Plans to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s nuclear waste repository have long received opposition from both sides of the aisle. But, is that changing?
Nevada
Legislation that would allow mining companies to use public land regardless of whether mineral deposits have been found on the land passed the House and will head to the Senate.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and other Nevada officials wrote a letter opposing the plan, which they fear could impact elections and the local economy.
Reps. Susie Lee and Steven Horsford joined 13 other House Democrats in urging President Biden to take executive action on the U.S.-Mexico border.
A new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll has Democratic challenger Rep. Jacky Rosen up three percentage points over incumbent Republican Sen. Dean Heller in the race that both parties see as key to controlling the U.S. Senate.
Mojave Max fans can now purchase a Nevada license plate featuring the picture of a desert tortoise.
It was the first such congressional tour of the site since 2015, when Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the environment, led a half dozen lawmakers underground to review the proposed nuclear waste repository.
Nevada’s health insurance marketplace, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, is one step closer to transitioning onto a state-based operation.
An attorney representing a woman who accused Democratic nominee for governor Steve Sisolak of improper behavior with her daughter sent a letter to his opponent, Republican Adam Laxalt, urging him to stop using the allegations as a campaign tactic.
Friday marks the two-year anniversary of a bomb attack that destroyed a family’s home, killed the attacker and terrorized the tiny Lincoln County town of Panaca.
Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., will lead about a dozen other House members — all proponents of the project — on the tour of the proposed storage site for the nation’s high-level nuclear waste.
Legislation introduced by Nevada Rep. Dina Titus would honor Frazier, the first woman to serve as Nevada’s lieutenant governor and an influential Southern Nevada educator.
The political divide over the Supreme Court vacancy was on full display Tuesday as Republicans praised nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and influential Democrats rallied in opposition on the steps of the nation’s highest court.
Nevada Democrats on Tuesday denounced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, characterizing him as “anti-choice.”
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