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.
A longtime Democratic state senator last week got personal with his criticism of Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to limit general fund spending to $5.8 billion for 2011-13, a 6.4 percent cut from current spending.
CARSON CITY — New state Sen. Greg Brower knows everyone will be watching this legislative session to see whether he measures up to his predecessor, 38-year Sen. Bill Raggio, the political titan of Northern Nevada.
At last count, 30 states have enacted laws that prohibit drivers from texting. Eight others would ban younger drivers from doing so. So, it should be no surprise that Nevada legislators arriving Monday in Carson City will have no fewer than six bills dealing with texting and cell phones to debate during the 76th legislative session.
Gov. Brian Sandoval: When Sandoval quit his job as a federal judge to run for governor, he almost single-handedly rescued state Republicans from irrelevancy by giving them a credible, telegenic messenger to carry the “no new taxes” banner.