The water authority on Tuesday outlined how it thinks the Colorado River basin states and the federal government can drastically cut back on water use along the dwindling Colorado next year.
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“The common cause that we have to address is climate change induced lower flows,” commission Chair Anne Castle said. “That’s what we have to work on together. It’s not an enemy that we can defeat. It’s one that we have to live with.”
Republican Joe Lombardo will become Nevada’s next governor, making the leap from county sheriff to the state’s top executive office after unseating first-term Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak by a razor-thin margin.
Democratic Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford declared victory Thursday in their bids for re-election, even as mail ballots continued to be counted around the state.
Clark County officials still need to count nearly 15,000 mail-in ballots that were received Monday and Tuesday, county Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria said Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., swung through Nevada on Friday to stump for vulnerable Democrats in hopes of boosting turnout among younger voters as the Silver State wrapped up its first week of early voting.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo answered questions as part of a debate sponsored by the Nevada Independent, a non-profit news website.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is asking voters to help set the agenda for the 2022 election campaign by telling us what you want the candidates to talk about.
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager John Entsminger are demanding more details about how the federal government will deal with the western drought.
Lake Mead will head into 2023 under a federal water shortage for the second straight year as the worsening drought continues to ravage the West.
A report says that infrastructure improvements are badly needed at Glen Canyon Dam to keep Colorado River water flowing downstream.
Years of drought have left the Colorado River struggling to serve western states, as the federal government contemplates more restrictions.
The Clark County Commission certified its primary election results ahead of Friday’s deadline to canvass the votes, with pushback from election deniers.
Nevada law allows abortion 24 weeks into pregnancy, but pro-life groups are mulling some restrictions on the practice short of an outright ban.
Lake Mead is 29 percent full, the lowest level since it was originally filled more than 80 years ago
