House and Senate negotiators nailed down a $900 billion coronavirus relief package Sunday after a compromise was reached on several outstanding items.
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Nevada’s political power in the House increased Thursday when Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada was placed on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which controls the purse strings that fund the federal government.
The Interior Department oversees public land and resources in Nevada and other Western states.
The U.S. Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed a defense bill with more than enough votes to override a veto threatened by President Trump.
A $742 billion defense spending bill has funding for several projects important to Nevada, but faces a veto threat from President Trump for other reasons.
House and Senate lawmakers will vote this week on a one-week temporary spending bill to keep the government open, as Nevada representatives push for relief in a final legislative package.
Lawmakers have rushed to introduce legislation before the end of the current Congress that would halt taxpayer-sponsored testing by the Veterans Affairs Department on cats and kittens.
President Donald Trump and Congress moved this year to develop interim nuclear waste storage sites, a temporary fix until the 30-year stalemate over Yucca Mountain is settled.
Although Las Vegas tech entrepreneur Tony Hsieh was known throughout the states, no one in New London, Connecticut, really knew he was visiting this waterfront community
A House-Senate compromise version of the annual defense bill does not include military land transfers of public lands for the Air Force and Navy in Nevada.
Ex-Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh died from complications of smoke inhalation in a death ruled an accident by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Monday. But police and the local fire marshal said an investigation into the death is active and ongoing.
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus and other Democrats applauded GSA head Emily Murphy for releasing transition funding for President-elect Joe Biden weeks after the election was held.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris told the nation’s mayors Monday that the incoming administration would be a “strong partner” with cities.
The U.S. House bill passed Friday includes an amendment by Rep. Dina Titus to require the Labor Department to create some of those jobs in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Time is running out for the Senate to confirm a Nevada judge nominated by President Donald Trump for a seat on the Nevada bench that’s been vacant since 2018.