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The sum fell short of his second-quarter fundraising haul, more than $570,000 and remains a far cry from his overall quarterly fundraising record of $634,000,set during the third quarter of 2020. 

Last year, the United States recorded the largest single-year increase in the murder rate since national record-keeping began more than 60 years ago. In Nevada, the murder rate rose 27 percent from 2019 to 2020.

In an interview with The Nevada Independent, Lombardo said that, though "all the chips fall on me" as head administrator at Metro, there also "absolutely" remains some legislative culpability for those increases. 

Lombardo is eagerly trying to shed the moniker of "Sanctuary Joe" over his immigration decisions and criticism from Republican primary frontrunner Dean Heller that "Las Vegas became a sanctuary city."

Nevada Latinos voted for Joe Biden at about twice the rate they voted for Donald Trump, but many indicated that they would be open to voting Republican.

In match-ups between Gov. Steve Sisolak and the two GOP gubernatorial frontrunners, non-major party voters placed the governor even with Heller and about 5 points behind Lombardo.

With less than 10 months until Nevada's primary election, former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo lead the crowded pool of candidates seeking to oust Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak.

With just over a year to go before the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats at the top of the ticket hold narrow leads over their likely GOP opponents.

A talk with a cabinet secretary, a discussion on the future of online gaming and one of the first major polls of two marquee Nevada races await attendees Sunday at IndyFest.

"I'll be honest with you, I'm torn," Amodei said in an interview Friday, when asked which way he is leaning.

Former Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel (D-Henderson) has jumped into the race for secretary of state, the latest candidate to announce a bid for an office that took center stage in the 2020 election. 

The ad, paid for by Better Nevada PAC, juxtaposes footage of "radical, anti-police riots" in other cities during protests against police brutality last year with idyllic footage of Lombardo talking and walking through suburban parks and neighborhoods.

During the Wednesday county commission meeting, Gilbert railed against Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak and the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration, as he pitched his services to the county.

Driving the PAC's fundraising total was a $2 million contribution made on June 29 by a company that lists prominent Las Vegas businessman Robert T. Bigelow as its sole officer.

State election officials and the Department of Justice intervened last week to thwart an attempt by Lander County commissioners to audit the county's electronic voting machines.

For what appears the first time in Nevada history, non-major party voters have surpassed Democrat and Republican voters. 

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) announced Saturday that former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt will be running for Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's U.S. Senate seat.

As the only Republican in the delegation, he also said he feels some responsibility to be the lone voice for Republican principles, which he could do more effectively than a freshman lawmaker.

A recent poll of roughly 800 registered Nevada voters found that a majority of respondents are in favor of political parties using primary elections, rather than caucuses, to select a presidential nominee.

Nevada's incumbent Democrats padded their campaign war chests through the second quarter, with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Rep. Susie Lee leading their respective fields.