee, where he most recently covered politics. Born and raised in Fresno, he graduated with a degree in print journalism from Fresno State University before joining his hometown paper, where his work earned six California News Publishers Association top awards in a two-year span.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) has implemented new measures to deal with “an unprecedented number of unemployment insurance claims.”
Candidates for office have had to quickly rewrite campaign plans in light of measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Nevada.
The Brady PAC, an affiliate of a gun control group named for former White House press secretary James Brady, has endorsed and donated to Nevada Reps. Steven Horsford and Susie Lee.
Six newspapers serving Nevada’s rural cities — including several founded 150 years ago — will be scaled back or cease publication altogether.
A special session may be convened by the governor or by a petition backed by two-thirds of legislators.
All four of Nevada’s congressional incumbents — Dina Titus, Mark Amodei, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford — have drawn at least a half-dozen opponents each as they filed for re-election.
More than 14,000 delegates were set to participate in the Democratic county conventions.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., has introduced legislation aimed at providing additional funding for states should unemployment rise due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Nevada’s Republican and Democratic political conventions are still scheduled, despite fears about the coronavirus, because of state laws that say they must take place.
North Las Vegas police were called to the home of the Nevada Democratic Party chairman after a California activist showed up to conduct a loud, late-night protest.
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has made a six-figure ad buy in Las Vegas, using clips from a recent rally to tout economic gains under the president’s administration.
The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s campaign sent a letter to the state Democratic Party demanding it correct “errors and inconsistencies” during the caucus count.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders cruised to a commanding victory Saturday in the Nevada Democratic caucuses, cementing his status as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination heading into next week’s primary in South Carolina.
A volunteer said he brought concerns over the Democratic party’s caucus plans into the open to spur officials into sharing more information and being more open with the public.
