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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 file photo, Gov. Brian Sandoval receives a standing ovation at the conclusion of his state of the state address at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. Failure of the Republican bill to overhaul Obama's health care law is welcomed by many governors, primarily in states that had expanded Medicaid.
Economists and scholars agreed at Tuesday's Preview Las Vegas event, organized by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, that Nevada's recovery from the Great Recession hums along in normally watched sectors like housing, employment and business development. They also concur that national uncertainty brought on by the election of Donald Trump and his subsequent rocky transition into the White House requires a cautious approach in 2017.
The Latest on Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address and two-year budget proposal : Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address included a new announcement about Tesla Motors' plans to expand its operations in northern Nevada with more than 500 additional jobs. Sandoval told lawmakers during a joint session in Carson City Tuesday night that Tesla will expand the factory manufacturing lithium-ion batteries to power its electric cars to include the production of electric motors and gearboxes for its next car, the Model 3. Tesla currently has more than 1,000 full-time employees and 2,000 construction workers on site at the 5 million-square-foot "gigafactory" along U.S. Interstate 80 east of Reno-Sparks.
Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak talks about the items banned on the Strip and downtown's Fremont Street Experience for the 2017 New Year's Celebrations during a press conference highlighting security at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco Steve Sebelius is the Review-Journal's political columnist, whose work appears on the newspaper's op-ed page.
Any effort to revive the long-dormant nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain is doomed to fail because the project lacks support from elected officials in the state, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Wednesday. A 30-year fight over where to store the country's nuclear waste has convinced him that "a consent-based approach is the only way we're going to get across the finish line," Moniz said.
A statue of Patrick A. McCarran of Nevada, left, stands next to ones of Roger Williams of Rhode Island and John Hanson of Maryland near the entrance to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Aaron Ford, second from left, speaks during a news conference discussing benefits for employment at the stadium project Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Urban Chamber of Commerce.
A poll released Monday suggests a tight race in state Senate District 6, a contest that could determine whether Republicans retain a slim majority in the Nevada Senate after the November election.
While thinking about politics in high school, Amanda Klein, 20, discovered she identified best with the Republican Party's ideals. She's now the national committee chairwoman for the Nevada Federation of Young Republicans and a member of UNR's College Republicans.
Danny Tarkanian has beaten Michael Roberson in a hotly contested Republican primary for the southern Nevada House seat held by Rep. Joe Heck. The 3rd Congressional District race was one of the most heated in the primary cycle, with candidates trading negative ads that called each other "Dirty Danny Tarkanian" and "Two-Faced Michael Roberson."
Gov. Brian Sandoval speaks during a homecoming ceremony for the Nevada Army National Guard's 72nd Military Police Company at North Las Vegas Readiness Center Friday, 13, 2016.