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Overtime doubled the base pay of some Clark County firefighters in 2022, records show.
North Las Vegas voters will decide during the upcoming primary election whether a pair of property taxes will continue funding public safety and public works, including more than 100 “critical” employee positions.
Early voting for the June 11 primary begins Saturday and ends June 7. Here’s what your ballot might look like if you’re a nonpartisan voter.
Southern Nevada Health District officials are urging Clark County residents to help prevent the spread of the mosquitoes, which were found in 43 ZIP codes last year.
Recent incidents of hate speech, vandalism and a mass shooting at a synagogue prompted former Sen. Harry Reid to sponsor an upcoming event in Las Vegas to explore and discuss ways to stop anti-Semitism that appears to be on the rise.
A Senate bill heard Monday aims to strengthen internet privacy protections for consumers by letting them demand websites and other online services not sell their personal information.
The administrator for the state agency that licenses health care facilities and oversees health programs ranging from nutrition and immunizations to substance abuse treatment and prevention, resigned Friday, the division confirmed.
Potential presidential contender Pete Buttigieg on Monday was the latest in a string of Democratic candidates making early stops in Nevada in the race for the White House. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is still operating an exploratory committee, would not say whether he was officially running for president, but he did tease a special announcement scheduled for Sunday.
Democratic presidential candidates and U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar and Bernie Sanders in Las Vegas played up union ties and a working class platform on Monday as the ammunition to beat back a corporatist agenda they view as synonymous with the Republican Party.
A bill to end the double taxation on out-of-state gun sales in Nevada passed the Assembly unanimously Monday and now heads to the Senate.
The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with Major League Baseball organizations.
President Donald Trump ordered the departure of U.S. Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles Monday, the third senior leader in the Department of Homeland Security to get the axe in the last week.
Mitch McConnell says the Senate will be in the “personnel business” this year. But the majority leader’s focus on confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees is coming at the expense of any big legislative priorities.
Wild horses and burros — iconic symbols of the American frontier — have become a priority for lawmakers and federal agencies grappling to balance the health of public land and herds of wild animals that populate Western states.