The threat of public shaming and peer pressure are alternative tactics to get people to vote in Nevada, but they are nothing new, political experts say.
Jessica Hill
Former Politics Reporter
The PAC behind the ranked-choice voting and open primary ballot initiative received $17 million of donations in the last fundraising quarter — the majority of which came from out-of-state political action committees.
In a poll, 95.3 percent of the members of the Nevada Police Union declared “no confidence” in Sisolak over his handling of shortages and turnover rates of state police.
Campaign finance reports show Democrats also outspent Republicans, but it’s not clear if fundraising prowess will mean success at the ballot box.
In a continued attempt to halt Nye County’s plans to conduct its election by hand-counting paper ballots, the ACLU of Nevada filed an emergency appeal Monday to the Nevada Supreme Court.
Drew Johnson alleges Justin Jones’ campaign sent flyers to voters with false stances and used false citations to make the voters believe Johnson said things that he did not.
More than 200 people turned out for a Latinos for Laxalt event, where the Republican U.S. Senate nominee hit on big issues like the economy, the border and rise in crime.
Gov. Steve Sisolak touted a bill to provide a public option for health insurance in Nevada, but his Republican opponent warned against government-run health care.
Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine’s campaign alleges his Republican rival, Michele Fiore, accepted donations exceeding $10,000 and others from fake people. Fiore’s campaign says they were clerical errors.
During a roundtable with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals shared their concerns following a court ruling that puts “Dreamers” in limbo.
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., endorsed Cisco Aguilar for Nevada secretary of state over Republican Jim Marchant, an outspoken election denier.
Startups and entrepreneurs will receive resources through the American Rescue Plan’s State Small Business Credit Initiative
Five people have filed to become the next lieutenant governor, including Republican Las Vegas Councilman Stavros Anthony and Democratic appointed incumbent Lisa Cano Burkhead.
Three people, including Republican firebrand Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore, are challenging incumbent Democratic state Treasurer Zach Conine for re-election.
There are deep problems within Nevada’s worker compensation system that require a systemic change, injured workers say.