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Brown reportedly went to Mar-a-Lago seeking Trump’s endorsement
Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown went to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last week to seek Trump’s endorsement, CNN reported Tuesday. Brown, who lost the 2022 Nevada Senate Republican primary to Adam Laxalt, has been presumed the frontrunner in the race for the 2024 nomination, in large part because of early backing […]
Nevada’s ballot will have one less choice in November after No Labels finds no candidate
Though initially qualifying to be on Nevada’s 2024 general election ballot, the national group No Labels won’t be including a third party candidate in the state after all. In fact, no state will have a No Labels candidate for its proposed third party “unity ticket” after the group recently announced it failed to find a […]
Health and Human Services increases loan forgiveness for OBs, midwives who practice in rural areas
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday a $25,000 increase in loan forgiveness available to primary care providers in designated underserved areas. That means qualifying individuals are eligible for up to $75,000 in forgiveness if they commit to two full-time years of service. The amount is available to medical and osteopathic doctors, […]
Trump’s Iceland ambassador makes big buy in NV GOP Senate primary
Republican Jeffrey Gunter announced a $3.3 million ad buy Tuesday in his bid to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada. Gunter was ambassador to Iceland during the Trump administration, a post in which he reportedly created an “untenable” employment situation and ruffled Reyjavik officials when he requested permission to carry a gun […]
NV gets $150M for enhanced public transit along Maryland Parkway corridor
Las Vegas was awarded nearly $150 million in federal funding for a transportation project designed to create more efficient, frequent, and speedier bus transit between the Harry Reid International Airport and the Las Vegas Medical District in the north. The 13-mile Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit project represents the largest single transit investment the Regional […]
NV Secretary of State calls RNC lawsuit questioning voter rolls ‘meritless’
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on Friday called the Republicans’ latest lawsuit questioning his office’s handling of the state’s voter rolls and registration “meritless.” Aguilar in a statement said his office “will be filing a motion to dismiss” the lawsuit brought by the Nevada Republican Party and the Republican National Committee on March 19. […]
Nevada prisons can’t pay NV Energy bill
The Nevada Department of Corrections is asking NV Energy to keep the lights on in the state’s prisons while it comes up with the money to pay the bills. “We’ve been seeing significant increases, as most consumers have, for their utility costs,” NDOC’s assistant director Kristina Shea told the Current. “I think we’re at about […]
Johnson sets date to deliver Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Thursday that two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will be sent to the U.S. Senate in early April when senators return from recess. “We call upon you to fulfill your constitutional obligation to hold this trial,” Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, wrote […]
Policy aimed at awarding state contracts to veterans with disabilities isn’t working, report says
Nevada lawmakers may reconsider the state’s policy on preferential bidding for veterans with disabilities, following reports that the current criteria are resulting in no contracts being awarded. In 2023, the Nevada State Public Works Division awarded 32 contracts subject to preferential bidding for veterans with service-connected disabilities, administrators told lawmakers on the Legislative Committee on […]
U.S. Senate in overnight vote sends $1.2 trillion government spending package to Biden
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote early Saturday to approve a $1.2 trillion spending package, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature with no time to spare after missing a midnight deadline. The 74-24 vote wraps up the government funding process for fiscal year 2024, which began back […]
$1.2 trillion spending package that would avert a shutdown released by Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress released the final six government funding bills early Thursday, starting off a sprint toward the Friday midnight deadline to wrap up work that was supposed to be finished nearly six months ago. The bipartisan agreement on a $1.2 trillion spending package, which emerged just before 3 a.m., came less than two weeks […]
Trump, GOP-led states argue presidential immunity claim to Supreme Court
Former President Donald Trump renewed his call to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss charges against him, asserting that presidents enjoy near-total immunity from criminal prosecution. In addition, as a deadline loomed for briefs in the case, 18 Republican-led states filed an amicus brief Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to reverse the lower […]