A bipartisan bill aims to help Nevada nonprofits like the YMCA expand affordable child care access and reduce long waitlists for working families.
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The 2026 election will be a crowded field as all District and Family Court seats will be on the ballot in Clark County.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal will continue covering a swath of government and politics stories in 2026, including the midterm elections, the local economy, immigration policy, homelessness and food insecurity.
Elected officials, appointees and party members are expected to be heavily focused on several midterm elections and new policies in 2026. Here are some of the top stories to follow into the new year.
In Las Vegas and throughout Nevada, members of the Venezuelan community as well as elected officials, leaders and other observers were reacting to the news that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Sen. Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was found asleep at a traffic light on North Lamb and East Lake Mead boulevards, according to police.
NV Energy will become the first investor-owned utility to impose a mandatory demand charge on residential and small commercial customers. Currently, only larger customers like casinos have to pay demand charges.
Gov. Joe Lombardo launched his re-election campaign in what is expected to be a competitive race in 2026.
Nevada state Sen. Edgar Flores was arrested on suspicion of DUI, though the Las Vegas Democrat claims he was unimpaired.
Schools across Nevada saw significant increases in performance ratings compared to previous years, new data from the Nevada Department of Education shows.
The Bureau of Land Management requires homebuilders get a grant to run basic utilities and other services through its land, a process that can take up to three years because of government backlog and red tape.
A background check system critical to the firearms purchase process is back online after being down for about three weeks during a cyberattack on the state of Nevada.
Gov. Joe Lombardo said 90 percent of state public-facing websites are back online nearly three weeks after the cyberattack.
Federal prosecutors responded Wednesday to public defenders’ challenge of acting U.S. attorney Sigal Chattah’s appointment, asserting that Chattah “is validly serving.”
Lydia Dominguez said she would prioritize a balanced budget, term limits and no tax increases.