Northern Nevada's local government primary saw the longtime top prosecutor in the state's second largest county lose to his first ever challenger.

City staff will work in the coming months to craft a proposal that encompasses suggestions from the public, outside groups council members and regional officials who have been studying the issue for more than a year.

Even among council members who supported the moratorium, there are disagreements about how to proceed.

Voters elect an officeholder to do a particular job for a particular term. When the elected official begins campaigning for a different job in the middle of that term, the original promise to voters has been quietly renegotiated without their consent.

The next mayor's term will run until 2030, the same year the city budget is on track for cash flow issues, meaning they'll have less money than they need to comfortably sustain daily operations.

In today's edition of Indy Elections: Campaign ad season is upon us. Plus: Rep. Susie Lee talks solar, Rep. Ro Khanna talks AI and, wait, Jamaal Bowman talked in Vegas?

The Indy broke down the numbers in notable races, including two incumbent state lawmakers down to union-backed challengers and close contests in Washoe County.

In this week's Indy Elections: Your congressman might make your next martini; first ads in Reno mayoral race; fundraising totals trickling in.

The filing period ushered a few eyebrow-raising candidates into Nevada's competitive races.

Nevada campaign finance reports released last week provide the most extensive look to date on the strength of candidates for statewide, legislative and local government races up in 2026. 

A closer look shows the film tax credit proposal was added to the special session agenda with the belief there were more Republican votes in the Senate than there actually were.

Our political era is so bereft of intelligent discourse, the inclusion of any sort of intelligence — even the artificial variety — is a welcome development.

With use of AI images on the rise, digitally manipulated images have become more commonplace in local politics. New legislation seeks to regulate that use.

Hotel guests heard several shots coming from the resort's valet area around 7:30 a.m. The suspect had no known connection to the victims, police said, adding that the motive is unknown.

For the first time, the council will have six members representing geographical wards, and no at-large member, following a lengthy redistricting process.

June 11 proved to be a rough night for Robert Beadles, a prominent Republican donor and election conspiracy theorist who formally endorsed 12 candidates for local races in Washoe County and supported others. Only three made it to the general.

Housing and environmental issues are not the only historical parallels to 1991. It will also be the first time a Black woman has appeared on the ballot as a Reno City Council candidate in more than 30 years. 

Washoe County Commissioner Mariluz Garcia says she expected some mudslinging when she ran for her District 3 seat as a Democrat in the 2022 election. What she didn't expect was the severe harassment.

Down-ballot races heat up as aspiring officials compete for county commission, school board and city council seats across Nevada.

President Joe Biden kicked off his Tuesday swing through Nevada with a visit to the Washoe County Democratic Party headquarters, an effort to bolster his general election campaign with Northern Nevada leaders and volunteers.