Former President Donald Trump has won Nevada’s six electoral votes, becoming the first Republican to win the state in two decades and riding a wave of discontent over the economy and an embrace of voting methods that Nevada Republicans have previously eschewed. Nevada, with its six electoral votes, proved not to be a decider — Trump appears to have swept the seven swing states, with races called for him in all but Michigan and Arizona, where he currently leads.
Nevada voters have rejected the most significant proposed change to the state’s election system since mail-in ballots were implemented in 2020. Question 3, which proposed to implement open primaries and ranked-choice voting, was behind by a substantial margin after the release of results from early voting and mail ballots received before Election Day. It’s a blow for proponents who had looked to the concept as a way to bolster centrism in politics and give a voice to a growing number of nonpartisans who can’t vote in marquee primary contests. It likely would have led to the state being a single-party state. Alaska, where a similar measure passed several years ago, is working to repeal it.
Question 7, which would require Nevadans to present photo identification before voting in person saw a decisive victory. The proposal would also require voters list additional personal information on their mail ballots. Nevada voters will need to approve Question 7 again in the 2026 General Election before the photo ID requirement goes into effect.
The Elko County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution supporting Utah in its quest to acquire more than 18 million acres of federally held public land. In a federal lawsuit filed in August by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes, Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the federal government can indefinitely hold unappropriated lands — land that is not managed as a national park, forest, conservation area or otherwise protected — within states, an issue that spans multiple Western states.
Christmas tree permits for National Forest System lands on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Austin-Tonopah, Ely, and Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge RanChristmas tree permits for National Forest System lands on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Austin-Tonopah, Ely, and Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts are available for purchase in person or by phone . For permit details, maps, current vendor list, safety tips, and types of trees that may be cut, visit: http://bit.ly/HTNFChristmasTreePermit. The U.S. Forest Service Christmas Tree Program is designed for families, businesses, and institutions wishing to cut their own trees for decorating. Christmas tree permits are issued on a first-come, first- serve basis for $5 each, with a limit of five trees per household. Permits are nonrefundable and nontransferable and only valid through Dec. 25, 2024.ger Districts are available for purchase in person or by phone .
The Department of the Interior announced it will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities, conserving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous fuels, and preventing wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding, sourced from land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), marks a continued investment in sustainable community infrastructure and environmental preservation.
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District released for a 30-day public comment period the East Humboldt and Ruby Mountains Fuels Reduction and Landscape Resilience Project’s Notice of Proposed Action to prepare an environmental assessment.
CARSON CITY — Today, the Nevada Commission on Mentoring (NCOM) announced it is accepting applications for FY2025 micro-grants. Micro-grants are available to nonprofit organizations or programs in the state of Nevada that provide mentorship to youth 3 to 24 years old.
Patty Cafferata, who has been the governor-appointed state public defender since March, submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday following scrutiny surrounding documented reports that she did not ably represent clients in criminal cases. Cafferata, 83, wrote in the resignation letter to Gov. Joe Lombardo that she appreciated his trust in her abilities in the role, which involves supervising attorneys and personally appearing in court on behalf of people who can’t afford an attorney. She said, however, that members of Nevada’s Board of Indigent Defense Services (BIDS) discussed her legal qualifications “based on misinformation” at a public meeting for more than an hour.
Former Bank of Nevada CEO John Guedry and public education advocate Amanda Morgan had a tense back-and-forth during their discussion at IndyFest 2024 on school choice policies in Nevada. In a 45-minute conversation with Nevada Independent CEO and Editor Jon Ralston and K-12 education reporter Rocio Hernandez, Guedry and Morgan sparred about the Opportunity Scholarships program, performance of the Clark County School District and best ways to meet the needs of Nevada’s students.
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled in favor of four Democratic state legislators whose work in other public sector jobs spurred a lawsuit alleging a violation of the state Constitution's separation of powers clause. In a 4-3 ruling issued Thursday, the court determined that the four legislators — who work as teachers, a public defender and for higher education institutions — did not violate the state Constitution's prohibition of working for multiple branches of state government because none of their employers are part of the judicial or executive branches.
The top election official in one of the nation's most politically important counties said Wednesday she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing an official statement that she asked for a leave after experiencing "stress issues." The abrupt departure of Cari-Ann Burgess as the interim registrar of voters in northern Nevada's Washoe County one month ago is the latest sign of turmoil in a county that has been roiled for four years by people pushing election conspiracy theories. Washoe, which includes Reno, is a swing county in a state where this year's presidential contest is expected to be narrowly decided.
Ioneer, an Australian mining company, can begin work on its Rhyolite Ridge project, slated for 7,200 acres in the Silver Peak Range between Tonopah and the tiny community of Dyer. With construction beginning in 2025 and production targeted for 2028, it is expected the mine will produce enough lithium, a mineral touted as critical to the clean energy movement, to power roughly 370,000 electric vehicles each year. “The Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine project is essential to advancing the clean energy transition and powering the economy of the future,” Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis said in a press release.
For thousands of years, Lahontan cutthroat trout swam in the expansive waters of Lake Tahoe. But by 1938, the fish — affected by European settlers’ actions in the Tahoe Basin by such as logging, overfishing, construction of dams and water diversions, and the introduction of non-native species — disappeared. European settlers offset the lack of large fish by stocking Lake Tahoe with non-native species but for decades, the lake was devoid of Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Although the new K-12 education funding formula that Nevada adopted five years ago significantly overhauled how state money flows down to public schools, school funding is still well below what experts think is needed to ensure good outcomes, according to a new report unveiled Wednesday by the Guinn Center, a policy-focused nonprofit research group.