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In 2026, most Nevada voters will have no say over who becomes their county's next district attorney. Local prosecutors are rarely challenged in their re-election bids — and even more rarely lose.
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In 2026, most Nevada voters will have no say over who becomes their county's next district attorney. Local prosecutors are rarely challenged in their re-election bids — and even more rarely lose.
Foreign-born residents of the U.S. are eligible to serve in the military, but some veterans and their families are facing deportation — and the pace has picked up under Trump.
It marks the first substantial resistance to the requirement since it was brought back by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and state lawmakers in 2023 after being repealed in 2019.
In today's Indy Elections: Rep. Susie Lee talks up her bill to help drone pilots and Gov. Joe Lombardo keeps releasing ads.
Less cellphone time for students, more rights for homeowners, and some relief from the heat: Here's a quick look at the new laws you care about.
The Clark County Commission will be discussing potential new regulations and approval criteria for data center construction in the area.
A leader in the agency's legal division will helm the nonpartisan support bureau for the Nevada Legislature.
The case comes after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department seized $57,000 in cryptocurrency that a Florida man received for selling his car because the car was allegedly connected to a crime.
First Judicial District Court says the new system would allow e-filing, public document access and online case tracking within 12 to 18 months.
A more than 1,600-acre land conveyance to the state is being turned into Nevada's 28th, and newest, state park. The property, which started as an agricultural ranch before operating as a divorce ranch in the...
Proposed buyouts of MGM and Caesars would put 25 Nevada resorts into private hands, meaning less public scrutiny and fewer financial reporting requirements.
However it all started, all-you-can-eat buffets spread across the republic to restaurants like Golden Corral and Ponderosa.
No one wants to oppose the effort to secure benefits for veterans who got sick after on-the-job radiation exposure. Why hasn't it passed Congress?
In a 5-4 decision, the nation's highest court disagreed with Republicans who argued Mississippi's acceptance of mail ballots after Election Day ran afoul of federal laws that set election dates.
Lawmakers enact rules to limit use in mental and behavioral health situations as well as emergency planning.
"The frequency of these concerns suggests more attention is needed to improve the care of children in select areas," the report noted.
Dive team operations at Southern Nevada's Lake Mead National Recreation Area, consistently ranked as one of America's most deadly federal recreation sites, have quietly been suspended because of staffing sho...
Together, Great Basin and Lake Mead face between $431 million and $501 million in deferred maintenance projects. Zooming out to include all the state's federally managed areas, including Red Rock Canyon Nati...
A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship w...
The transfer saves 300 jobs in the economically troubled town that marks the Nevada-California border. Herbst family says Primm 'could be something special.'
More than 80 percent of voters supported the 2018 ballot question to keep the city attorney an elected position. But this week, the city manager's office sought to recommend that the Legislature make the pos...
Nevada is ranked as the sixth state overall when it comes to EV registrations, infrastructure, electricity cost and policy support.
The judge ruled the parts of Trump's order seeking to create a federal list of eligible voters and using the Postal Service to determine who receives a mail ballot are "legally void" because they "violate th...
Left-leaning candidates face an uphill battle in Nevada, especially against incumbents, who have fundraising advantages and pre-tested coalitions. But in 2026's open races, progressives saw more success.