More Republicans than Democrats turned out to cast their ballots on Saturday, the first day of early voting in Nevada, according to statewide totals.
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Statewide totals showed 28.1 percent of Saturday ballots were cast by voters registered as Democrats, 52.8 percent by registered Republicans and 19.2 percent by independents.
Three in 10 Nevada residents identify as Latino and the demographic is estimated to account for 20 percent of the state’s total vote in the general election.
Former President Barack Obama held a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, the first day of early voting in Nevada, to support of Vice President Kamala Harris and other downballot Democrats.
The federal agency leased 217,000 acres of Nevada’s public lands for geothermal energy development and is making an effort to speed up permitting timelines.
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen and GOP candidate Sam Brown discussed the biggest issues facing Nevada in a debate just weeks before the Nov. 5 election.
Former President Donald Trump is returning to Las Vegas for a rally at Thomas & Mack Center, his campaign announced.
The Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission has scheduled a hearing Friday to determine if the group will take away the salary of Michele Fiore, who was found guilty of wire fraud.
Speaker Steve Yeager’s Strong Nevada PAC gave $80,000 to Ending Carson City Corruption, which has funded ads against Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama.
A well-known legal loophole has allowed Las Vegas celebrity Dan Bilzerian and others to shovel mounds of money into Nevada politics.
Nevada’s constitutional officers journeyed to foreign lands and Burning Man last year for what they claim is better governance, state financial disclosure reports show.
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Executive Director Kelvin Watson faced an ethics complaint after accepting tickets to Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium.
NDOT says it is working with the City of Henderson on “a path forward” to rebuild the area where U.S. Highway 95 and the 215 Beltway meet.
Half of the six Mesquite City Council seats are up for grabs in next month’s elections, including the mayor’s position.
Assemblywoman Shea Backus plans to introduce a bill in the 2025 legislative session that will recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.