In March, Gov. Joe Lombardo appointed Thunell to the seat after the state’s Judicial Selection Commission nominated Thunell and Hooge, the only applicants, as finalists. Goodey did not apply for the appointment. nevadacurrent.com/2026/04/09/t...

Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus granted an ex parte motion to schedule a hearing on NV Energy's demand charge and whether it violates state law. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/judge...

The general satisfaction results at both ends of the state, though down from 2021, are an increase from a five-year low score of 74% statewide in 2023. That plunge in satisfaction coincided with a spike in natural gas prices, which help determine electricity rates. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/satis...

“Nevada needs a Governor who’s willing to fight back,” says Attorney General Aaron Ford's plan, in a thinly veiled shot at Lombardo’s obsequious relationship with Trump. nevadacurrent.com/2026/04/02/f...

Last year, NV Energy told the commission it would provide educational information regarding the demand charge to customers. Commissioner Tammy Cordova noted the commission had not seen “any direct communication with consumers” about the charge. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/31/n...

Medicaid applications in Nevada skyrocketed by an average of 62% in December 2025 and this January and February over the same months a year earlier. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/30/a...

In less than a decade, legal sports betting, with the help of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and the omnipresent smart phone, has morphed from a Nevada-centric novelty to a ubiquitous national pastime, with a slew of harmful side effects. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/27/p...

Like the inflatable Romper Room clown, Nevada is never down for long. It always bounces back. But this latest test of the state’s resiliency comes amid an existing slump in tourism.   nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/24/w...

Nevada judge says "the balance of convincing legal authority weighs against" Kalshi's argument that it is preempted from state regulation. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nevad...

“What an awesome guy. What an awesome spokesperson for the Republican Party," Lombardo said of Wayne Allyn Root. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/19/c...

“I find that plaintiff has offered evidence to create a genuine issue of fact that the cocktail he was served by defendant’s employee was poisoned such that he was incapacitated at the time he entered into the credit instrument at issue," the judge said. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/16/m...

Gov. Joe Lombardo's office did not respond when asked whether the caseworker’s discovery indicates the system to prevent fraud is working in Nevada. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/lomba...

“It’s interestingly timed with the election and the fact that the charge probably won’t be as apparent in November when bills come out, depending on how warm it is in LV in October,” former Nevada Consumer Advocate and federal energy regulator Jon Wellinghoff said. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...

Gov. Joe Lombardo, faced with an electorate struggling to pay its power bills, likely has few options, says Jon Wellinghoff. “He is just going to stew in the fact that his Public Utilities Commission made this decision.” nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/11/p...

The killing came to light when a routine report filed by hunters with the state revealed a hunter slaughtered an eight-year-old male bear weighing 575 pounds on Nov. 10, 2023 near Ophir Creek. The area was not approved for bear hunting. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/count...

“We got the work done in three and a half years. We’ve seen meaningful progress, but too many people are still struggling," Gov. Joe Lombardo said Thursday after filing for reelection. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/05/l...

Candidate for gov Alexis Hill says she’s willing to go where few politicians will venture – where time-honored, but perhaps antiquated laws prevail in a culture that rewards the rich, as families endure a daily struggle to get by. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/05/n... nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/05/n...

From blanketing the state with high-speed internet to widening a critical Northern Nevada interstate, Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has hailed programs enabled by former President Joe Biden’s spending initiatives, which the governor previously panned. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/04/l...

Rep. Dina Titus “will not consider voting for an Authorization for Use of Military Force unless the Administration makes a compelling case to Congress to justify a prolonged military conflict with Iran," a spokesman said Tuesday. nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/03/c...

Attorney fees in HOA disputes often exceed $10,000, says a 2011 legislative exhibit, including one case in which lawyers charged an association $20,000. Those costs are passed through to homeowners.  nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/27/h...

“It’s unacceptable that it took NV Energy so long to do the right thing,” Chispa Nevada Program Director Audrey Peral said in a news release following Tuesday’s meeting. “If it weren’t for NV Energy customers... the public would never know about this.”  nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...

“Trade on anything,” is the platform’s slogan. But prediction markets alone don’t make money, says the lawsuit filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board last week. Sports bets, the suit alleges, make up 90% of Kalshi’s revenue. nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/24/p...

The Nevada Dept. of Motor Vehicles provided inaccurate information in a legal proceeding about DMV chats with federal immigration officials via Signal, an encrypted messaging platform, according to a document obtained by the Current. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/dmv-a...

“I walked him through it, and he goes, ‘Okay, sounds good. I’m glad you brought it up. I’ll call Burgum and tell him it’s allowable in Nevada.’” Lombardo recalled of a November meeting with Trump on policy that stalled NV solar projects. Asked this week for an update, Lombardo didn't respond.

