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Joey Gilbert holds his phone while standing with others near a Black Lives Matter Peace Vigil in Reno, Nev., Monday, June 7, 2020. A Reno attorney who was in D.C. protesting the 2020 election results during the Jan. 6 insurrection is running to be the governor of Nevada. Former professional boxer Joey Gilbert announced on Saturday, June 12, 2021, that he intends to run to replace Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022. (Anjeanette Damon/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
Nevada man present at insurrection announces governor bid

By Sam Metz Jun. 15, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

Nevada governor 'optimistic' after legislative session ends

By Sam Metz Jun. 02, 2021 05:47 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak said he's proud of what Nevada lawmakers accomplished during the legislative session that ended this week and...

Nevada unemployment rate continues improving, drops to 8%

May. 21, 2021 01:18 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's unemployment rate is continuing to improve after the pandemic battered the state's tourist-dependent economy. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, Nevada Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, listens on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. Nevada state lawmakers are bound by a state constitutional requirement to reach a two-thirds majority to approve revenue-generating decisions, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday, May 13, 2021. In a decision with more than $100 million in implications for lawmakers now in session and counting on the taxes and fees in question to balance the state budget, the seven justices sided unanimously with Republican state lawmakers and rejected arguments by Democrats. Settelmeyer accused Nevada Democrat leaders of knowingly violating the Nevada Constitution in 2019. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)
Court rules Nevada tax measures must have two-thirds vote

By Ken Ritter And Sam Metz May. 13, 2021 02:42 PM EDT

This March 2021 photo provided by the Nevada Department of Corrections shows convicted mass murderer Zane Floyd, 45, an inmate at Ely State Prison. Floyd is mounting a range of legal challenges to a bid to schedule his execution in early June, including questioning whether the district attorney in Las Vegas really wants the lethal injection carried out at a decommissioned prison in Carson City. (Nevada Department of Corrections via AP)
Nevada inmate fighting on several fronts to avoid execution

By Ken Ritter Apr. 23, 2021 03:09 PM EDT

Nevada statehouse reopens to public with little fanfare

By Sam Metz Apr. 15, 2021 06:44 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature reopened its doors to the public on Thursday after months of only allowing lawmakers, staff and a limited...

Mobile COVID-19 shot units headed to Carson City and Pahrump

Apr. 07, 2021 12:12 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — State and federal health officials are taking mobile coronavirus vaccination units this week to the Nye County community of Pahrump and a...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks to Nevada State Sen. Julia Ratti in Carson City, Nev. Becerra visited Nevada on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, to talk up the Affordable Care Act and efforts underway to expand coverage and reduce the cost of healthcare. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Becerra visits Nevada, stumps for pandemic aid and Obamacare

By Sam Metz Mar. 23, 2021 07:10 PM EDT

Tax battles expected to dominate Nevada Legislature in 2021

By Sam Metz Jan. 30, 2021 11:47 AM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene on Monday for a four-month legislative session, in which they hope to tackle issues...

FILE - This undated file photo shows Barrick Goldstrike Mines' Betze-Post open pit near Carlin, Nev. A Nevada judge has rejected an effort by rural counties to big mining interests to block a move in the state Legislature to raise taxes on mining companies. Judge James Wilson in Carson City declined Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, to rule on what he called a legislative matter while the process is still underway. (Adella Harding/The Daily Free Press via AP, File)
Judge rejects lawsuit to block Nevada mining tax proposals

By Ken Ritter And Sam Metz Jan. 28, 2021 06:36 PM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 file photo, certified medical assistants Martha Sida, from left, Tina Killebrew and Cynthia Bernal prepare doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Nevada has received less vaccine per capita than all but one state and officials are demanding a larger allocation, claiming they have the capacity to expand distribution. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada awaits answers from feds about low vaccine allocation

By Sam Metz Jan. 28, 2021 02:15 PM EST

Small businesses join governor to push for additional relief

By Sam Metz Jan. 26, 2021 04:46 PM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Walter Gloshinski, who owns Smiling with Hope Pizza in Reno, Nevada, believes the pandemic has forced workers to make impossible...

Nevada legislative session to start closed to public

By Sam Metz Jan. 22, 2021 06:45 PM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature will limit access to the public when lawmakers convene next month to confront the coronavirus pandemic and...

3 Nevada lawmakers say they tested positive for COVID-19

By Sam Metz Dec. 31, 2020 06:18 PM EST
On Christmas morning, Las Vegas Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen was cooking ham on her stove when it hit her: she couldn't smell anything. ...

Nevada electors award six Electoral College votes to Biden

By Sam Metz Dec. 14, 2020 11:56 AM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s six Democratic presidential electors awarded their votes to Joe Biden on Monday morning, becoming the first slate of electors...

Nevada's COVID-19 hospitalizations top US amid surge

By Sam Metz Dec. 11, 2020 07:02 PM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Amid a months-long coronavirus surge, Nevada has surpassed South Dakota and now has more COVID-19 patients hospitalized per million...

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump protest the Nevada vote in front of the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas. A state judge rejected on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, a bid by the Donald Trump campaign to overturn the results of the Nevada election and stop the state's six Democratic presidential electors from voting for Joe Biden. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada GOP to appeal judge's refusal to nullify Biden win

By Ken Ritter Dec. 04, 2020 08:35 PM EST

State halts vaccine plan that put retail before care homes

By Sam Metz Dec. 02, 2020 09:17 PM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials said they plan to revise their coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to align with interim recommendations that a U.S...

Nevada Gov. Sisolak back in office after COVID-19 isolation

Dec. 01, 2020 10:42 AM EST
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Tuesday he has returned to his office following completion of the self-isolation he began after he was...

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 file photo Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak updates the state's COVID-19 response during a news conference at the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 as the virus surges to record levels in Nevada and throughout the United States.(K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Nevada governor has mild congestion since virus diagnosis

By Michelle L. Price Nov. 16, 2020 02:05 PM EST