Government

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 ...

Nevada lawmakers targeted in bomb threats over last week, source says

Multiple state legislators received threats last week that law enforcement has since responded to, a source close to the situation confirmed to the Sun today. ...

Education Department scraps minority-serving grants; UNLV, Nevada State and CSN affected

The Trump administration has pulled $350 million in federal grants from some of the country’s most diverse colleges, a move that will strip Nevada institutions ...

'Attack on our democracy': Kirk killing condemned by Nevada officials

Elected officials from across Nevada on Wednesday condemned the killing of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk ...

Aguilar rejects federal push for voter data as Trump escalates war on mail ballots

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, rebuking the Department of Justice, says he will not share voter data that is protected under state law …

Federal funding fight hits home for families afflicted by rare diseases

Nevada has an estimated 300,000 people living with a rare disease, which includes genetic disorders like Liam’s as well as other conditions such as cancer, ...

Amid heightened tension over immigration, Nevada officials seek to reassure parents

Clark County School District Board member Brenda Zamora said there have been rumors of immigration enforcement that appears to be affecting school attendance.

Nevada congressional candidate open about felony status

After being sentenced to two years in prison for wire fraud and finding himself on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Republican Bobby Khan isn’t shy ...

Republicans’ gambling tax change seen as threat to states’ revenues, legitimate casinos

Gaming experts assembled by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., for a town hall this week bemoaned a tax change included in President Donald Trump’s One ...

Nevada Guard to assist ICE in "administrative" role, Lombardo's office says

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is “in the process” of activating the Nevada Guard to support federal immigration enforcement in a “temporary, administrative capacity,” according to ...

Henderson man claiming to be citizen set for deportation over previous drug trafficking conviction

Henderson resident Michael Schulze claims he’s an American citizen; immigration authorities want to return him to his birth country of Canada over a previous drug ...

Nevada Democrats disappointed by Lombardo vetoes but promise to keep working

Lawmakers delivered a clear message at a town hall Wednesday night hosted by the advocacy group Make the Road Nevada: The fight isn’t over.

Nevada senators vote to confirm political rival for VA job

Sam Brown was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate as one of the three under secretaries for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Rosen and ...

In Las Vegas, Republicans take victory lap on ‘no tax on tips’ policy; Democrats decry its details

“No Tax on Tips” took center stage Friday during a visit from the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee to Las Vegas to promote ...

Nevada assemblymember playing role in Mexico City summit

Nevada Assemblymember Cecelia González, D-Las Vegas, was in Mexico City this week to promote a new binational summit in September featuring state-level representatives and Mexican ...

Nevada hospitals brace for impact of Trump’s budget bill

Nevada hospitals are bracing for a financial crisis as President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending legislation threatens to cut millions in critical health care funding ....

Nevada's Young Democrats on mission to be seen and heard

Young Dems of America is the country’s largest youth-driven partisan political organization, boasting a membership of more than 20,000 young people nationally.

Race is on in Nevada to install solar panels before end of tax credit

With President Donald Trump signing the reconciliation bill July 4, the 30% credit on residential solar previously scheduled to start sunsetting in 2033 will come ...

Rosen: Heat in Nevada rising to the level of major disaster

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., visited a cooling station last summer in Las Vegas on a scorching Southern Nevada day with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees. ...

Nevada's Titus fights back on gambling hit in Trump tax bill

The change, a late addition to the Senate version the House of Representatives concurred with Thursday, reduces the amount gamblers can deduct from their winnings ...