CARSON CITY — With the presidential caucuses now a distant memory, Nevadans can get back to what really matters: Local politics and the races that will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Legislature in 2017.
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It’s off to the races Monday as filing opens for candidates for four Clark County Commission seats.
Seven years ago, North Las Vegas resident Lydia Garrett took it upon herself to stand up to some of the atrocities of North Town, the idiomatic nickname given to the city for its negative connotations.
Legislators will wait a few more weeks to determine whether they want to recommend consolidating two state agencies that regulate taxis in the state.
A state advisory committee to promote civics and participation in democracy has no members and $51 in the bank.
A public memorial will be held Sunday at Sparks High School for state Sen. Debbie Smith.
Nevada state Sen. Debbie Smith of Sparks, who fought back from a malignant brain tumor, has died, the Democratic Caucus announced Sunday.
Barbara Richardson, a state administrator in New Hampshire, was named Nevada insurance commissioner Friday.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak at a rally Sunday morning in Las Vegas.
Michael Roberson is leading the money race in what’s so far a five-way GOP primary for the open congressional seat of U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nevada.
Two Democratic candidates in the 4th Congressional District are supporting different presidential candidates.
The Clark County Commission voted Tuesday to boost County Manager Don Burnette’s salary.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday expressed concern that Las Vegas might again fall below the cutoff for special homeland security terrorism preparedness funding in the upcoming federal budget cycle.
Clark County is encouraging voters to take advantage of a new law that allows them to choose to receive their sample ballot electronically.
North Las Vegas Municipal Judge Catherine Ramsey, who has been in a dispute with city officials and is the subject of a recall effort, has filed to run against District Judge Eric Johnson.
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 […]
Ohio Sen. JD Vance spoke at a rally Saturday morning at the Whitney Recreation Center, just three days before the election.
Former President Donald Trump revved up his supporters to get out and vote in the campaign’s final push ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
With Election Day less than a week away, Vice President Kamala Harris made another push for Nevada’s vote by rallying supporters in North Las Vegas.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance will each make campaign stops in Las Vegas on Saturday, just days before the Tuesday election.