- Carson City braces for potential armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration
- Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
- The storming of the U.S. Capitol last week by extremist supporters of President Donald Trump and ongoing protest threats by militia groups nationwide through ...
- State Sen. Yvanna Cancela resigns to join federal health agency
- Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
- State Sen. Yvanna Cancela, a staunch supporter of President-elect Joe Biden, has resigned to take a position with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “I did not make this decision lightly, especially considering the upcoming 2021 Legislative session and the ...
- Democratic group wants Nevada lawmaker ‘who cheered on rioters’ to resign
- Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021
- Newly elected Nevada Assemblywoman Annie Black of Mesquite was in Washington this week in support of President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud ...
- Nevada lawmakers join call for Trump’s removal
- Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021
- Calling President Donald Trump a “clear and present danger to the republic” in the aftermath of Wednesday’s rioting at the U.S Capitol, Nevada Rep. Dina Titus joined the legion of Democratic lawmakers calling for the ...
- Nevada leaders in Congress denounce Washington riots
- Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021
- Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation and their staffs were unharmed during Wednesday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, each tweeting ...
- Trump supporters take to streets in downtown Las Vegas
- Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021
- Jennifer Phillips of Las Vegas didn’t call supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol rioters or agitators or anarchists. In her estimation, they are patriots. "You can't blame us. We've been ...
- Sisolak to address budget, Nevadans' resilience in State of State speech
- Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021
- Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to share ”all the reasons we have to be optimistic about our future” during his second State of the State address, which will air at 6 p.m. Jan. 19. The speech, which is usually heavily attended, will be pre-recorded to limit the spread of COVID-19.
- Cortez Masto sees Georgia Senate races as key to Biden agenda, COVID aid for Nevada
- Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
- Two months after the 2020 elections, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is still in campaign mode. And she’s not even on a ballot. As head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Cortez Masto has found herself on the front lines of two Senate runoff races in Georgia. Victories ...
- Nevada Sen. Pat Spearman in hospital with COVID-19; two other lawmakers diagnosed
- Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020
- Three members of the Nevada Legislature have tested positive for COVID-19, with Sen. Pat Spearman announcing her hospitalization on Twitter. Assembly members ...
- Economic Injury Disaster Loans program helped this Boulder City business
- Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020
- The Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City isn’t exactly a Las Vegas Strip resort. It doesn’t host millions of guests a year, its level of glitz and glamor is not comparable, and it’s run by a nonprofit organization ....
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John Sadler is a political reporter for the Las Vegas Sun. Born and raised in Louisiana, he is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the University of Missouri-Columbia. When he’s not elbow-deep in documents, he likes food, folklore and cheering for the Saints.
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