Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen has drawn two Republican challengers in Assembly District 29, dentist Steven Delisle and customer service worker Troy Archer.
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Four Republican candidates — including two who previously ran for Congress — are fighting to win the Republican nomination in Assembly District 37, one of the most competitive districts in the state.
The Interim Finance Committee — a group of lawmakers who serve on the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees — declared a state of fiscal emergency.
The group, Fight For Nevada, filed a lawsuit Monday against Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske in federal court in Las Vegas.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Monday declared a state of fiscal emergency, which allows the government to access reserve funds to deal with budget deficits caused by the coronavirus-sparked business shutdown.
The Nevada Poll found that Gov. Steve Sisolak received favorable ratings on his handling of the coronavirus crisis, but voters want the shutdown to end.
Nevada will begin to emerge from its pandemic-triggered statewide business shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Thursday.
Protesters rallying against Gov. Steve Sisolak’s stay-at-home order took to the governor’s mansion in the state capital on Saturday.
Nevada’s stay-at-home order, which was set to expire Friday, will be extended, Gov. Steve Sisolak said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Wednesday.
Nevada and Colorado have joined the Western States Pact, formed to create a framework for when the states will lift restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
A conservative group is suing to stop the June 9 all-mail primary election, alleging that it invites voter fraud and would dilute the votes of legitimate voters.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said his team of experts is monitoring coronavirus statistics but that there’s no firm date as to when Nevada can begin the first phase of reopening the state for business.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday it’s still too early to know when the state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders could be lifted or when businesses could start to reopen their doors. He also praised Nevadans for staying at home and saving lives.
Nevada’s attorney general and U.S. attorney have assembled a new task force to crack down on scams and other crimes related to the new coronavirus.
The state of Nevada has hired a third-party vendor to help answer phone calls from people seeking unemployment insurance, a move to ease the overwhelming volume of claims sparked by the coronavirus epidemic.