Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko says cheaper, safer renewable energy technology such as solar and wind power is a better alternative than continuing to work to make nuclear power plants safer.
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Steve Sebelius wrote about local, state and national politics, as well as the Nevada Legislature.
Nevada courts may finally take up the question of whether extending a tax that would otherwise have expired counts as a tax increase that requires a two-thirds vote in the Legislature.
From President Trump’s tweets to a House resolution condemning him for racism to the chanting throngs at a Trump rally, last week was one of farce.
Former state Treasurer Dan Schwartz’s announcement last week that he will challenge Rep. Susie Lee in the 3rd Congressional District marks an early start to Nevada’s most competitive House seat.
Not everybody may share Elizabeth Warren’s political ideas, but the philosophy that undergirds her approach finds appeal across party lines.
Several Nevada legislative leaders recapped the 2019 legislative session at a meeting of the liberal group Battle Born Progress last week.
Republicans say President Trump can win Nevada in 2020, even though he lost the state in 2016 and Democrats have shown electoral strength in 2018.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday signed bills to increase voter participation and decrease gun violence, part of an all-day tour that saw more than a dozen bills become law.
The tax fight over Senate Bill 551 in this year’s Legislature bears some striking resemblances to a similar fight in Carson City 16 years ago.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill that increases government secrecy, but won’t get a chance to sign another that would have improved access to public records.
Is extending an existing tax the same as a tax increase? That question has been answered differently by legislative lawyers in past years as opposed to this one.
The names of retired public employees would be public under an amendment to Senate Bill 224, but other information critical in guarding against abuse would be made confidential.
Here’s an idea for a new rule: State lawmakers can take up ceremonial bills and resolutions only after they’ve passed all policy bills and budgets.
Of all the jobs available to disgraced former Las Vegas Councilman and admitted felon Ricki Barlow, City Hall lobbyist should not be one of them.
Republican-led recalls against three female state senators in 2017 have led Democrats to change recall rules to make it harder to remove elected officials in Nevada.
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