Four Democrats jostling to be Nevada’s next governor squared off Wednesday on gun control, immigration and the state’s struggling education system.
Ramona Giwargis
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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.
In an effort to fire up voters before the midterm elections, Nevada Democrats have launched a one-stop shop for voter registration, information and volunteer opportunities.
The state teachers union on Friday launched a new digital ad painting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak as the “most conservative Democrat” in the race.
Army veteran LaDon Henry hopes to become Nevada’s first openly transgender legislator.
Civil rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis spent his lifetime fighting for racial equality and human rights, but the 78-year-old icon stopped in Las Vegas on Sunday with a new mission to support education for the next generation.
Paris Wade, 28, a Republican aiming to unseat Democratic incumbent Sandra Jauregui in Las Vegas-based District 41, gained 3.2 million followers for his Facebook page Liberty Writers, before the social media giant pulled the plug.
Two months after the Republican Governors Association pledged to spend $3.3 million on TV ads to influence Nevada’s gubernatorial race, the group reported a record-breaking fundraising haul this quarter.
Two former prostitutes allege that brothel owner and Nevada Assembly candidate Dennis Hof sexually assaulted them several years ago, according to a newly released police report and interviews with the women.
The District Court decision ends the possibility of a recall election against Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Las Vegas, and Sen. Joyce Woodhouse, D-Henderson, unless recall backers appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court within 30 days.
Financial reports from competitive District 3 race show Republican Danny Tarkanian far out ahead of three primary rivals while Susie Lee is distancing her lone rival in the Democratic field.
Former U.S. Rep. and 4th Congressional District candidate Cresent Hardy ruffled feathers by saying the military should bring back the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that banned openly gay people from serving.
From abortion rights to transgender troops and military action in Syria, four Republicans running in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District delved into the issues Wednesday during a debate hosted by the Mesquite Republican Women.
The campaign for Democrat Susie Lee announced on Wednesday that the local philanthropist and nonprofit organizer had amassed another hefty fundraising haul.
Benjamin Sparks, the Republican consultant accused of sexually enslaving and assaulting his then-fiancée, was charged Tuesday with one misdemeanor count of domestic battery.
U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, has raised a record-breaking $2.6 million in the last three months in her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, her campaign reported Monday.