A $400 million increase in federal funding is available for security in places of worship, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned trip to Las Vegas was pulled. She will remain in Washington D.C. instead, according to the White House.
The national debt is more than $34 trillion, or over $100,000 for every man, woman and child in America.
How Nevada’s GOP Senate hopefuls stand on the 2020 presidential election
The Donald Trump campaign and Republican officials filed a lawsuit over a Nevada law that accepts mail ballots up to four days after an election.
The Las Vegas City Council will take up a new proposal later this month that would allow up to six pigs on city lots, depending on size.
With just 38 days until Election Day, supporters and opponents gathered to debate the burning question: Should Nevadans legalize recreational marijuana? The measure, Question 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot, would legalize the possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana and allow for the sale of the drug to adults 21 and over.
It only took Clark County commissioners 10 minutes to appoint two temporary Assembly members Friday in preparation for an upcoming special session of the Nevada Legislature.
According to the State Mental Health Agency, in 2013, Nevada spent about $89 on mental health services per capita — a 13 percent increase from 2007, when it was about $79 per capita. On average, the U.S. spends $119 per capita on services, including $160 per capita in California and $205 in Arizona.
Washoe County commissioners Tuesday appointed three people to temporarily fill vacancies in the Nevada Legislature in anticipation of a special session to consider financing for a $1.9 billion football stadium and $1.4 billion convention center expansion in Las Vegas.
Applicants hoping to fill two vacant Assembly seats before a planned special session of the Legislature in early October want more specifics about a proposed NFL stadium in Clark County before they pledge support or opposition to the estimated $1.9 billion public-private project.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says state leadership needs to stay aggressive in order to put the last pieces in place to bring the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
Three more people have applied to fill two Las Vegas vacancies in the Nevada Assembly.
Four people have applied for two vacancies in the Nevada Assembly, just one day after the Clark County Commission announced it was taking applications.
Gov. Brian Sandoval will meet with legislative leaders next week in preparation for a special session of the Nevada Legislature.