Politics

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 ...

Nevada Latino Caucus to return to bill to keep ICE out of schools

The Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus said it will revive a proposal vetoed this month by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo that would have prevented federal immigration ...

Titus continues fight against sale of public lands in Congress

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., discovered an unexpected ally in Montana’s Ryan Zinke last month, calling the Republican representative “a big Western cowboy” while acknowledging ...

Nevada senators vocal in support of Israel as it ramps up strikes on Iran

Nevada's U.S. Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto both vocally committed their support for Israel as the nation has continued to escalate its ...

Lombardo veto stirs anger among those touched by deadly UNLV campus shooting

Students and staff affected by the 2023 on-campus shooting at UNLV that killed three professors and injured another are criticizing Gov. Joe Lombardo’s veto last ...

Real fathers lead with honor and conscience

Today is the day we are supposed to celebrate the men who helped bring us into this world. They helped nurture us, taught us to ...

Lombardo rejects compromise from Democrats on ballot boxes, voter ID

Nevadans in 2024 overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to require an ID to vote in person or by mail.

Researchers stand tall as Trump puts thumb on scales of science

In a time when silence often masquerades as prudence, more than 300 scientists, researchers and public servants, from across all 27 National Institutes of Health ...

Nevada's congressional Democrats slam Trump tariffs over tourism toll, housing costs

Nevada’s five congressional Democrats are urging the Trump administration to end its global trade war, writing to President Donald Trump that his tariffs are severely ...

It's over: Nevada legislative session ends; film studio bills die

Two proposals aimed at expanding film tax credits to attract movie studios to Las Vegas failed to advance before the close of the 83rd Nevada ...

Bitcoin bros’ mistrust of government lingers even after GOP’s embrace

“Make America Great Again” hats and crypto-themed variations of the slogan were everywhere among the 30,000 attendees at last week’s Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas ...

Trump's grip on student loan debt may soon reach universities

When Nina Fox graduated from UNLV in 2011, she carried $34,000 in student debt — a burden that would shadow her life for over a ...

DHS adds 'Las Vegas City' to sanctuary cities list; officials say it's a mistake

The Department of Homeland Security today listed “Las Vegas City” as a sanctuary jurisdiction for immigration enforcement, writing in a press release that the hundreds ...

Former U.S. House candidate announces run for Nevada treasurer

Former U.S. House Republican candidate Drew Johnson announced his 2026 bid for state treasurer this morning.

Nevada senators show support for Venezuelans after Supreme Court ruling

Nevada advocates and lawmakers are warning against potential consequences for hundreds of thousands of immigrants after the U.S. Supreme Court today allowed President Donald Trump’s ...

Horsford looks for an opening to address Clark County housing crisis

The congressman’s platform comes after a district-wide listening tour about the ongoing housing crisis in Clark County. Over half of the county’s renters put at ...

Egg prices slide as Nevada law and federal action ease supply strain

Egg prices across the United States have fallen significantly in recent months, with Nevada consumers seeing an even steeper decline …

Nevada senators press Trump for refresh on broadband access program

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., with a group of 11 colleagues, including Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., sent a letter Friday to Trump demanding follow-through on ...

Gov. Lombardo unveils sweeping health care legislation

Gov. Joe Lombardo’s sweeping health care bill, introduced Thursday, would create a state office of mental health, accelerate the licensing process for health care providers ...