Proponents of a ballot petition to create an independent commission to redraw state legislative districts will have extra time to gather needed signatures to qualify for the 2020 ballot.
Colton Lochhead
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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.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s administration is asking for even deeper budget cuts in the coming fiscal year than those already announced as the state struggles with huge drops in revenue because of the coronavirus-triggered business shutdown.
A Washoe County judge has rejected the Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association’s request for a temporary restraining order against Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency regulation.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has tested negative for the coronavirus, after visiting a state office where a worker tested positive for the disease.
Delays in data reporting caused by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to push redistricting in Nevada back and require a special legislative session.
Nevada and a coalition of nearly two dozen other states Wednesday sued the Trump administration over a federal rule that rolls back vehicle emissions standards.
The legislative Interim Finance Committee formed a panel to oversee the use of federal coronavirus stimulus funds and set priorities for the money.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority board voted unanimously Thursday to pull water rights applications associated with a controversial, multibillion-dollar pipeline plan.
A group seeking to recall Gov. Steve Sisolak from office fell well short of its goal, gathering just 33,105 total signatures out of the 243,995 needed.
The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee voted along party lines to transfer all $401 million from the state’s rainy day fund to the general fund to offset the financial crisis triggered by the coronavirus.
A federal judge rejected claims from a group trying to recall Gov. Steve Sisolak that stay-at-home orders prevented them from gathering signatures, and harmed their constitutional rights.
An open Senate District 7 seat has drawn three veteran Democrats — former state party Chairwoman Roberta Lange and Assembly members Ellen Spiegel and Richard Carrillo.
Nine people of both political parties are seeking to replace longtime Assemblyman John Hambrick, who is term-limited and cannot seek another term representing Assembly District 2.
Democrat Jesse Holder is challenging freshman Democrat Rochelle Nguyen in Assembly District 10.
Freshman Assemblyman Howard Watts III has drawn a progressive challenger in Burke Andersson, who advocates a universal basic income.