Raiders President Marc Badain will be a “special guest” for a Feb. 27 private fundraiser in Las Vegas for Clark County Commission President Steve Sisolak’s gubernatorial campaign, according to a source with knowledge of the event.
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The ad blitz also includes a series of five videos that will play across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook that depict Sisolak as a champion for public education and Planned Parenthood.
Catherine Byrne, a Carson City Democrat and CPA, announced her campaign for Nevada controller last week, making her the first announced challenger to incumbent Republican Ron Knecht.
Nevada wants to be the nation’s gold standard for marijuana regulation, and last week it got the chance to show off its mettle to visitors from the Garden State.
A district court judge is considering arguments made Wednesday in the lawsuit challenging a pair of state Senate recall efforts.
Republican governor candidate and state Treasurer Dan Schwartz said he wants to strip the $750 million taxpayer subsidy earmarked for the Raiders’ stadium and use it to fix Nevada’s much maligned public education system.
Democrat Steve Sisolak said Monday that if elected Nevada governor he will donate his state salary to nonprofits until the state’s public education system improves.
Danny Tarkanian made an “illegal corporate contribution” from a charity he runs to his 2012 congressional campaign, according to a complaint filed the Federal Elections Commission.
Two recalls targeting Democratic state Senators will come to a head this week when a district court judge hears arguments about the validity of the efforts.
Deonne Contine, the departing director of the Nevada Department of Taxation, announced this week that she is running for an open Assembly seat in Reno.
A Las Vegas police sergeant confirmed Wednesday that Oct. 1 gunman Stephen Paddock was dead before any officers breached his Mandalay Bay hotel suite.
Arizona resident Douglas Haig, whose name had not been previously released, said he sold ammunition to gunman Stephen Paddock but did not know him.
A trio of current and former high-ranking Metropolitan Police Department officers hope to make the jump into state politics this year.
A national group aimed at electing Republican attorneys general across the country is touting a banner fundraising year in 2017. And a good chunk of it could make its way to out here to Nevada.
G3 Labs, a Las Vegas marijuana testing facility, has been reinstated after five months of suspension, the Nevada Department of Taxation said Friday.