Civil rights attorneys say a Reno high school student’s First Amendment rights were violated when he was suspended after calling a Northern Nevada Congressman’s office.
Colton Lochhead

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.
Democrat Susie Lee nabbed a major early endorsement from former Vice President Joe Biden in her bid to replace Rep. Jacky Rosen in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District.
Nevadans with past misdemeanor pot convictions can have their records sealed away, but the Clark County district attorney isn’t ready to wave a magic wand to make it happen.
The Nevada Democrat had said in December he would not run again for the state’s 4th Congressional District after women accused him of sexual harassment. In recent weeks, he had been reconsidering his options, but he did not file candidacy papers as of Friday’s deadline.
At the urging of President Donald Trump, Republican Danny Tarkanian is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race to make another run for Congress.
The two state Senate recalls that could swing the control of the Legislature’s upper chamber were dealt a significant blow Thursday that could spell their end.
Another Democrat is running for Nevada treasurer, setting up a primary this June with former Assemblyman Andrew Martin.
Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican, and Clark County Commission Vice Chair Chris Giunchigliani, a Democrat, filed candidacy paperwork Tuesday morning with the Nevada secretary of state’s office in Las Vegas.
The second and final week of candidate filings started with one of the biggest names in the 2018 election making his run official.
The 11 expenditures in question span Jan. 3 to Aug. 8 of last year, after Hardy had left office. The Republican lost his 2016 re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen.
Heller had planned to file with the Nevada secretary of state’s office on Monday. The appointment was rescheduled so that he could return to Washington D.C. earlier than planned “because of votes,” his campaign manager said.
A Democratic source close to U.S. Rep. Ruben Kihuen said the congressman is reconsidering his decision to step down, and is keeping “all options open.”
With the backing of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Melanie Scheible announces she will seek to replace Becky Harris in Senate District 9, representing the southwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley.
After saying he would donate his salary until education in Nevada was fixed last month, Democratic governor candidate Steve Sisolak on Monday rolled out his road map to get there.
Candidate filing opened with a flurry of activity Monday, setting the stage for contentious primaries in a crucial election year.




