Politics and Government
Hundreds of people marched near the Strip Sunday to protest proposed cuts to state funding for education.
Las Vegas police estimated the crowd ranged from between 200 to 700 people.
When a high-ranking Arizona lawmaker was detained last weekend by Phoenix police after a roadside fight with his girlfriend, it looked like he was headed to jail. Then the state constitution swooped in and saved him. A Nevada legislator in a similar spot would not be so lucky.
The governor’s office admitted Thursday that its proposed budget is $106 million out of balance, but contended the shortfall will be covered from an unexpected growth in sales taxes and with help from President Barack Obama.
Defying Gov. Brian Sandoval, the Assembly voted 25-to-16 Thursday for a bill that would allow school districts to use so-called excess bond reserves to construct and repair schools.
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 […]
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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.
