RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of the leading Nevada Republicans considering running for governor next year is showing off a sizeable campaign war chest nearly two years before the 2018 election.
Patricia Farley, a Republican Senator elected in 2014, decided to become a registered non-partisan. And the moderate lawmaker decided to caucus with the Democrats.
Nevada stood as an island of blue in a sea of red after Tuesday’s election that saw Democrats win statewide and in three of the four congressional districts, and pick up enough seats to give the pa
Polls have opened around Nevada with voters in the swing state expected to play an outsized role when they decide whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump should get their six coveted electoral votes.
A political consultancy where Ruben Kihuen works is under fire, and there’s some truth to the accusation that Catherine Cortez Masto didn’t do much to process untested rape kits.
The first of three presidential debates is tonight at Hofstra University. But everyone in Nevada knows the last debate before the election will be at UNLV.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An outside group is launching a new ad accusing Democratic Nevada Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto of failing to help in an elder abuse case while she was attorney general.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sheriffs in most Nevada counties have come out against a background check initiative that gun control advocates are supporting on the November ballot.
But Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says this one's a vote for the people, and he'll remain neutral.
Mesquite, Nev., is located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, and its appeal to tourists is like many of Nevada’s rural areas – vast open lands with modern amenities – such as casinos.
Last week, we asked people in Las Vegas to be part of our conversation about the 2016 election, specifically how anxiety is fueling decision making during this election.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sen. Harry Reid's surprise announcement that he will retire at the end of his term throws the state into a frenzy about who might replace the man who rose from small town Searchlight, Nevada to wielding national influence.
Editor's note: This piece, which originally ran in the Feb/March 2010 issue of Desert Companion, speculates on what might happen if Reid had lost his re-election to Republican challenger Sharron Angle. With the announcement of Reid's retirement, some of Hugh Jackson's observations are just as relevant today as they were five years ago.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he wants to be remembered as a kid who grew up in Searchlight and then fought hard for all the little kids growing up in the same hard scrabble way he did.