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Republican Joe Lombardo, who flipped Nevada's governorship in 2022, kicks off his re-election bid as the most vulnerable GOP governor seeking another term.

Joking that it was the “worst kept secret,” Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo officially kicked off his reelection campaign Monday evening at Rancho High School, his alma mater.

Gov. Joe Lombardo said he wants to “finish what we started” in his job as governor on Monday, officially launching his re-election campaign in what is expected to be a competitive race in the 2026 ...

Here in Nevada, I can tell you elected officials at every level of government, from local to state to federal, are working on solutions to build more affordable homes in our state.

Progressive Policy Institute President Will Marshall lauded Las Vegas as “truly one of America’s great working-class cities” ...

Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Friday re-introduced a bill ...

Lombardo spoke to supporters from Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, his alma mater and the site of his first gubernatorial announcement.

Nevada Democrats continue to throw their support behind Attorney General Aaron Ford’s run for governor in a primary race ...

Here in Nevada, it’s baseball season. And no, not the incoming Las Vegas A’s or Summerlin South’s Little League title. I’m ...

A flood of false and misleading claims filled social media in the two days it took officials to arrest and publicly identify ...