U.S. Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian’s real estate firm owes $16 million, newly released court documents show, raising questions about the financial viability of the outspoken Republican who’s challenging U.S. Sen. Dean Heller.
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.
The 11 expenditures in question span Jan. 3 to Aug. 8 of last year, after Hardy had left office. The Republican lost his 2016 re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen.
In a health care world increasingly driven by profits, Nevada’s mentally ill patients are being cycled out of hospitals before they’re ready. In many cases they land right back in the hospital.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a high-profile public records case related to the disclosure of retirement benefits of state employees.
A Democratic source close to U.S. Rep. Ruben Kihuen said the congressman is reconsidering his decision to step down, and is keeping “all options open.”
The drawn-out public records case could set a precedent for how the Silver State’s retirement system discloses information about public employees’ retirement benefits.
Nevada’s candidate filing period continued Tuesday brought with some unexpected twists with dozens of candidates entering hotly contested Assembly races and crowded federal elections.
Candidate filing opened with a flurry of activity Monday, setting the stage for contentious primaries in a crucial election year.
Candidates for most of Nevada’s nonjudicial offices, including U.S. Senate, Congress, governor and more, can file paperwork beginning today with the state or municipal elections office, depending on the seat they’re running for.
The 2018 midterm elections will be a defining moment for women in Nevada.
Nevada Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Schwartz is under fire after he reportedly belittled an opponent’s military experience.
Police have worked through a chunk of untested rape kits in less than a year since state legislators passed a law to address a massive backlog.
The Democratic Governors Association will target Nevada as part of a plan to spend $20 million to elect Democratic governors in eight states.
A Henderson woman with no professional medical experience is transferring mentally ill people from local hospitals to unlicensed group homes — and a bipolar woman is dead after she was put in a Las Vegas home with no supervision.
Nevada health officials confirmed Tuesday they cut ties with UNLV’s mental health clinic, after the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the university continued placing mentally ill clients in an unlicensed home previously closed by the state because of filthy conditions.