Democrats have accused Nevada Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt of violating state ethics laws by giving favorable treatment to his gubernatorial campaign.
Colton Lochhead
Carson City bureau chief
Email: clochhead@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-4638
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 Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s office announced Wednesday that the state will receive more than $1 million as part of a national settlement with the ride-share giant Uber.
For a state that has long-prided itself for having political independent streak, Nevada has not elected someone from outside the Republican or Democratic parties to state office in more than a half-century.
All 17 of Nevada’s counties have joined a new federal information sharing network that election officials say will bolster election cybersecurity and infrastructure ahead of the 2018 midterms.
A poll released Wednesday has Republican Sen. Dean Heller and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen in a dead heat for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat.
“Instead of paying for ineffective jail sentences, Ryan Bundy proposes to The People of Nevada a more efficient retribution process: ‘eye-for-an-eye,’ ” Bundy’s campaign website said.
Gov. Brian Sandoval highlighted the damage caused by invasive species by noting that more than 1 million acres have burned due to wildfires this year in Nevada, including the nearly 450,000-acre Martin Fire that burned north of Winnemucca this summer.
Republicans in Nevada have made California the boogeyman of the 2018 midterm elections, stoking fears that if Democrats win in November they will turn the Silver State into the Golden State.
A new ad airing in Northern Nevada is hoping to tie Republican attorney general candidate Wes Duncan to a controversial rural sheriff who has been accused of sexual assault.
A poll released Tuesday found that key statewide races in Nevada remain deadlocked, Question 3 continues to lose ground and Silver State voters aren’t thrilled with the idea of impeaching President Donald Trump.
Review-Journal capital bureau chief Colton Lochhead takes a ride on the wild side atop a camel in the 59th annual International Camel & Ostrich Races in Virginia City.
The International Camel and Ostrich Races are celebrating their 59th year this weekend in the historic Northern Nevada town of Virginia City.
Nevada Lieutenant Governor candidate Kate Marshall is under fire after her husband used a taxpayer funded email account for what some say is political campaigning.
Supporters of the project said that the pipeline will help ensure that area businesses’ water needs are met and allow the state to attract more high-paying jobs to the area.
Former first lady Michelle Obama will be in Las Vegas this month to host a rally as part of her push to increase voter registration and engagement in the 2018 election year.
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