Donald Trump in court last month. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Trump campaign and its Republican allies on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s ballot receipt deadline. Nevada law allows for mail ballots postmarked on Election Day to be accepted and counted if they are received by county election officials within four days. This year, Election Day is Nov. 5, meaning ballots postmarked on or before that date must be accepted and counted if they are received by election offices by 5 p.m. on Nov. 9. Plaintiffs in the new lawsu ..read more

Interesting public service comparison: As an Army captain, Sam Brown got blown up serving in Afghanistan; As ambassador to Iceland, Jeff Gunter deserted his post. (Dr. Jeff Gunter for Senate campaign photo) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Jeff Gunter’s self-financed Senate campaign has thus far earned him little chance of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in the general election. But it has secured him a spot among the ranks of the most offensive office-seekers in Nevada political history. Last month Gunter ran an attack ad on the Republica ..read more

A half-dozen Republicans voted with all the Democrats to send Amodei's bill back to committee. (Photo: Richard Bednarksi/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Nevada’s lone congressional Republican suffered a blow this week after six members of his own party joined Democrats to block a bill he authored to address a court ruling adopting a stricter interpretation of the 150-year-old General Mining Law. Mining developers looking to extract minerals in Nevada are grappling with the aftermath of a 2022 U.S. appellate court ruling that essentially restricted mining companies ..read more

(Nevada Department of Wildlife photo) Policy, politics and progressive commentary For more than a decade, hunters in Nevada have been limited to killing 20 bears a year. But in recent years that number has climbed, and on Friday, the Nevada Wildlife Commission is expected to vote to allow hunters to kill 42 bears come September. Nevada’s first bear hunt in 2011 authorized the sale of 45 tags and permitted that 20 bears be killed, including six females, according to wildlife commission documents. The quota – the number of tags sold to prospective hunters – was later increased to 50 tags but th ..read more

(Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Nevada Democratic Senate Caucus, which has a credible chance of winning a veto-proof majority this year, has yet to endorse a candidate in Senate District 18, while Republicans in the primary race have a sizable lead on fundraising, endorsements and party support from Gov. Joe Lombardo.  The district, which was left vacant after the term-limited Republican State Sen. Scott Hammond resigned in October, was previously considered a solidly red district in past elections.  Democrats redrew the di ..read more

In Nevada, utility regulatory agencies are not even required to collect and report data on how many customers are being disconnected. (Photo: Ronda Churchill/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN), which regulates utility companies like NV Energy and Southwest Gas, must consider the daily challenges of Nevadans when making decisions that will directly impact our lives. The PUCN serves as the regulatory body to ensure utility companies operate while serving the public interest of customers and shareholders.  Last year ..read more

Resorts World Las Vegas then-President Scott Sibella speaks during the resort's opening in 2021. Looking on (seated, L-R) are Clark County Commissioners Tick Segerblom and Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Nevada U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, Genting Chairman K.T. Lim, then-Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, and Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Nevada Gaming Control Board, which has been silent since news broke last summer of a federal investigation of Las Vegas casinos and executives, filed a complaint Tuesday against Scott Sibe ..read more

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, about a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary. (Screenshot from committee webcast) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill lawmakers from both parties on Wednesday grilled UnitedHealth Group’s CEO over the largest-ever cyberattack on the U.S. health care industry, which has crippled payments to providers and pharmacies and left millions of patients clueless about whether their information is now on the dark web. A Russia-linked cybercrime organizat ..read more

Geoconda "Geo" Hughes (left) is challenging state Sen. Rochelle Nguyen in Nevada State Senate District 3 (Photos courtesy of Hughes, Nguyen campaigns) Policy, politics and progressive commentary The Culinary union is flexing its political muscle this election cycle, backing the daughter of their former secretary-treasurer in a primary challenge against Democratic state Sen. Rochelle Nguyen because she supported a bill the union vehemently opposed. But Geoconda “Geo” Hughes says she wants to be the candidate for all labor, not just the powerhouse union she grew up around. Hughes is an intensiv ..read more

UNLV's re-enrollment rate for all full-time undergraduates from fall 2023 to spring 2024 was a record high of nearly 94%. (Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary For higher education, one of the biggest challenges leftover from the pandemic years is getting students to sign up.  In recent years enrollment at many Nevada higher education institutions — like higher education institutions nationally — has plateaued compared to pre-pandemic levels. But at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas the tide has finally turned. Spring enrollment for degree-see ..read more