State Sen. Patricia Farley had the perfect “mom job.” It was by happenstance she traded it in for steel-toed boots, a hard hat and politics — the latter undergoing an evolution of its own.
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The Department of Business and Industry presented a plan Friday to combine the manufactured and state housing divisions, a move administrators say will improve efficiency and responsiveness to the public.
Fresh from a legal setback to his travel ban, President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Friday that his order would ultimately be upheld by the courts, and promised to introduce additional national security steps next week.
A bill that would make English the official language of the state of Nevada was introduced Friday in the Assembly.
The state medical board has launched a new website designed to help Nevadans understand the impacts of using opioid-based medications.
The Nevada Legislature set a fast pace in its first week, beginning with a historic moment in the Assembly, political puffery in the Senate and committee hearings out of the starting block.
It’s the fifth day of the 2017 Legislative Session, and it’s finally Friday. Yes, legislators and lobbyists are just as excited as the rest of us. Here’s what to watch for.
Republicans won Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary early Friday in the testy chamber’s fourth consecutive brawl over Cabinet picks.
The Service Training Education and Preparation for Veterans Act would align Labor Department grants for community colleges with local veteran labor markets.
Gold Butte became a national monument by presidential decree late last year, but the matter is far from settled to some residents of northeastern Clark County.
President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America’s long-standing “one China” policy in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially alleviating concerns about a major shift in Washington’s relations with Beijing.
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz was met by frequent, deafening boos at a Thursday town hall as constituents grilled him on everything from investigating President Donald Trump’s tax returns to Planned Parenthood.
A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asserted its authority when it refused to reinstate the travel ban and lift a stay imposed by Seattle Judge James Robart, whom Trump had dismissed as a “so-called judge.”
Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Susan Roger will retain her seat because no challengers emerged for the spring municipal elections.
Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Titus of Nevada, express concerns that President Trump could provoke unpredictable Kim Jong-un.
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 […]
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.
Airport officials are considering a massive modernization at Harry Reid International Airport that will expand Terminal 1 from 39 to 65 gates.