Category Archives: Las Vegas

August 2, 2024 Nearly 600 Olympic athletes have been competing for gold and a handful of those athletes include eight homegrown Nevada Olympians showing up for the Silver State. Currently, the United States is leading the medal race with 43 medals. An alarming number of home insurance carriers are denying new applications in Nevada — a clear […]

July 19, 2024 Former president Donald Trump is dominating the headlines this week.  Republicans from across the country met as planned for the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee despite the close call on former President Donald Trump’s life on Saturday.  Former President Donald Trump’s chances to win the election have soared since he survived […]

July 12, 2024 Washoe County elections were big in the news again this week.  Washoe County commissioners voted not to certify recount votes tied to the June Primary Election.  In an unprecedented 3-2 vote Tuesday, Republican Washoe County commissioners Clara Andriola, Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman chose not to make the results of two contested […]

May 17, 2024 Clark and Washoe county election officials hope new technology will speed up ballot processing pace. Clark County will be able to tabulate 48,000 mail ballots per hour, and Washoe County plans to use a new device in November to automatically verify signatures.  President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to two […]

April 26, 2024 Nevada nuclear commission is ready to strike back after pro-Yucca hearing in Congress, comments in a House hearing raised fears that Congress may reopen nuclear waste issue after election, and that state needs to be more proactive in fighting it.  Cancer-causing chemicals in Nevada’s water supply might be here to stay. But […]

April 12, 2024 The Legislature may need to be called into a special session to shore up funding for a state account used for emergencies and unexpected costs that could run out of money, but top Democrats in the Legislature disagreed with the Governor, citing the millions of dollars still in the fund. USPS expects Reno […]

This week’s headlines are dominated by election-related topics, including voter registration issues, initiative petitions and candidate announcements. The Secretary of State is facing criticism for delaying the rollout of a much-anticipated centralized voter registration and election system. Additionally, Republicans have initiated legal action against the Democratic Secretary of State and five local election officials. The […]

Governor Lombardo announced a new Director for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services just as the Federal Deputy Secretary of Veteran Affairs outlined a goal for the Southern Nevada Health Care System to house at least 900 veterans experiencing homelessness in 2024.  The Chairman of the Committee on House Administration sent a letter to Secretary of State […]

March 1, 2024 Governor Lombardo was all about education this week, with a statewide education audit, an exercise program for three elementary or middle schools and an announcement of $6 million in funding for Nevada’s Read by Grade 3 Program!  Nevada counties are struggling to find poll workers in a pivotal election year, and Nevada’s […]