State and national Democrats are leading a lawsuit that seeks to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on Nevada’s presidential ballot, citing state law.
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The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says the family of Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks will host a Celebration of Life in his memory in Reno next week.
A district court judge approved a motion to dismiss the fake electors case, pointing to issues with jurisdiction.
Regent Donald McMichael made comments at a Nevada System of Higher Education board meeting this month that many considered antisemitic.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Nevadans to vote for President Joe Biden and cast former President Donald Trump as a danger to abortion access.
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed bills protecting out-of-state abortion-seekers, while also vetoing bills relating to children’s mental health and debt collection agencies.
Schools. A’s. Mining companies. Formula 1. Those are some of the entities Gov. Joe Lombardo met with during his first few months in office according his calendar, obtained by the Review-Journal.
A bill that would give the SNWA the power to limit water use in single-family homes in the Las Vegas Valley was approved by the state Senate.
Two bills making up the state’s budget and legislation that would increase penalties for reckless driving were among the dozens of the bills approved.
The lawmakers discussed a plan that would bridge protections for the Colorado River’s water reserves.
Early efforts are underway to designate an area in east Las Vegas that includes Frenchman Mountain, Rainbow Gardens and Gypsum Cave as a national monument.
As much as one-third of Nevada’s normal share of the Colorado River would stay in Lake Mead, but officials say Las Vegas has been getting ready for this for years.
A bill that advocates pitched as a major step toward fixing Nevada’s growing groundwater problem was all but dead in the state Legislature on Friday.
Experts say the legislation to close the transfer tax loophole will not result in a significant increase in the payments.
If the bill were to become law, Nevada would be the first state to give a water agency the power to cap the amount of water that flows into individual homes.
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