A Nevada homeland security panel declared Friday that cybersecurity is priority No. 1. Gov. Brian Sandoval, Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison and Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson all marked cybersecurity as their utmost priority for the state.
Politics and Government
It’s been more than seven months since Nevada law required North Las Vegas Constable Robert Eliason to forfeit his office. But who’s counting?
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday he would not activate the Nevada National Guard to round up undocumented immigrants for deportation.
Over the strong objections of environmental groups, the Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, giving President Donald Trump an eager partner to fulfill his campaign pledge to increase the use of planet-warming fossil fuels.
Air Force’s daring exhibition team opens new wing detailing its 74-year history in its hangar at Nellis Air Force Base.
The idea to lower Nevada’s legal gambling age percolated after a veteran asked Assemblyman Jim Wheeler a simple question. The man, who had served in Afghanistan, asked Wheeler how a person could be old enough vote or fight in wars but be considered too young to legally gamble.
Yucca Mountain continues to be considered by a Republican lawmaker on a key congressional panel to be part of a comprehensive solution to the continuing problem of storing nuclear waste generated by power plants.
A new administrative assistant in the Nevada Department of Education would help springboard the paper-based teacher licensure office into the 21st century.
Gov. Brian Sandoval gave a shout-out to first responders who dealt with recent the flooding in Northern Nevada.
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press.
It didn’t take long for President Donald Trump to start running out of the custom-made Cross pens he uses to sign executive orders.
It’s Day 12 of the 2017 Legislative Session. It’s the second Friday of the session, and like last Friday, it’ll be a light day for lawmakers.
Senate Republicans are poised to use their majority to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee, Scott Pruitt, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite calls from Democrats for a delay.
Making his debut on the world stage, Vice President Mike Pence will seek to reassure skeptical allies in Europe about U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump.
A bill mandating private employers provide workers with paid sick leave was introduced Thursday in the Nevada Senate.
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 […]
Vice President Kamala Harris makes another campaign stop in Las Vegas Sunday evening.
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.