Legislature's 'unfunded mandates' impact Washoe school district, top official says
News - April 13, 2017

Costs for state-mandated programs like 'Read by 3' are not fully funded by Legislature, deputy superintendent says

Representing 'largest legislative district in America' takes a toll on your truck
Commentary - April 13, 2017

Goicoechea's state senate district is more than 500 miles long, basically, the eastern half of Nevada

Rural senator pushes for interim nuclear storage facility on contaminated land in Nevada Test Site
News - April 12, 2017

Sen. Goicoechea sees a large economic value in interim storage site at "Jackass Flats"

Washoe schools have plan to battle budget deficit next year but options running out; crisis looms for 2018-19 school year
News - April 7, 2017

School district may increase average class size by two for all grades, kindergarten through 12 grade, for next school year

Settelmeyer says Democrats' 'hyper-partisanship' prevents GOP bills from getting hearings at Legislature
News - April 5, 2017

All bills should get hearings, a leading Republican state senator said

Credit former Raiders RB Napoleon McCallum for the idea that brought NFL to Las Vegas
Commentary - March 31, 2017

It was McCallum who gave the idea to LV Sands executives of bringing the Raiders to Sin City

Rep. Titus considers run against U.S. Sen. Heller in 2018
News - March 30, 2017

Titus cites Nevada voter registration statistics that are in her favor. Ties Heller to Trump administration

Assemblyman Pickard sees social costs to pay in Nevada's new recreational marijuana law
News - March 29, 2017

Family law attorney also sees recreational marijuana as a growing issue in divorce cases, custody battles

Sen. Ratti sees Nevada's stalled gun-background-check law eventually resolved by Supreme Court
News - March 24, 2017

Democrats upset with AG Laxalt for not enforcing will of the people

Former Washoe school trustee Rosenberg says he 'had no idea' of current $40 million shortfall, blames superintendent
News - March 22, 2017

Report shows Washoe schools had $29 million deficit in 2015 when Rosenberg was on school board, although deficit was covered by savings

TRI's Gilman pleads to Legislature about economic development: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'
Commentary - March 21, 2017

Skip Daly's bill creates so much commotion that he withdraws it and sends it back to the drawing board

Nevada Democrats on top for now; face underfunded future without Harry Reid
Commentary - March 17, 2017

"Because he (Harry Reid) was such a leader on the national level, he would bring resources to us, keep us under control ... without someone like that helping us, you have basically nothing." State Sen Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, on the future of the Nevada Democratic Party

Equal Rights Amendment would help women in battle for equal pay, Sen. Spearman says
News - March 16, 2017

ERA is expected to pass Democratically-controlled Nevada Legislature soon after seeing easy sailing so far

Democrats need $1 billion in new taxes to consider GOP's education savings accounts, Segerblom says
News - March 15, 2017

"Our state is so under-taxed that everywhere you look, people could pay more taxes. And everywhere you look, we need more revenues." State Sen Tick Segerblom, D-LV.

Campaign boss defends Laxalt on Ford's charges of flip-flopping over presidential 'executive orders'
Commentary - March 2, 2017

Laxalt campaign boss Robert Uithoven defends Trump's 'executive orders' after Laxalt was critcal of Obama's

Run for governor could cost $6 million; outside money huge; Laxalt may have stronger 'name ID' than Sisolak, even in Clark, Laxalt consultant says
News - February 28, 2017

"Steve Sisolak, I don't know if he's very well-known, even in Clark County," Uithoven said. "I'm not sure his name ID in Clark County is higher than Adam Laxalt's in Clark County."

Nevada could have 80 percent of its energy needs filled by renewable & green sources by 2040, Brooks predicts
News - February 27, 2017

First-term Assemblyman Chris Brooks, D-Las Vegas, brings renewable energy knowledge and experience to Nevada Legislature

Segerblom sees marijuana as driving force for tourism, yet Nevada gaming industry wants nothing to do with it
Commentary - February 17, 2017

Nevada's 'Maharaja of Marijuana' wants to designate areas where tourists can legally smoke weed, although it won't be in casinos