Politics

Cortez Masto’s tourism bill gets trade rep’s backing amid visitor decline in Las Vegas

The push comes as Canadian tourism to Las Vegas dropped 17.4% from 2024 to 2025, a loss of 252,400 visitors, according to the Las Vegas ...

Aaron Ford campaigns with Maryland governor focusing on small businesses, affordability

Moore is the second high-profile Democratic governor to make his way to Nevada this month to campaign with Ford. California Gov. Gavin Newsom was also ...

Southern Nevada congressional candidates approach Q2 finance deadline with wide funding disparities

Preprimary campaign finance disclosures in three Southern Nevada congressional races paint a picture of incumbent Democrats holding substantial cash reserves against Republican challengers who ...

Nevada's Rosen joins US senators' push to safeguard elections

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., helped introduce the Protect Our Polls Act, a bill to protect American elections from federal interference by armed uniformed military ...

Why Aaron Ford is betting his campaign on direct outreach to Nevada Latino communities

Aaron Ford had a surprise waiting for the Telemundo reporter who asked the final question at his news conference: The Nevada gubernatorial hopeful answered him ...

Dean Heller defects from Nevada gaming interests to champion prediction markets

Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” as an adviser to prediction market platform Kalshi, Heller sided with the company in its escalating fight with Nevada regulators ...

Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco tax

The Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke Free Coalition is urging state lawmakers to raise the cigarette tax, arguing that an increase would drive down smoking ...

Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is running for reelection in a tight race against Democratic state Attorney General Aaron Ford. Lombardo has President Donald Trump’s endorsement, ...

Nevada adds over 21,000 to voter rolls, with Democrats taking lead over GOP

State voter rolls increased by more than 21,000 Nevadans in June from the previous month with Democrats outpacing Republicans. An increase of 21,595 active registered ...

Why some Nevada advocates aren't fully celebrating Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling

For the 12% of Nevada’s U.S.-born residents who have at least one immigrant parent, according to the Nevada Immigration Coalition, the ruling in Trump v. ...

Two Las Vegas councilwomen to be sworn in for second terms Wednesday

Las Vegas Ward 4 Councilwoman Francis Allen-Palenske and Ward 6 Councilwoman Nancy Brune will be sworn in for second terms Wednesday at the start of ...

Nevada mail voting rules stand secure after Supreme Court rejects major Republican challenge

“Nevadans demand mail ballots and today’s decision from the Supreme Court is a huge win to ensure voters continue to have the access to the ...

Nevada will have its fewest ballot measures since 2012 after citizen initiatives fail to qualify

Two initiatives up for consideration represents Nevada’s lowest ballot count since 2012, when just one measure appeared. The state’s all-time average is 4.2 measures per ...

Nevada abortion rights advocates say Question 6 is urgent 4 years after the Dobbs decision

The proposal, also known as the Right to Abortion Initiative, would need a second approval from voters this year after passing with about 64% support ...

Rosen links erratic DC policies and childcare shortages to the struggle of Nevada businesses

At a Senate hearing Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., framed those twin pressures — a tourism slowdown and rising childcare costs — as interconnected ...

Rosen slams Trump over $300M ballroom bill, says it hurts Nevadans

Roughly 60,000 Nevadans could have kept their Medicaid coverage, more than 23,000 infants could have had childcare covered for a year and tens of thousands ...

In Las Vegas, Clark County offices, high-stakes November races taking shape

Preliminary municipal election results from Tuesday’s primary reveal definitive victories and set up highly competitive races for November.

Nevada Democrat fights to protect interstate abortion travel with new federal legislation

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is leading a new push to protect the right of women to cross state lines to seek abortion care.

‘Not going to back down’: Aaron Ford targets vulnerable Lombardo in Nevada governor’s race

Minutes after clinching the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Aaron Ford set his sights on a long-anticipated showdown with Gov. Joe Lombardo — a matchup ...

Nevada primary results: Your November ballot is set

The first batch of primary election results showed what was long expected: Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s bid for a second term will go through state ...