Mark Kampf, who repeated the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, has been appointed Nye County clerk, where he will oversee the 2022 general election.
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Colton Lochhead covers pot and politics for the Review-Journal, where he started as an intern covering crime and breaking news in 2012. Raised in Las Vegas, the life-long desert rat graduated from Bonanza High School before earning his journalism degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen wants to know how the federal government plans to reopen boat launch ramps at Lake Mead that have been closed due to declining lake levels.
An Aug. 15 deadline is set for Nevada and other basin states to submit plans to reduce water usage in 2023 by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet to combat drought.
The Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act combines more than 48 individual pieces of legislation to address severe climate issues.
The initiative aims to amend the state constitution to change primary and general elections for all state elections except for U.S. president and vice president.
A statewide recount of votes in the gubernatorial primary produced few changes in vote totals for the top two finishers.
Years of drought have left the Colorado River struggling to serve western states, as the federal government contemplates more restrictions.
The Clark County Commission certified its primary election results ahead of Friday’s deadline to canvass the votes, with pushback from election deniers.
The former senator had a bright future and an unblemished electoral record in Nevada. Then came Trump.
Nevada Supreme Court justices are considering whether a petition that would direct state education dollars to private schools or tuition can move forward.
Preliminary election results were delayed on Tuesday, but officials say the general election will be smoother.
In a sign of the tough campaign to come, Gov. Steve Sisolak reserved $6 million in advertising for the general election.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo won the Republican primary for governor Tuesday, and will advance to the general election to face incumbent Steve Sisolak in November.
Former Attorney General Adam Laxalt defeated a surprisingly strong challenge from Sam Brown to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
When it comes to solving the climate change crisis, former Vice President Al Gore says few states are better positioned to take a leading role than Nevada.