The jobs report and other key economic statistics were previously delayed by a record 43-day government shutdown last fall.
Politics and Government
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years starting in July for construction.
Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations
Department officials said over the summer that a review of Epstein-related records did not establish a basis for new criminal investigations.
Images of the young boy wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack and surrounded by immigration officers drew outrage about the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis.
The strike came days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the Kremlin had agreed to temporarily halt the targeting of the Ukrainian capital and other cities.
The 2015 Nevada Legislature convened Monday with pomp and song, a festive beginning before buckling down to tackle the tough issues of taxes and other reforms in the months to come.
A still battered-looking Sen. Harry Reid made a return to the Senate floor on Monday, and immediately jumped into a fray over immigration and homeland security.
Las Vegas Assemblyman John Hambrick was named speaker for the 2015 legislative session on Monday, ending the uncertainty stemming from a leadership struggle between conservative and more moderate members of the GOP caucus.
Lawmakers plan to waste no time when the 78th session begins Monday, and with a huge agenda from taxes to education funding and reform, they will need every minute of the 120 days they have to get the job done.
With the 78th legislative session starting, here’s the list of who to watch.
It seems Sandoval is prepared to gamble much of his political capital on a plan to drag Nevada into the future after 150 years of modest goals, tight spending and reliance on gaming and tourism to provide the basic needs of hardy Nevadans and a school system whose graduation rate is one of the worst in the nation.
Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards confirmed Saturday that Las Vegas police are investigating allegations of attempted extortion in exchange for his vote for Assembly speaker.
Smokers would pay more under Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to increase cigarette taxes while those who get their nicotine fix from flavored concoctions inhaled through battery-powered devices could see new levies and restrictions on “vaping.”
Gov. Brian Sandoval warned Friday that if Nevada lawmakers don’t extend sun-setting taxes and approve new tax revenue the state could face across-the-board budget cuts as deep as 20 percent, damaging an already dismal education system.
A transfer of the Nevada Division of Forestry fire station on Mount Charleston to the control of Clark County is on track to be completed by June 30, but the two legislators who represent the area questioned whether the county will be ready by then.