Carrie Cox alluded that she, Councilwoman Monica Larson and others were offered payments from people who had pending business before the City Council, according to an interview transcript.
Nevada
Michele Fiore is officially seeking re-election to her Pahrump justice of the peace seat.
A bipartisan bill aims to help Nevada nonprofits like the YMCA expand affordable child care access and reduce long waitlists for working families.
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.
UNLV President Neal Smatresk told the Faculty Senate on Wednesday he believes the state’s higher education system will have to declare financial exigency, a declaration similar to bankruptcy, to deal with cuts proposed in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget.
During her first Senate Revenue Committee meeting, freshman state Sen. Elizabeth Halseth listened carefully Tuesday as a staffer explained to the panel exactly how Nevada collects and spends its money.
Las Vegas Democrat Harvey Munford is drafting a bill to place as much as an extra 5 percent sales tax on junk food purchased in restaurants and convenience stores.
CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker John Oceguera decided Friday against holding votes to override vetoes by then-Gov. Jim Gibbons almost two years ago.
CARSON CITY — Companies that bid on public works projects in Nevada would get a leg up on competing firms under a legislative plan announced Thursday.
CARSON CITY — Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki expressed what a lot of people were thinking after Sen. Shirley Breeden introduced her bill Thursday to outlaw all drivers from using hand-held cell phones and texting.