President Joe Biden said he would accept the outcome of his son’s case and “will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.”
Politics and Government
Federal, state and local races are on the ballot Tuesday in Nevada’s primary election. Follow this blog throughout the day for all the latest developments.
Republican Senate frontrunner Sam Brown expresses support for Trump’s pledge to not tax service workers’ tips if re-elected.
John Lee, running for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, filed a complaint against David Flippo’s campaign, who he thinks made a website he says is defamatory. Flippo’s campaign denies any role.
Clark County is expected to reach a settlement agreement in a yearslong legal dispute over a development on Blue Diamond Hill.
Without any discussion, the Assembly voted 36-6 at 11:47 p.m. Sunday to collect $620 million in additional taxes over the next two years by extending four taxes that otherwise would have expired June 30.
Nevada mining companies will have fewer tax deductions and more government oversight under a bill that moved Sunday in the Legislature. Senate Bill 493 was one of two controversial mining-related measures that Democrats pushed to rein in what they perceive to be an industry that pays too few taxes.
The five budget bills that fund state government and education for the next two years received final approval Sunday in the Legislature and will be forwarded to Gov. Brian Sandoval to be signed into law.
With the Assembly’s passage Saturday of a $2.2 billion two-year public education spending bill, Clark County schools might avoid laying off teachers or increasing class sizes, a top administrator said.