Government

With shutdown over, Nevada congressional delegation reengages on health care fix

Nevada’s congressional delegation is warming up to potential compromises to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at the heart of the recently ended government ...

Nevada governor calls special legislative session with crime, film bills on agenda

Gov. Joe Lombardo is calling a special session of the Nevada Legislature set to kick off Thursday morning. The Legislature will consider the governor’s sweeping ...

TSA workers at Las Vegas airport weathering government shutdown

Karen Burke, TSA’s federal security director for Nevada, told Las Vegas’ tourism board this afternoon that Harry Reid International Airport had handled the federal government ...

Las Vegas tourism budget report shows mounting strain from visitor declines

With fewer people visiting Las Vegas, room tax receipts for the three months ending Sept. 30 were $73.9 million, down $12.3 million, or 14%, from ...

Hundreds of ICE detainees in Nevada could get bond hearings under lawsuit

A federal judge in Nevada could soon decide whether two men — Victor Jacobo-Ramirez and Edgar Guevara-Alcantar, both denied bail under new immigration detention rules ...

Food benefits reaching Nevada SNAP recipients but only partial funds

Nevada SNAP recipients are starting to receive partial benefits on their EBT cards, the Nevada Department of Social Services (DSS) confirmed Wednesday after assistance was ...

Errant click by state worker triggered Nevada cyberattack in August

A state employee downloading software infested with malware led to the cyberattack that took down state-related websites and shuttered the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles ...

Nevada delegation rallies after Trump floats nuclear testing at U.S. sites again

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., isn’t buying the Trump administration’s clarification of the president’s nuclear testing comments.

Lombardo cautions against getting 'overexcited' about SNAP ruling; funds could take weeks

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it would comply with federal court rulings and release funds for the nation’s largest food aid program ...

Rep. Titus trying to ward off Trump's nuclear test plans with legislation

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., is introducing legislation today to prevent nuclear weapons testing in the United States just after President Donald Trump said testing ...

Federal judge questions ICE’s mandatory detention policy in Nevada case

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been consistently highlighting arrests on its social media accounts under President Donald Trump’s second administration ...

Las Vegas airport won't use DHS shutdown video over 'political messaging'

Harry Reid International Airport will not run a new video being rolled out at airports across the country that blames Democrats for the ongoing government ...

Pride week festivities in Las Vegas mix celebration with resistance

Las Vegas Pride was founded in 1992, but the first event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community happened in 1983 at UNLV …

Nevada solar energy project listed as 'canceled'; developer pledges to continue

A massive solar energy project outside of Tonopah has been seemingly put to a halt, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM’s register ...

North Las Vegas woman’s desperate search for father in ICE custody mirrors a nationwide detention crisis

Diana Lopez stood by the door of her father’s room at Henderson Hospital. Before immigration enforcement agents detained him at gunpoint days earlier ...

Shutdown threat puts already shaky Las Vegas tourism at risk

A federal government shutdown could cost the travel industry $1 billion a week and deliver a punishing blow to Las Vegas’ already faltering tourism economy, ...

Nevada removed from federal list of sanctuary jurisdictions

The Department of Justice is removing Nevada from a list of sanctuary jurisdictions, the DOJ said today in a news release announcing an agreement ...

Nevada coalition urges Lombardo to join West Coast Health Alliance

A coalition of Nevada health organizations is urging Gov. Joe Lombardo to join the West Coast Health Alliance, a partnership established by the governors of ...

Nevada’s Lee spearheads Democratic push in House to save ACA credits

U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., is leading dozens of House Democrats in urging congressional leadership to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits before ...

Data reveal pipeline opening from Metro custody to ICE

President Donald Trump’s push to accelerate immigration enforcement is being felt in Las Vegas, where federal agents picked up 441 people with detainers and 173 ...