Latest Nevada state government News
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn't properly evaluate people's eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday. ...
Nevada pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons in a limited scope, nearly six years after it voted to freeze such applications amid a backlog in cases. The nine-member board voted unanimously Wednesday to begin accepting petitions for...
Trump's drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat. It's part of a...
Nevada legislators reject use of federal coronavirus funds for private school scholarships
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic legislators in Nevada have rejected a proposal from Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo to shore up a private-school scholarship program with unallocated federal money. The state’s Interim Finance Committee voted along party lines, with Democrats opposing the...
Nevada governor seeks to use coronavirus federal funds for waning private school scholarships
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The long-simmering debate over school choice in Nevada hit a pivotal moment Wednesday, when the state's Interim Finance Committee considered whether to use unallocated federal money to replace dried-up funds for a private school scholarship program pushed by the Republican...
Air Force veteran Tony Grady joins Nevada's crowded Senate GOP field, which includes former ally
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former Lt. Gov. candidate Tony Grady announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, joining an increasingly crowded GOP field hoping to unseat Democrat Jacky Rosen in what will be one of the most closely watched Senate races next year. ...
Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was Trump's ambassador to Iceland, is running for Nevada Senate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland during Donald Trump's administration, announced Monday he's running for U.S. Senate in Nevada, joining an increasingly crowded field of Republicans looking to unseat first-term Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen. ...
$1.55 billion Mega Millions prize grows as 31 drawings pass without a winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is no mystery why the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.55 billion, making it the third-largest ever ahead of Tuesday night's drawing. The prize has ballooned because no one has matched the game's six winning numbers since April 18, amounting to 31...
Nevada governor censured, but avoids hefty fines for using his sheriff uniform during campaign
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — While Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo still faces a $20,000 fine and a censure for wearing his sheriff’s uniform and badge in campaign materials — which a state board said violates a law prohibiting candidates from using government resources for their personal...
How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates
NEW YORK (AP) — Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could prove to be the most important advantage in the race: a leg up in winning the delegates needed to clinch...
