Opinion

Rep. Dina Titus says she opposes raising federal tax rates, an answer that is drawing Republican criticism over the Nevada Democrat’s votes against President Donald Trump’s signature tax legislation, including its No Tax on Tips provision. The Nevada Independent asked Titus and Republican challenger Carrie Buck whether “Congress should raise federal tax...

Nevada Republican congressional nominee Marty O’Donnell took his campaign against Rep. Susie Lee to a national audience Thursday, using his speech at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas to introduce himself through an unusual combination of video-game music, 1980s nostalgia, economic populism and faith. O’Donnell, the composer best known for...

by Paul D. White Troy Regas is running for Washoe County Commissioner in District 3. In any other election, claiming that Jesus Christ would approve or disapprove of specific candidates would be considered an absurdly self-righteous statement. However, since Troy Regas announced for office, a handful of outspoken (and biblically...

Nevada Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson co-sponsored legislation in 2021 allowing people convicted of felony drug offenses to receive TANF cash assistance and SNAP food benefits without proving they were in treatment, had completed treatment, or were no longer illegally using controlled substances. Assembly Bill 138 ultimately erased Nevada’s prior restrictions on...

Billy Walker of Douglas County, Nevada Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is helping California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta lead a 12-state lawsuit to stop Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery. He says the deal would give one company too much control over movies and cable channels. Netflix has been one...

Republicans will descend on Dallas this week for something the party has never attempted before: a full-scale national convention in the middle of a president’s term, designed to put Donald Trump’s record, the Republican congressional agenda and some of the country’s most competitive candidates on one stage less than two...