Politics

DMV, Nevada Health Authority largely offline after cyberattack

The state still doesn’t know what information was compromised in the cyberattack that struck Nevada’s government over the weekend or what the perpetrators’ motive was, ...

Governor’s office: ‘Some data' stolen in Nevada cyberattack

Tim Robb, homeland security advisor in the governor’s office, also said they were “aware of the challenges” local law enforcement is having during the outage ...

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 …

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 ...

Las Vegas cardiologist launches bid for Congress, will challenge Lee in Democratic primary

Las Vegas cardiologist Dr. James Lally announced Wednesday his run for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District seat in the 2026 midterm elections ....

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 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 ...

Trump extends U.S. Attorney for Nevada Sigal Chattah's term

With U.S. Attorney for Nevada Sigal Chattah’s 120-day interim period set to expire this week, President Donald Trump has made her “acting” attorney, extending the ...

Democrats rally around Ford’s bid to become Nevada governor

Monday’s event offered a better idea of Ford’s line of attack against current Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo: tying the former sheriff to President Donald Trump’s ...

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 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 ....

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 ...

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.

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. ...

Progressive Democrat announces primary run against Nevada's Titus

Alex Pereszlenyi, a 32-year-old UNLV graduate working for the sports data firm Inside Edge, sees himself as part of a movement of young progressive ...

State agency makes effort to steer cannabis consumers toward legal market

Those driving along Interstate 15 over the past two months may have noticed something new from Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board: advertising urging “don’t gamble on ...

Advocacy alliance director ensures that youths, families have a voice in the Nevada Legislature

Elisa Cafferata has most recently been a director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, deputy director in the state’s Division of Welfare ...

Flea market serving Las Vegas Latino community temporarily closes over ICE activity

Broadacres closing its doors is another example of reduced participation in daily life caused by the fear and reality of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation ...

Overburdened Nevada nurses disappointed by governor's veto of minimum staffing bill

The proposal called for establishing maximum ratios based on patient acuity in hospitals located in counties with populations of at least 100,000 ...