Government

Nevada’s attainable housing push begins steering development pipeline

The Nevada Housing Access and Attainability Act created the $133 million Nevada Attainable Housing Account to boost housing inventory ...

Stalking complaint against Reno judge prompts retirement, probe

Court Clerk Alicia Lerud last week told the Sun that the court’s investigation into the potential conflicts was ongoing. In the meantime, Chief District Judge ...

Lombardo, Amodei press for ICE reforms after fatal shootings

Gov. Joe Lombardo and U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, the state’s two most prominent Republican officeholders, joined a growing number of Republicans urging accountability and changes ...

Mental health funding mess leaves Nevada providers on edge

Nevada’s mental health and recovery network reeled after a federal funding fiasco wiped out — then abruptly restored — millions in crucial grants earlier this ...

In Las Vegas, housing costs are easing but not because of deportations

Vice President JD Vance claims mass deportations are slashing housing costs in cities like Las Vegas with large undocumented populations, easing affordability for American families ...

Nevada Democrats disappointed as fellow party members vote to fund DHS

Nevada Democrats in the House of Representatives are decrying the passage of a bill funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying they were looking to rein ...

Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto proposes shifting ICE funds to community police

Nevada’s two Democratic U.S. senators are escalating their criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a new bill that would strip the agency ...

Tourism slide prompts Cortez Masto to demand White House response

Cortez Masto’s push underscores broader concerns as Las Vegas faces what many are calling a “Trump slump” in visitation.

Nevada's new cannabis board chair focusing on fairness, transparency

The Sun spoke with the new chair, Ondra Berry, about his goals and the challenges the industry is facing as he takes on the new ...

Lawmaker raises concerns as Nevada weighs sugary SNAP restrictions

A report by the National Grocers Association and other industry trade groups estimated that carrying out SNAP restrictions would cost U.S. retailers ...

Las Vegas student, 16, is finding his voice in the halls of power

A Las Vegas high school junior is already shaping state law and now heads to Washington — before he can even vote.

Findlay Auto executive to take over as Vegas Chamber chair

Turning to next year, Corder said the chamber’s number one priority is ensuring the state keeps its “pro-business environment,” calling the organization’s government affairs team ...

Fight against fentanyl gets boost from Nevada lawmaker, Congress

When it comes to battling the fentanyl epidemic and opioid deaths, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are finding rare common ground.

SNAP delays still squeezing Las Vegas charity — and the mothers it supports

Living Grace Homes provides housing, programs and support for homeless pregnant and parenting young women ...

Nevada Dems push Trump to commit to refraining from explosive nuclear tests

Southern Nevada’s Congressional delegation is calling on the Trump administration to “reaffirm” the United States’ decades-long moratorium on explosive nuclear testing, which was concentrated in ...

With shutdown over, Nevada congressional delegation reengages on health care fix

Nevada’s congressional delegation is warming up to potential compromises to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at the heart of the recently ended government ...

Nevada governor calls special legislative session with crime, film bills on agenda

Gov. Joe Lombardo is calling a special session of the Nevada Legislature set to kick off Thursday morning. The Legislature will consider the governor’s sweeping ...

TSA workers at Las Vegas airport weathering government shutdown

Karen Burke, TSA’s federal security director for Nevada, told Las Vegas’ tourism board this afternoon that Harry Reid International Airport had handled the federal government ...

Las Vegas tourism budget report shows mounting strain from visitor declines

With fewer people visiting Las Vegas, room tax receipts for the three months ending Sept. 30 were $73.9 million, down $12.3 million, or 14%, from ...

Hundreds of ICE detainees in Nevada could get bond hearings under lawsuit

A federal judge in Nevada could soon decide whether two men — Victor Jacobo-Ramirez and Edgar Guevara-Alcantar, both denied bail under new immigration detention rules ...