Politics

Gov. Steve Sisolak released a report on Monday evening proposing measures to plug Nevada’s estimated $1.2 billion budget shortfall.

Nevada’s two U.S. Senators—Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto—have hosted several weekly “Battle Born Update” virtual discussions online since last month.

A special session of the state Legislature has been tentatively scheduled for July 8, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Wednesday.

When Nevada lawmakers convene for a special session to address coronavirus-related budget shortfalls, the normally bustling legislative building will be closed to the public.

Nevada lawmakers painstakingly approved millions of dollars of unforeseen virus-related spending, reluctantly slashed millions in funding and cancelled plans for previously green-lighted projects.

Gov. Steve Sisolak agreed Monday to Democrats’ request to delay convening a special legislative session until early July to provide the capital more time to develop safety protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

More than once, Danny Tarkanian has been a contender in some of the country’s most expensive congressional races.

Roberta Lange, a former Nevada Democratic Party chairwoman endorsed by former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, was trailing a sitting assemblywoman Wednesday in a hotly contested race for a Las Vegas-area Nevada state Senate seat.

Republicans are closely watching the outcome of Tuesday’s primary in Nevada’s 4th and 31st Assembly districts, which they hope to flip as the party looks to try and regain the majorities in both houses in November.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has removed her name from the shortlist for potential running mates of presidential candidate Joe Biden.