Republican Andy Matthews is challenging Democratic incumbent Assemblywoman Shea Backus in the very competitive Assembly District 37.
Colton Lochhead
Carson City bureau chief
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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.
Republican Heidi Kasama and Democrat Radhika Kunnel emerged from crowded primaries to fight to represent Assembly District 2.
Neither candidate for Assembly District 21 — Democrat Elaine Marzola and Republican Cherlyn Arrington — would say where budget cuts should be made if they’re needed in 2021.
Democratic Assemblywoman Leslie Cohen will face Republican dentist Steven DeLisle in her race to keep Nevada Assembly District 29 in Democratic hands.
Nevada is substantially loosening its COVID-19 rules on large gatherings for both indoor and outdoor events and will allow for a limited number of spectators at sporting and other live entertainment events as part of a continued relaxation of restrictions.
Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro is fighting hard to retain her Senate District 6 seat from a well-funded challenger in Republican April Becker.
Republican Carri Buck and Libertarian Tim Hagen are once again seeking the Senate District 5 seat, running against Democrat Kristee Watson.
President Donald Trump rejected Nevada’s request for the federal government to fully fund the cost of deploying the National Guard to help the state’s coronavirus response.
The governor’s newest directive means renters can’t be kicked out of their homes for not paying their rent for at least 45 days, but that doesn’t mean all evictions remain halted.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Monday announced a 45-day extension of the moratorium on evictions, one day before the current moratorium was set to expire.
The Las Vegas hotel that hosted a Trump campaign event and beauty pageant with hundreds of guests this month was hit with a nearly $11,000 fine this week for failing to follow the state’s COVID-19 safety and health measures.
Southern Nevada’s natural gas utility once again tried to pass “inappropriate” costs to Nevadans as part of its push to raise rates, including luxury car charters, $4,700 dinner bills, and even one board member’s manicure and pedicure.
A hotel that drew a fine for violating Nevada’s COVID-19 restrictions after hosting an “Evangelicals for Trump” campaign event this month is now suing the state and the city of Las Vegas over Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency directives.
The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board on Tuesday filed four complaints against marijuana companies that could result in one Reno marijuana dispensary losing its license.
A Russian national was arrested in Los Angeles on a charge of attempting to infect a Nevada company with malware and hold its data for ransom.