Cortez Masto said Perry called her on Friday to voice his concerns about her decision to put a “hold” on nominees, which slows down the confirmation process. She said Perry told her that he felt he could give her that commitment and agreed to have members of their respective staffs work on the written letter.

It’s the latest in a string of lawsuits since the state announced in early December that it had granted additional licenses, but refused to reveal even the business names of those who won without the winners’ written consent.

In a strongly worded, 29-page “alternative impact analysis” submitted last week by the utility as part of the South Point Hotel and Casino’s application to leave the utility’s electric service, NV Energy made clear its concerns with the legal process (dubbed 704B after the section in state law) used by more than a dozen businesses in the last two years to leave the utility’s electric service.

Democratic Rep. Dina Titus said Gov. Steve Sisolak told her the governor of South Carolina would take back plutonium that was shipped to Nevada if the federal government helps finish a stalled plutonium processing plant.

Lawmakers on Wednesday will consider reversing a 2015 Republican-backed law limiting prevailing wage for school construction projects, vote on a physician aid-in-dying bill and discuss allowing marijuana-infused massages.

Congress could prevent funds marked for military construction, including up to $91 million for projects at Creech and Nellis Air Force Bases, from being diverted to the border wall if it approves the Pentagon’s budget before the start of the next fiscal year.

Three years after a raucous state Democratic convention resulted in death threats against the party’s chair and cut deep wounds within the party, Nevada Democrats are hoping for smooth sailing with their first-in-the-West presidential caucus in 2020.

After years of talks and disputes, the seven states in the Colorado River Basin came together on Tuesday to back a Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) to use less water during shortages. Negotiators for the seven states sent the plan to Congress and met a key deadline imposed by federal water managers.

Introduced late Monday by Democratic Sen. Chris Brooks, SB358 would increase the state’s current renewable standard growth from 25 percent by 2025 to 50 percent by 2030 — the same concept vetoed by former Gov. Brian Sandoval in 2017 but approved at the ballot by nearly 60 percent of voters in the 2018 election.