The Nevada Latin Chamber of Commerce came out against the Energy Choice Initiative, the ballot question that would restructure the state’s energy market so customers can pick their own electricity provider.
Ramona Giwargis
Former reporter: State Government and Politics
Ramona Giwargis covered state government and politics for the Las Vegas Review-Journal from January 2018 to December 2018. She previously covered local politics all over California, including stops in her hometown of San Jose, Merced, Salinas and Eureka. Ramona is a graduate of San Jose State University and has won multiple awards for investigative journalism.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt this week unveiled a website for sexual assault victims as part of his initiative to reduce the backlog of untested rape kits.
The top two Democrats running for Nevada governor fielded questions about abortion rights, sex education and paid family leave during a Thursday night forum hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller this week unveiled a “Juntos con Heller” campaign with a coalition of 254 Hispanic activists committed to helping the Republican win re-election.
A forum featuring three of Nevada’s gubernatorial candidates covered several topics Tuesday night in Las Vegas, but it did little to move the needle for some voters.
Benjamin Sparks pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge through a lawyer Tuesday, while his alleged victim’s attorney had choice words for the Las Vegas political consultant.
Nevada Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson unveiled an education plan that would levy an extra 10 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana for public schools.
The ex-fiancee of Benjamin Sparks, the Nevada political consultant facing battery charges after he allegedly assaulted the woman and made her his sex slave, has hired attorney Gloria Allred a week before the case heads to a Las Vegas courtroom.
A new audit revealed that nearly 35 percent of elevators operating in Nevada — about 4,360 — did not have safety certificates in June 2017. Safety inspections and certifications are done annually, so some of the elevators may have since been certified, but information on current certification was not available in the audit.
A concentrated push to engage voters is paying off for Nevada Democrats: The party saw a bump in voter registration as the primary looms.
A state audit on Wednesday uncovered a slew of problems at taxpayer-funded foster homes, a youth mental hospital and a juvenile correctional center, including unsafe medication management and weak training policies.
After surviving a heart surgery five years ago, former U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford — who’s running for his old congressional seat — unveiled his Affordable Prescription Plan on Monday.
Nevada Democrats this week filed another ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Dean Heller , alleging the Republican is exploiting his official position to boost his campaign for re-election.
When it comes to shedding light on state spending and making those details accessible to taxpayers, Nevada ranks near the top of the class.
Nevada Democrat Chris Giunchigliani told the Review-Journal on Thursday that she will direct state funding to Planned Parenthood and other family-planning centers — a first for Nevada — if she’s elected governor.