Politics and Government
Nevada’s top election official has filed a civil lawsuit against Americans for Prosperity, alleging the Republican conservative group violated state election laws by not registering in the state or filing donor contribution reports.
Unless Nevada legislators extend taxes scheduled to expire July 1, state government will operate with $343 million less money in 2014-15 than it is spending during the current two-year budget period. And even that depends on how the folks in Washington, D.C., handle the federal government’s fiscal crisis.
Clark County consumers could pay more for everything from accordions to zippers if cops can persuade the state Legislature to approve their plan to tap a new sales tax aimed at putting more police on the street.
Spurred by many Nevadans complaining during this year’s contentious elections that some people were voting illegally, Secretary of State Ross Miller said Tuesday he will sponsor a bill at the Legislature to require voter photo IDs.
Establishing more laws barring sex between teachers and students.
Nevada does not have enough doctors willing to take new Medicaid patients so it makes no sense for Gov. Brian Sandoval to expand the program, a top analyst with a Las Vegas-based conservative organization says.
After Reno Republican Pat Hickey was elected Assembly minority leader Friday, he immediately announced that he wants to work cooperatively as much as possible with Democrats at the legislative session that begins in February.
A Moody’s Analytics executive predicted Friday that the Nevada economy will turn around and show robust growth by 2014.
Democrats retained control of both houses of the Legislature in Tuesday’s election, but fell short of the two-thirds majority they needed to pass any bill, including tax increases, over Gov. Brian Sandoval’s veto.
A Democratic candidate for Assembly will have to defend his eligibility for office just hours before Election Day.
Backers of a Nevada tax initiative that was invalidated by a state judge have filed notice of appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court.
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.