In The News: Department of Political Science
In Nevada, the Browns’ story could be a factor in a competitive June 11 primary for a seat that Republicans view as a pivotal pickup opportunity. It also shows how abortion could be decisive in determining which party controls the U.S. Senate, where Democrats now hold a 51-49 majority but have many more seats on the line this year.
In the fall of 2022, all eyes were on Nevada. As Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and her allies crisscrossed the state, she was flanked by reporters from national outlets narrowed in on the race they were convinced would decide the Senate. The New York Times called her “the most politically endangered Democrat incumbent.” FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver said Nevada could be Senate Republicans’ “ace in the hole” and ranked it as their best pickup opportunity.
Sam Brown, the retired U.S. Army captain, is polling as the front-runner to win the Nevada Republican primary in June for U.S. Senate. Fittingly, Brown grabbed a key endorsement last week from within his party when Gov. Joe Lombardo announced his support.
As the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries surge once again with no winners and Nevadans make the trip to border gas stations for tickets, FOX5 looks at the next steps necessary to make a lottery legal-- and why the November 2024 election matters.
Incorporated on May 1, 1946, the City of North Las Vegas (NLV) has a long history in southern Nevada. Since its beginnings, the city has established itself as an economic oasis in the region due to the area’s abundance of land, steady pipeline of available workers, pro-business environment and easy reach to western markets.
After resounding losses in the lower courts, former United States President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss now heads to the Supreme Court, a key development likely to further delay his trial as he again runs for re-election. The nation’s highest court will only hear arguments during the week of April 22 after an appeals court on 6 February unanimously rejected his claim that he was shielded from criminal prosecutions over actions taken while in office.
He sought to invalidate the results of the 2020 elections, tried to attack democracy and fueled the rebellion - this is what the prosecutor's office believes. Donald Trump was charged many months ago. - The attack on our nation's Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented attack on the seat of American democracy. As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. The defendant's lies were intended to obstruct the process of collecting, counting and certifying presidential election results across the country, according to Jack Smith, the special prosecutor investigating Donald Trump.
Eve Smith, co-founder of custom print-on-demand products service PrintKK, readily admits that her company has been navigating the fine line between fulfilling government contracts and maintaining international business relationships.
Nevada Republicans received significantly more money from the pharmaceutical industry last year than Democrats, with Gov. Joe Lombardo making up the majority of his party’s haul, according to a Nevada Independent analysis of campaign finance data.
Southern Nevada’s economy is less diversified compared to other Mountain West metropolitan areas despite gains in key economic sectors over the past decade. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) unveiled a study prepared by UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West, Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) and Transportation Research Center that addresses key barriers and makes recommendations to strengthen and diversify the Southern Nevada economy.
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expending political and financial capital around the country — from Ohio to Nevada — on ballot measures to enshrine abortion protections in state constitutions. But similar efforts in Illinois remain in limbo.
A group of personal injury law firms have given over $4.5 million to campaigns and political committees in Nevada since 2017, a report shows.