Nevada elections officials delivered on promises of faster election returns Tuesday, with several major races already called Tuesday night.
Politics and Government
Several judicial races are expected to move forward to a general election, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election night.
Races for Clark County School Board will likely advance to the general election, preliminary election results show.
Preliminary primary election results showed Republican candidate April Becker and Democrat Shannon Bilbray-Alexrod ahead in their respective primaries.
The Associated Press calls the GOP primary in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District for Drew Johnson.
Six out of seven Colorado River basin states have settled on a proposed set of cuts aimed at saving the crumbling river system and preventing Lake Mead and Lake Powell from crashing — with one very notable state missing from the agreement.
A federal deadline to make cuts in water use from Lake Mead, Lake Powell and the rest of the Colorado River hits next week.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature may have to compromise on environmental priorities after Republican Joe Lombardo defeated former Gov. Steve Sisolak.
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen has come out against one idea to deal with shrinking water levels at Lake Mead, eliminating boat ramps rather than moving them to keep up with the decline.
The Bureau of Land Management issued a trespass citation after mining equipment was found on habitat for a rare flower in Northern Nevada.
The appointments raise constitutional questions about whether former lawmakers can immediately serve in certain state positions.