Kurt Englehart died in early April in a hit-and-run car crash in Reno. An 18-year-old who entered the country illegally was arrested in connection with the death.
Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill covers Nevada politics. Before joining the Las Vegas Review-Journal in August 2022, she covered politics and environmental issues for the Las Vegas Sun. Jessica moved to Las Vegas in October 2021 after spending two years on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, writing about crime and small-town governments. Hailing from Akron, Ohio, she graduated in 2019 from Ohio University with degrees in journalism, global studies and Spanish.
Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar postponed the “go-live” date of Nevada’s new voter registration management system after state election officials expressed concern that the system wasn’t ready.
Ahead of the president’s visit, Gov. Joe Lombardo sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to cut red tape and take steps to release federal land for development.
President Joe Biden brought a theme of affordable housing to Las Vegas, highlighting a comprehensive plan that would invest nearly $260 billion in the need.
A Carson City judge ruled that two initiative petitions proposed by Fair Maps Nevada PAC would require an unfunded mandate.
Numerous Nevada voters looked at their voter history and found that their mail ballots were counted in the recent primary, even though they didn’t participate in it.
Amid ongoing international developments, the Silver State plays a crucial role in maintaining the country’s nuclear stockpile and detecting nuclear testing abroad.
Sen. Jacky Rosen and other members of Nevada’s federal delegation support aid to help Israel with its defense, as well as humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians in Gaza.
Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., said he spoke Thursday in support of empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, as a temporary speaker.
Las Vegas resident and stand-up comedian Michael Boris joined three others in the Republican primary field to challenge Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
Attorney General Aaron Ford took months longer than other constitutional officers to release calendars of their first five months in office.
Chairman Jesse Law defeated his challengers in the Clark County Republican Party election.
Jill Douglass, president of the Battle Born Republican Women of Southern Nevada, is challenging Jesse Law for the chairmanship of the Clark County Republican Party.
Former Democratic Assemblyman and UNLV professor Paul Aizley, a champion for progressive issues and a staunch advocate for life-long learning, died Sunday at the age of 87.
The RJ took home four first-place awards, tied for first in the competition, including one for its coverage of slain investigative reporter Jeff German.