Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, is a pragmatic, policy-oriented lawmaker who did a fairly good job helming the Assembly her first time out this year.
Opinion Columns
There were no surprises in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s ruling on Yucca Mountain, at least not for people who have followed this issue over the years.
Renewable energy — especially solar and wind power — is still more expensive than its dirtier counterparts, such as coal. Switching to renewable power may be good for the environment and public health, but it’s also more expensive for the people who buy and use electricity.
Anybody who knows Rep. Steven Horsford — or has ever heard him give a stemwinding speech on the campaign trail or on the floor of the Nevada Legislature — knows he’s got a lot of heart.
If the decision to hold the 2016 Republican National Convention comes down to Las Vegas and Kansas City, Mo., Las Vegas should win hands down and running away.
Another day, another delay.
So, the new private owners of the Las Vegas 51s minor league baseball team want the city, the county and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to chip in to defray the cost of a nice, new stadium in Summerlin.
Last week, the best-laid plans of Gov. Brian Sandoval were interrupted — just slightly — with the announcement that former state Sen. Sue Lowden was thinking of entering the race for lieutenant governor.
Now that the effects of the recession are beginning to recede, many people are feeling safer and more secure about the economy again.
Anybody who thinks Nevada’s Republican team is focused and working very well together probably should ask Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson about that.
Fundraising is one of the most distasteful things about politics. Sometimes, you have to say things so out of character, they can surprise even the people who know you.
It’s always a kick when left and right come together to question the power of the federal government.
During the 2013 Legislature’s debate over a bill to require background checks for almost all private-party gun sales, there were plenty of what-ifs.
There were plenty who were disappointed recently when the U.S. Supreme Court decided California’s Proposition 8 gay-marriage case without really rendering an opinion.