U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s embrace of a bill to allow mining companies to continue to deposit waste rock on nearby land has earned her criticism from environmentalists and progressives.
Steve Sebelius
Politics and Government Editor
Email: ssebelius@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0253
Steve Sebelius oversees the Review-Journal's Washington and Carson City bureaus, as well as the reporting team covering local governments in Clark County. He also writes a weekly politics column for the Sunday Viewpoints section. Sebelius previously worked for the RJ between 2000 and 2017. He returned to the RJ in March 2019. Sebelius has been the on-air political analyst for KLAS-TV Channel 8 for 10 years. He also has co-hosted “PoliticsNow,” Nevada’s only political television program, on the channel since 2015.
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s administration is planning to abandon the Grant Sawyer building near downtown in favor of buying office buildings near Reid airport.
The Nevada Legislature enters its 13th week with a busy agenda, including receiving an important fiscal forecast that will guide the state’s two-year budget.
Americans are disaffected by their politics and divided on the issues, which allows some to exploit the information vacuum for their own ends.
From who will own the new ballpark to how it will be financed, we tackle some of the most important questions about the Athletics’ planned move to Las Vegas.
The 2023 session of the Nevada Legislature is underway, which is a great time to consider a few items that might make the process more efficient.
If you accept that taxpayer subsidies are a necessary part of economic development, then the only question that remains is not whether to give out tax dollars to lure big projects, but how much you’re going to spend.
Bills that survived passing from committee last week will now move to the Assembly and Senate floors for final passage by an April 25 deadline.
A limit of one or two minutes per person for witnesses testifying before legislative committees isn’t good for citizens, lobbyists or lawmakers.
The bill was one of three election-related measures approved by a Senate committee Tuesday, ahead of a Friday deadline.
Bills pending in the 2023 Legislature must pass from the first committee to which they were sent by Friday, which means this week will be a busy one for lawmakers in Carson City.
Despite a change made by the Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire is insisting on keeping its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, and even cementing it into the state constitution.
Lawmakers will see a flurry of votes in committees as an April 14 deadline approaches, and the 2023 legislative session officially reaches the halfway mark this week.
We all know that eventually our energy will come from renewable power. The only question is how quickly we get there, and what we do along the way.
The eighth week of the Nevada Legislature will be a busy one, as a bill-introduction deadline waived last week comes due.
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