It's a saga that raised questions over how a 30-year-old building could fall into such disrepair, and whether the state made the right call in pulling the plug on the complex altogether.

"This is not a change in direction," said Taylor Adams, president and CEO of the organization, now called Northern NV Now, a name meant to be action-oriented and forward-thinking. "It is a clearer way to say who we have become."

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Rep. Mark Amodei's (R-NV) bill would also ban casino-style games on sites such as Kalshi.

The city, which had weighed a 180-day moratorium, is one of several Southern Nevada governments considering changing data center regulations.

Of the 53 legislative seats up for election this year in Nevada, nearly a third are uncontested or were already decided in the primary.

The comments, made at a closed-door event for veterans July 2, come as ICE arrests have surged nationwide. The New York Times has reported that the agency made more than 10,000 arrests during a five-day period in June.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act tackles everything from reining in corporate investors to easing tiny home construction. Here's what it will do.

State officials also approved a critical labor shortage designation for the state prison system amid numerous vacancies for correctional officers, counselors and doctors that have been open for years.

Boulder City officials took steps Tuesday to challenge the use of nearby federal land for a data center project that might use more than three times as much energy as the city's existing energy load, according to one estimate.

It's been five months since George Kelesis was nominated to serve as Nevada's U.S. attorney. But there hasn't been much movement toward confirmation, raising questions about the White House's intent behind the nomination.

The ballots were sent to the wrong office after being marked undeliverable despite all of them having the correct address.

Decades of data reveal an uncomfortable irony: the two most recent cigarette tax increases, in 2003 and 2015, each produced a short-term spike in revenue, but as more smokers quit, that was followed by a steady decline back toward where the tax revenue started.

The state has until the end of September to bring the payment error rate under 6 percent. If it can't, Nevada would join the large majority of states now bracing to cover part of their SNAP benefit costs starting in October 2027.

Some veterans aren't getting their dental care covered despite being eligible. The issue lies in a contract dispute between which agency is responsible.

More than 60 percent of the homeowner insurance cancellations in 2024 were in Washoe County, which houses eight of the top 10 ZIP for cancellations and declinations.

With a $6 billion loan pending from the federal government, the Brightline West project keeps getting more expensive. What's going on?

The Nevada Independent will be tracking what data center-related actions local governments across the state are taking. This page will be updated as officials take more actions. 

Nevada is one of the few states that does not have a canine unit in its state prison system, according to the state's correctional officers union. Such units have long been embraced as a way for prisons and law enforcement to detect drugs and conduct searches.

In 2026, most Nevada voters will have no say over who becomes their county's next district attorney. Local prosecutors are rarely challenged in their re-election bids — and even more rarely lose.