“Isn’t the whole point (of the law) to prevent backfilling of vacancies by putting in somebody as the first assistant after the vacancy arises?” Judge Eric Miller, a Trump appointee, asked. nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/12/t...

The funding that was at risk provides support to students from low-income families, English language learners, special education students, children in foster care, and those who lack housing. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/trump...

“The DMV does not deny that Signal chats existed with DMV employees,” ACLU of Nevada attorney Sadmira Ramic said during a hearing in Carson City Friday. “They don’t even deny that they may have discussed DMV business on there.” nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/06/j...

Attorneys for the Nevada PUC and NV Energy argued Tuesday that consolidating the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s case with one filed by Vote Solar would prevent conflicting rulings and conserve court resources. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/judge...

In the last three years, 95% (42 of 44) bears killed by hunters in Nevada were hounded – chased by hunting dogs until they climbed trees out of fear and exhaustion, or ended up on a cliff with nowhere to run. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/30/h...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Gov. Joe Lombardo said protecting the right to peaceably assembly is “a top priority for officials at every level," but under Lombardo’s watch, LVMPD was widely criticized for its tactics during Black Lives Matter protests, including killing a protestor. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/lomba...

Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has hitched his reelection wagon to Trump and his efforts to rid the U.S. of undocumented immigrants, did not respond to questions about the shootings. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/27/f...

Amy Novak, who owns a Las Vegas school attended by autistic children, attributes the newly-imposed limitations on benefits to “corporate greed” and worries other providers will join UnitedHealth Care. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/23/u...

NV Energy owed customers a total of $65.4 million, but initially offered to reimburse a portion of affected customers just $2.5 million, claiming regulations limited their obligation to repay customers for just six months of overcharges. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-en...

Efforts abound at the local and federal levels to limit large investor purchases of single-family homes. The report says such policies miss the mark. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/19/i... nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/19/i...

The NV officials are asking Kristi Noem to rescind and revise the proposed rules with input from local leaders in order to strike the “appropriate balance between safeguarding national security and preserving the economic vitality of states like Nevada.” nevadacurrent.com/briefs/congr...

LVMPD has withheld MGM Grand casino video which purportedly shows no wrongdoing, claiming it is evidence in the case, which is closed. A video that lacks images of a criminal act is generally not considered evidence, according to legal experts. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/15/g...

NV Energy, which has overcharged customers by as much as $65 million since 2002, says it regrets the errors, but doesn’t intend on making customers whole, according to the company’s filing last week with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/13/n...

NVEnergy, which has overcharged customers by as much as $65 million since 2002, says it regrets the errors, but doesn’t intend on making customers whole, according to the company’s filing last week with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/13/n...

Clark County was the 223rd most affordable county of the 594 analyzed in the report, while Washoe County was 220th. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/12/h...

“The links between domestic violence and animal abuse are well-documented and apparent in this case,” Gina Greisen of NV Voters for Animals said Thursday. “We’re having a rash of animal cruelty cases, and we're among the worst in the nation for domestic violence.” nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/08/r...

In six months, the Crisis Response Team responded to 758 incidents involving 678 patients. Only 30% were taken to emergency rooms, compared with 82% of individuals involved in similar calls in 2024. nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/07/c...

“Do you continue to throw good money after bad at the Animal Foundation, or do you do something that’s actually going to make a difference?” asks Keith Williams of the Community Cat Coalition of Clark County. nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/11/a...

@alexandermarks.bsky.social says NSEA's complaint to the LCB “was more about the pattern we’ve seen since 2023” and the “powers that be that believe they’re above the law,” than just about Sandoval, Aguero, and Vellardita. nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/05/s...

Gamblers Robert Cipriani and James Russell allege Resorts World “adopted a deliberate business strategy — premised on ignoring regulatory and legal restrictions" to conduct “a criminal racketeering Enterprise.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/03/c...

The New York board “views this lack of transparency as concerning and recommends that the Commission weigh this in its licensing evaluation.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/03/r...

Americans, lulled into complacency by Trump’s “truly masterful flood the zone with shit strategy,” have been slow to awaken to the panoply of threats posed by the president, says UNLV Associate Professor of Political Science, Rebecca Gill. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/24/d...

Kypreos’ brokerage, GK Properties, along with others, is involved in “fraudulently inducing home buyers into using Zillow Flex agents and illegally steering buyers into using Zillow Home Loans,” the suit alleges.   nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/21/s...

“I want to state clearly the way our AML (anti-money laundering) program operated in this instance was unacceptable,” Caesars Entertainment Chairman of the Board Gary Carano told the commission. nevadacurrent.com/briefs/gamin...

“You’re making waves... and major players are exerting political influence. The Governor trusts Kris and will be deferential to him on these kinds of decisions,” a key insider in Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's re-election campaign wrote. nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/17/l...