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Joe Dalia seeks to replace Conine as state treasurer, won't seek re-election to Assembly
Dalia, a freshman lawmaker and Democrat from Henderson, said he hopes to build on termed-out Treasurer Zach Conine's policies in office.
President of Vegas police association to challenge Brune for city council seat
Steve Grammas seeks Ward 6 seat and will face incumbent Nancy Brune, who he says isn't involved in the community she represents.
Seaman resigning her Las Vegas City Council seat to join the Trump administration
She will become a regional director with the Health and Human Services Department in Denver, dropping a bid for the Clark County Commission.
In Nevada governor's race, finger-pointing over 'sanctuary' status takes center stage
Although no place in Nevada identifies as "a sanctuary jurisdiction", the immigration-focused attacks on Ford highlight both the murkiness of the "sanctuary" label and the shifting opinion on state roles in immigration enforcement throughout Ford's decade-plus in elected office.
Trump admin asks Nevada for voters' driver's license, partial Social Security numbers
The DOJ sent a letter to the Nevada Secretary of State's Office last week requesting that information for all 2.1 million registered voters. State election officials say they need more time to assess the legality of the request.
Trump vows to change how elections are run. The Constitution doesn't give him that power.
In a statement Monday, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said "mail ballots have allowed our citizens the freedom to vote in a way that works for them" and "we will stand up against any attempts to silence the voices of our citizens."
Trump wants census to exclude immigrants in US illegally. How could that affect Nevada?
President Donald Trump issued an order to exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally from the U.S. Census Bureau last week. Experts say that could impact how federal aid is distributed to Nevada.
Top two Democrats in Nevada Assembly won't run for re-election, may seek other offices
Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) and Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui (D-Las Vegas) will serve the rest of their terms through the end of 2026 but will leave their roles in the lower chamber 10 years after entering office.
What do GOP gains in Clark County mean for 2026? The data shows it's complicated.
The analysis revealed that although the Democratic candidate's share of the vote decreased throughout the Las Vegas Valley, so did the GOP share (albeit by smaller margins), particularly in suburban areas.
How closely do congressional delegations reflect how people vote? Not very
State congressional maps often produce House delegations that are much more lopsided in favor of one party than the state's partisan demographics might suggest.
Nevada Supreme Court weighs whether fake electors case can proceed in Clark County
The yearslong saga over Nevada Republicans' attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election results for Donald Trump continued on Wednesday, with the state's highest court hearing arguments in a case about whether a lower court's dismissal of forgery charges should be overturned.
Carrie Buck, GOP state senator, launches congressional bid challenging Dina Titus
State Sen. Carrie Buck (R-Henderson) launched a bid for the Congressional District 1 seat held by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) on Tuesday, pledging to advance President Donald Trump's agenda and "renew the American dream."
Nevada Treasurer Conine headed to trial over ex-employee's age discrimination suit
Just a few months after launching his bid for the open Nevada attorney general seat, Democratic state Treasurer Zach Conine is scheduled to be in federal court — defending his office against a nearly 6-year-old wrongful termination lawsuit filed by an ex-employee.
Aaron Ford, Nevada's Democratic attorney general, officially jumps into governor's race
Boosted by endorsements from Nevada's two U.S. senators, Ford becomes the Democratic favorite in the race to challenge Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo.
Democratic confidence in elections sinks in Nevada after 2024 election, poll shows
The poll — one of the first major snapshots of the issue since the 2024 election — found that Democratic voters' confidence in elections has dipped by nearly 30 percentage points since the election.
Lombardo remains popular, but new Dem poll IDs vulnerabilities a year before re-election bid
Lombardo had an approval rating of 51 percent among all respondents, though 37 percent of them rated Lombardo's performance as governor as "excellent" or "good," while another 38 percent marked him as "just so-so."
Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill plans to run for governor
Hill's likely entry into the race for Lombardo's seat sets up a competitive Democratic primary in 2026, though official filing isn't open until next year.
DOJ asks for Nevada's voter rolls, information related to Trump's election executive order
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested Nevada hand over its voter roll data and other voting information related to President Donald Trump's March executive order that sought to overhaul the nation's election system.
Top state Senate Democrat Cannizzaro to run for attorney general
The state's first ever female Senate majority leader is poised to face off against Treasurer Zach Conine in a primary.
'Constitutional crisis': Nevada GOP senators blast Dems' move to cut committee membership
The comments from Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus (R-Wellington) during Monday's Legislative Commission meeting reopened debate about Democratic lawmakers' actions in the final moments of the 2025 legislative session, which ended in June.