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Nevada starting notification campaign, ballot tracking for voters

The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office is launching a text message campaign and a new ballot tracking website ahead of the primary election in June ...

Senators, including Cortez Masto, call for blocking Trump coins

Saying the U.S. was founded to reject kings, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is trying to halt efforts to place President Donald Trump’s likeness and ...

Nevada Secretary of State warns taxpayers about fake preparers as deadline nears

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is warning Nevadans to be aware of fraudulent tax preparers ahead of the Wednesday, April 15 tax filing deadline. Red ...

Rosen visits Nevada nuclear site, pushes against resuming explosive testing

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., visited the Nevada National Security Site last week to observe how scientists certify the nation’s nuclear stockpile without detonating weapons ...

From front lines to ballot box: How retired Marine helps overseas Nevadans vote

Mark Wlaschin left for work early on this morning, well before sunrise, making the familiar commute through the dark Carson City streets to the Nevada ...

Trump returning to Nevada to remind residents about 'no tax on tips'

President Donald Trump will travel to Nevada next week to tout his “no tax on tips” policy ahead of the April 15 federal income tax ...

Las Vegas business owner gets 4 years in prison for pandemic-era tax credit scheme

A Las Vegas woman was sentenced Monday to 54 months in prison for fraudulent claims totaling nearly $100 million in COVID-19 related employment tax credits ...

Aaron Ford campaign for Nevada governor raises record $1.5 million

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford raised nearly $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2026 — the most ever raised by a nonincumbent gubernatorial candidate ...

Nevada senator's bill would boost protections for road workers, first responders

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening protections for roadside workers and first responders on the nation’s highways and ...

EV boom cuts into revenue available for Nevada roads

Nevadans’ ongoing adoption of electric vehicles and improving gas mileage are dampening state revenue from the motor vehicle fuel tax, threatening the departments that depend ...

Shutdown strain shows as Las Vegas airport pantry for TSA workers runs low on food

The Food & Essentials Pantry at Harry Reid International Airport, set up to aid unpaid federal workers during the ongoing partial government shutdown, was virtually ...

Nevada Democrats insist Congress must authorize continued Iran operations

Southern Nevada’s congressional delegation is united in its position that President Donald Trump needs approval from Congress to continue military operations against Iran. Both the ...

Aguilar says Nevada will sue if Trump signs election executive order

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says Nevada would challenge a reported executive order by President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to overhaul U.S. elections ...

Nevada drugmaker gets OK to intervene in abortion pill case brought in Louisiana

GenBioPro, a Las Vegas-based drugmaker that sells generic mifepristone, has been allowed to intervene in Louisiana’s federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ...

Nevada business owner to attend State of the Union as face of tourism decline

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is highlighting the Trump administration’s impact on Nevada’s tourism-dependent small businesses at this year’s State of the Union ....

Attorneys say due process required immigrant’s release in Nevada case

Federal prosecutors in Nevada publicly blamed a judge for freeing an immigrant once tied to MS-13, but immigration attorneys who reviewed the case say it ...

Nevada’s Cortez Masto explains her requirements to vote for DHS funding

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., joined community leaders Tuesday morning to emphasize the local fear caused by immigration enforcement activity and ...