Former Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen, who was formally censured by House Ethics officials over credible accusations of sexual misconduct by multiple women, announced on Tuesday that he is running for Las Vegas City Council.

A Clark County Education Association-backed campaign will be spending millions on social media and television ads during the upcoming legislative session — a bid to pressure lawmakers into additional education funding.

Sen. Jacky Rosen is teaming up with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to have Senate lawyers represent the chamber in a lawsuit in Texas that could result in the loss of protections requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The next federal program to feel the shutdown squeeze may be the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, which provides assistance to roughly 14 percent of the state’s population.

In a largely symbolic move, the Reno City Council unanimously moved forward on a resolution last week to prohibit the use of subminimum wage in city contracts, a practice that allows employers to pay disabled workers a lower training wage -- in some cases pennies per hour.

Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to announce Tuesday morning that Reno City Councilman David Bobzien will lead the Governor’s Office of Energy, placing the former assemblyman in an important position ahead of a legislative session that is likely to see a slew of pro-renewable bills.

The opinion from the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel was obtained and first reported by Online Poker Report, but not posted online by the agency — an apparent side effect of the government shutdown that means the Department of Justice is not updating its websites. It replaces a 2011 opinion and says the Wire Act should apply to forms of gambling beyond sports betting, but the implications remain murky.

According to the annual report published last month by the Governor’s Office of Energy, NV Energy accounted for 80.69 percent of all power consumed in Nevada in 2017, a historic low for the utility likely driven by the growing number of large businesses that have left the company as an electric customer and purchased power from retail providers.