What you need to know about the three Republican candidates vying for Rep. Steven Horsford’s seat in the House of Representatives.
Nevada
A large field of Republicans hope to win their party’s nomination to take on Lee in the fall. Here’s what you need to know.
Five Republicans entered the June 11 primary for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District, currently held by longtime Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto introduced a bill to revoke the law making Yucca Mountain, located 90 miles from Las Vegas, a nuclear waste repository.
The New York Times/Siena College poll found that if the election were held today, 50 percent would pick Donald Trump and 38 percent would pick Joe Biden.
The Nevada Freedom of Information Coalition announced Thursday that it is asking all members of the Legislature to sign a “transparency pledge” demonstrating their commitment to open government.
CARSON CITY — Three-quarters of the way through the 2009 Nevada Legislature, lobbyists have spent $124,858 on food and drinks at dinners, receptions and other events held to promote their clients’ interests.
CARSON CITY — After months of discussion of everything but, the Legislature finally started talking taxes Thursday.
The higher education system’s Board of Regents could have raised tuition Thursday, but it did not.
CARSON CITY — A decision on whether to set up procedures for authorizing toll roads in Nevada won’t come until just before a deadline today when the bill must pass, or it automatically dies for the remainder of the 2009 Legislature.
CARSON CITY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance a stripped-down version of a bill that would have allowed authorities to conduct secret searches on electronic communications and seize funds on prepaid debit cards without a warrant.
CARSON CITY — A construction defect bill sought by Nevada’s powerful but struggling construction industry and a measure to loosen caps on medical malpractice awards have died in key legislative committees.
CARSON CITY — The Public Employees Retirement System bases its investment decisions on securing the best financial return for its members and cannot stop investing in companies doing business with Iranian oil firms, legislators were told Thursday.
CARSON CITY — Despite what you may be hearing from Nevada legislators, raising taxes isn’t the solution to the state’s budget woes, according to a radio ad a conservative group is set to begin airing statewide today.
