Check out current Nevada News: Nevada achieves a majority female Legislature with two female appointments to open Assembly seats. Read more here.

The three-page letter, obtained by The Nevada Independent, does not mention Laxalt by name or his Senate campaign, focusing instead on praising Cortez Masto.

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Oakland A’s and Red Rock Resorts near $1 billion stadium deal on former Wild Wild West Casino site. Read more about the story here.

Democratic leadership sources indicate that the bill to bring the Oakland A's to Las Vegas won't advance in the regular legislative session.

Check out current Nevada News: Enlisted by Trump's Digital Army to analyze 2016-2020 data for election anomalies indicating fraud. Read more here.

Reid's 30+ years in Congress were marked by defending his state & passing key legislation, including the Affordable Care Act & economic recovery measures.

Two Democratic members of Congress are asking the FBI to investigate a phone call last week during which President Donald Trump reportedly confronted Republican donor and billionaire casino magnate...

Lawsuit news coincides with Biden's 8,000-vote lead over Trump in Nevada. Thousands of outstanding mail ballots to be counted today.

Smith's subpoena to Clark County officials seeks all communications involving Trump and his campaign from June 1, 2020, to January 20, 2021.

Matheson criticizes giving funds to the A's, stating it's poor bargaining with no alternative location. Prioritizing taxpayer interests is essential.

Last year's redistricting shifted Democratic voters from District 1 to Districts 3 and 4, benefiting the incumbents. Read more about the story here.

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With just days left in the legislative session, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo joined Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar in a bill signing détente. 

Nevada lawmakers delay A's move to Las Vegas over disagreements on financial contributions to the deal. Read more about the story here.

Lombardo's first veto of the session targets legislation related to building firearms for personal use, aligning with his campaign promise.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said a closed-door breakfast meeting on Saturday between Trump Administration officials and a large number of governors hasn’t changed his position on the Senate health...

Despite wide Republican margins in Nevada’s 15 rural counties, Laxalt — a former attorney general and one-time candidate for governor was defeated.

Gov. Joe Lombardo pulls Nevada from the U.S. Climate Alliance, a state-led coalition focused on greenhouse gas reduction.

Oakland A's find $1.5 billion stadium location in Las Vegas, seek approval for a $500 million tax package from state lawmakers for construction support.

The Oakland A's are considering a backup plan should the team fail to secure legislative support for a $500 million tax package.

AB4, passed along party lines, enables mail-in ballots for all active registered voters during emergencies, including November's general election.

Check out current Nevada News: Culinary Union hits back at Sanders supporters for warning members about potential healthcare changes in a one-pager.

Even as the legislature began its second week of the special session to give the Oakland A’s a truckload of “public financing,” almost none of the process had been terribly open to the public.

Check out current Nevada News: NSEA launches a campaign to halt public funding for a new baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s in Las Vegas.

Hartle can change his plea to a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit multiple voting in the same election if he completes a year of probation.

The Oakland A's and Bally's Corp. have agreed to a deal in which the team's $1.5 billion ballpark would be built on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas.

The latest updates on Election Day 2022 in Nevada from the staff of The Nevada Independent.

President-elect Joe Biden continued to widen his lead over President Donald Trump in Nevada on Sunday, now securing more than 50 percent of votes cast in the presidential election in the Silver State.

Clark County officials fear taxpayers may cover debt for the $395M public funding sought by the Oakland A's for a $1.5B Las Vegas stadium.

Uygur filed for candidacy on Oct. 11, altering the declaration to replace "natural born" citizen with "naturalized" citizen, raising questions.

Key Democratic incumbents, like Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto & Gov. Steve Sisolak, maintain slight leads over their Republican challengers in Nevada.

Gov. Lombardo signs a law protecting out-of-state abortion seekers & providers in Nevada from prosecution, regardless of other states' policies.

Governor Sisolak ordered a 30-day shutdown of nonessential businesses, including casinos and retail stores, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge denies temporary restraining order request by Trump campaign, Nevada Republicans to stop Clark County mail vote counting

Judge Wilson denies request to halt mail ballot processing in Clark County, ensuring the process continues without delays. Read more about it here.

A PAC formed by a statewide teachers union has filed a referendum petition to block $380 million in public funding for the A's proposed stadium.

Sanders highlights Weigel's case at a rally; he regains military health insurance and receives tens of thousands in donations from sympathetic donors.

Bundy has promised the Biden administration a reprise of the 2014 standoff if they try to take his trespassing cows again — or enforce the penalties that the courts have ordered him to pay. So what...

Former Vice President Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States after notching a projected victory in Pennsylvania.

There will never be another like him. Not a chance.

When it comes to pro sports stadium subsidies, politicians across the country have demonstrated that they’ll ignore their own constituents in favor of listening to well-funded lobbyists.

Cole had been due in June, but arrived several weeks early. Aides say he is expected to make an appearance on the floor of the Senate in the near future and accompany his mom for legislative business.

Gov. Lombardo actively vetoing bills, covering issues from gun control to mental health reforms, as the 120-day legislative session nears its end.

In a filing submitted this afternoon, attorneys for the Trump campaign said they had reached a stipulation agreement yesterday evening. Read more.

Nevada Senate approves mail-in voting expansion amid Trump's litigation threat. Vote falls along party lines. Read more about the story here.

YES, Nevada voters have two direct means of changing laws in the state.Ballot initiatives can enact or amend state and local laws and the Nevada Constitution. Ballot referenda can approve or disapprov

We are expected to listen to the cadre of corporate lobbyists beating down our doors, solicit the input of our communities, weigh the costs and the benefits, and then come to the best decision for...

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo defies expectations, signs bill mandating health insurance coverage for gender-affirming care. Read more about it here.

It’s remarkable how A’s owner John Fisher and team president Dave Kaval can keep straight faces while offering baseball fans and taxpayers their peculiar brand of slapstick humor and tone-deaf...

The appeal, filed Tuesday, is a last-minute request for the state’s highest court to block Clark County’s mail ballot process. Read more here.

Critics on X (formerly Twitter) & an online petition call on MGM Resorts to pledge planting new trees in Las Vegas Valley after cutting down trees.

In a statement, her campaign touted individual donations from more than 170,000 contributors in the third quarter, with an average donation amount of $44.

Governor Sisolak to lift Nevada's mask mandate amid decreasing COVID cases, aligning with other states' recent decisions to end mandates.

When it comes to pro sports stadium subsidies, politicians across the country have demonstrated that they’ll ignore their own constituents in favor of listening to well-funded lobbyists.

COVID vaccine mandate set for Nov. 1 for students enrolling in spring semester at public Nevada universities and colleges. Read more here.

Matheson criticizes giving funds to the A's, stating it's poor bargaining with no alternative location. Prioritizing taxpayer interests is essential.

Lombardo is projected to defeat Gov. Sisolak, but split-ticket voters project victories to statewide candidates on both sides of the aisle.

Allow me (or TMZ) to introduce you to Richard. Just outside Miguels Restaurant (based on the GPS coordinates displayed in the video) in The Summit, an upscale outdoor shopping complex in South Reno,...

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The Las Vegas Stadium Authority’s board meeting made it woefully clear that every entity involved in bringing this crony corporatist vision to life is hopelessly in league with each other — leaving...

Tropicana land's executive emphasizes slim margin for error in building a baseball stadium on the site within the timeline. Read more about it here.

The Oak View development off Blue Diamond Road and Las Vegas Boulevard has grown in size and cost, but public money won't be sought for it.

Governor, previously hesitant on masks, expresses concern over rising COVID cases and crowded Las Vegas casinos without face coverings.