“You’re going to tell me that there’s no one in DEA that could fill those shoes, that you have to bring somebody back that has been consulting for pharmaceutical companies that created the opioid epidemic?” says ex-DEA agent.

American history is replete with times when divides ran so deep, and passions were so inflamed, that unhinged political quarreling, riots and even violence were stunningly common parts of life. 

Gilbert would never attend a school board meeting or otherwise exercise a direct personal touch upon the legal affairs of a school district unless he thought doing so might advance his political and fiscal ambitions.

Our community is filled with people like my parents, retired military veterans who were drawn to the area because of its proximity to Nellis Air Force Base. Now they struggle with fixed incomes, older homes and soaring energy bills.

More than 870,000 acres of our public lands are saddled with these unproductive leases that wrongly prioritize oil and gas development over multiple-use management that includes recreation and wildlife. 

Having seen the effects of hurricane weather while in the U.S. Coast Guard, it's inspiring to witness individuals, businesses and organizations taking steps to take on climate change with a bottom-up approach. 

Clearly, if one was actually interested in increasing voter participation rates, returning to a caucus process while the state prepares for a mandatory state-run primary wouldn’t be a serious consideration.

If Resorts World, as some suggest, is proving it takes its executive disclosure requirements seriously, perhaps one day we’ll learn more about the real reasons Sibella was yanked from the corporate penthouse.

Elected and civic leaders should aggressively pitch Nevada all over the globe, and continue to smartly refine its legislative and regulatory framework to lure more companies to incorporate in Nevada.

Serving as the political center of our state government puts Carson City’s residents in an awkward spot when they just want to throw a nice event without everything getting all, well, political.

Vocal advocates for school choice are pounding the socials screeching a transparently misleading, but deceptively alluring narrative: “Parents should be allowed to choose what’s best for their own kids!”

The logistical challenges of turning a highly trafficked resort corridor into a racetrack are massive and bound to cause some discontent. However, the inaccessibility of the event itself is likely to only amplify such frustrations.

Referendum petitions almost never succeed, but they often send a message. The union is hitting the A’s deal, but it’s also speaking up about Nevada’s priorities. That’s likely to put some legislators on the spot.

We have been doing everything we can to hire new staff, including raising wages. But despite these unprecedented efforts, we still often come up short in attracting the skilled staff we need.

In spite of fast-growing increases in nonpartisan registration in Nevada and beyond, the “politics industry” continues to act like we don’t exist. Party bosses and political insiders can only see the world in “blue” or “red.”

The legislator in this position will have leeway to vote on an array of topics and, on the last day of the session, direct appropriations to over 70 nonprofit and government organizations.

One of the cyclist’s primary goals each day is to avoid almost certain death or dismemberment should one of the cagers commit an operational error at high speed while in close proximity to the cyclist.

With an already congested two-lane ring road connecting small communities, what happens in the Tahoe Basin generally affects all of us — particularly when it comes to wildfires and extreme weather events.

Despite being dramatically watered down, SB242, originally proposed to decriminalize psilocybin, represents part of a larger cultural shift among lawmakers away from the prohibitionist attitudes of the 20th century.

The vertical speed boat had yet to make the news, but it was only a matter of time. It was like a giant gauge indicating just how quickly the water was disappearing, and it was too ominous to ignore.