Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford on Wednesday called a lawsuit accusing a fellow lawmaker of violating the state’s separation of power clause “meritless.”
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A debate roared to life at a Nevada Legislature hearing over how a $3 fee earmarked for the killing of ravens, coyotes and mountain lions should be spent.
Congressional Republicans responsible for legislation to build a wall along portions of the 2,000-mile, U.S.-Mexico border toured parts of Texas this week to discuss the logistics of erecting barriers with federal and local officials.
The Nevada Assembly on Wednesday passed a measure that could bolster the ranks of registered voters ahead of the 2018 election.
A bill to prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy on youth was introduced Wednesday in the Nevada Senate.
More than 200 placard-waving protesters lined the sidewalk in front of a casino here Wednesday to protest a visit by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller at a chamber of commerce luncheon.
Transgender students on Wednesday lost federal protections that allowed them to use school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities, as the Trump administration stepped into a long-simmering national debate.
More than 100 people pleaded with the Clark County Commission on Wednesday to block a concept plan for a proposed 5,025-home development near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
It’s Day 17 of the 2017 Legislative Session. After a busy Tuesday, things calm down a bit for Wednesday.
New federal rules on enforcement of U.S. immigration laws issued Tuesday echoed across the Las Vegas Valley, with undocumented immigrants and their advocates expressing fears of widespread roundups and supporters of President Donald Trump’s applauding his get-tough policy.
The Nevada Legislature has joined the attorney general’s office in claiming that the Clark County School District violated open meeting law when it sued the state over provisions in the reorganization effort.
Guarding against cyber attacks is the next frontier for Nevada’s homeland security operation. Gov. Brian Sandoval has a cybersecurity proposal that would create the state’s first Cyber Defense Center to address threats, recognition of the growing threat of cyber attacks and hackers.
Las Vegas Monorail Company President and CEO Curtis Myles gave Clark County commissioners an ultimatum Tuesday regarding a proposed route extension.
School districts would be able to lease buses and middle and high school students would be surveyed about drug and alcohol use under a pair of bills introduced Tuesday by state Sen. Patricia Farley, I-Las Vegas.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday instructed immigration authorities to step up enforcement of deportation orders against undocumented immigrants.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of leading economists put the probability of the United States going into recession over the next 12 months at 63 percent. Conventional wisdom is that the Federal Reserve Bank will continue raising interest rates to combat stubborn high inflation, thereby slowing the economy and causing gross domestic product to […]
This marks Harris’ eighth visit to the Silver State this year. She last visited in August, just a couple of weeks since launching her presidential bid.
An audit discovered the owners of the locals casinos overpaid gaming taxes for years.
Gov. Joe Lombardo sent a letter requesting a legislative commission expand an audit of the CCSD to include an investigation into its potential budget shortfalls.
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled.
