Government

Nevada lawmakers introduce federal legislation to shut down sports betting loophole

Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation are placing a new bet of their own: that Congress can shut down what they call a federal loophole that ...

Three Las Vegas tax preparers charged with running fraud scheme

A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted three Las Vegas tax preparers on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States and willfully preparing false income ...

Aaron Ford campaigns with Maryland governor focusing on small businesses, affordability

Moore is the second high-profile Democratic governor to make his way to Nevada this month to campaign with Ford. California Gov. Gavin Newsom was also ...

Wild horse roundup around Nevada-California border cleared to proceed by judge

A federal judge cleared a wild horse roundup on both sides of the California-Nevada border to proceed as planned this week despite the opposition of ...

Education officials warn that Nevada schools will continue to suffer without new funding sources

The commission said the state needs to shoot for a per-pupil investment of $16,043 in 2027-28. By 2037, it estimates, Nevada’s per-pupil funding needs to ...

Nevada announces a new state park along the Carson River and invites the public to name it

The 1,627-acre park, which spans both the north and south sides of the Carson River and extends into the surrounding sagebrush hills, is just outside ...

Why some Nevada advocates aren't fully celebrating Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling

For the 12% of Nevada’s U.S.-born residents who have at least one immigrant parent, according to the Nevada Immigration Coalition, the ruling in Trump v. ...

Switch wins Las Vegas expansion approval even as data center backlash sweeps across Nevada

Switch, which already operates more than 2 million square feet of data center space near Decatur Boulevard and the 215 Beltway, won approval for ...

In Las Vegas, Clark County offices, high-stakes November races taking shape

Preliminary municipal election results from Tuesday’s primary reveal definitive victories and set up highly competitive races for November.

‘Not going to back down’: Aaron Ford targets vulnerable Lombardo in Nevada governor’s race

Minutes after clinching the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Aaron Ford set his sights on a long-anticipated showdown with Gov. Joe Lombardo — a matchup ...

Nevada primary results: Your November ballot is set

The first batch of primary election results showed what was long expected: Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s bid for a second term will go through state ...

UNLV degree is great, but graduate's big achievement came in legislative win

When Fallon resident Kelli Kelly walks across the stage at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center tonight to receive her master’s degree in urban leadership, she’ll ...

Cortez Masto aims to expand funding for safe rides to school amid spike in CCSD pedestrian strikes

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is pushing to extend federal safety funding to school bus routes under a bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday.

Las Vegas average gas price up to $5.29 while Reno cost climbs even higher

Las Vegas drivers faced another painful week at the pump, with the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline at $5.29 Monday, according ...

Shadow Ridge seniors challenge Gen Z stereotypes at the ballot box

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar visited Shadow Ridge Tuesday to present the Helen J. Stewart Award, a recognition given to high schools that register ...

Nevada Sen. Rosen offers different proposal for Senate's $1B ballroom plan

Senate Republicans want to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom — a project the ...

Ford tabs restoring universal meals as priority for Nevada schools

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s education platform, if he is elected governor, includes free school meals for all students. Not only would guaranteed school meals ...

Nevada geothermal power could grow 30-fold under new Senate bill

Nevada could dramatically expand its geothermal energy output under proposed federal legislation designed to tap hotter, deeper underground resources that are now out of reach ...

Nevada’s Horsford: Supreme Court decision on redistricting ‘a license to silence Black voters’

The ruling is an attack on the growing political power of Black and brown voters and will result in more rigged electoral districts that dilute ...

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 ...