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2024 Holiday Happenings throughout Southern Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Who’s ready for the holidays?
FOX5 is gathering events all throughout the Las Vegas Valley to celebrate the holiday season.
See events for the kids, a night out or for seniors below.
City of Las Vegas:
Family Fun Night (ages 4+)
Friday, Nov. 15, 5:30-7 p.m.
Cost: $5/person.
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Ave., 702.229.6359.
Make a Thanksgiving turkey craft and homemade mini pie! Advance registration is required; register here. Registration is limited.
Ninja Turkey Trot and Swim
Saturday, Nov. 16, 7:30 a.m. check-in; 8 a.m. race begins.
Cost: $10.
Pavilion Center Pool, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, 702.229.1488.
If you are looking for a Thanksgiving holiday workout challenge – this trot is for you! This is a fun event for the entire family with a half-mile run, 150-yard swim and ninja obstacle course, including the Fun Run *Inflatable! All finishers will receive a ribbon and goodies. *Must take swim test to go on inflatable.
Quilted Holiday Ornaments Workshop (ages 50+)
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 10-11:30 a.m.
Cost: $7.
Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Make beautiful quilted ornaments for your tree or as gifts. No sewing required. Bring fabric scissors if you have them. Advance registration required; call 702.229.1600 to register.
Doolittle Thanksgiving Luncheon (ages 50+)
Thursday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m.
Cost: $10.
Doolittle Active Adult Center, 1930 N. J St., 702.229.6125.
Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. Advance registration required by Nov. 19; registration closes when full. Call 702.229.6125 to register.
Ward 5 Historic Westside Holiday Lighting
Thursday, Nov. 21, 4:30-6 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Cox Communications east parking lot at 1700 Vegas Drive.
Councilman Crear and Cox Communications Market Vice President Janet Uthman, who will present donations to The Center, The Just One Project and AFAN in honor of World AIDS Day, will speak and then flip the switch to turn on the holiday lights on Martin L. King Jr. Boulevard. The event includes children’s activities, DJ holiday music, cookie bar and hot cocoa.
Lieburn Thanksgiving Luncheon (ages 50+)
Friday, Nov. 22, 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $7.
Lieburn Active Adult Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings with new friends! Advance registration required; call 702.229.1600 to register.
Tinsel & Tidings Tree Trimming Party (ages 50+)
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Free and open to community seniors.
Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702.229.1702.
Help the center get ready for the holidays! The center has a tree in every room and they all need trimming. Have extra holiday decorations at home? Bring them and have fun with others decorating the trees. Homemade cocoa and doughnuts will be served!
Holiday Movies (ages 50+)
Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11, and 18; 2 p.m.
Free and open to seniors ages 50+.
Lieburn Active Adult Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Enjoy “White Christmas,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and “It’s A Wonderful Life” on successive Wednesdays at the center.
Candy-Making Workshop (ages 50+)
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-noon.
Cost: $8.
Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Make some truffles, caramels and other tasty treats as gifts for the holidays. Advance registration required; call 702.229.1600 to register.
Festive Flavors: Holiday Harmonies Concert
Thursday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5-10 available at https://ci.ovationtix.com/35056/production/1209988.
Charleston Heights Art Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702.229.6383.
Bring the family to enjoy cookies and this 75-minute concert of holiday delights by the Vegas City Children’s Chorus, Mader Academy Singers and other local talent.
A Christmas Toy Drive & Classic Car Show
Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.–noon.
Entry fee: a new, unwrapped toy.
Veterans Memorial Community Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, 702.229.1100.
Bring a new unwrapped toy to gain entrance and view some of the area’s finest classic cars and trucks, then take a photo with Santa! All vehicle entries must be registered by Saturday, Nov. 30; all years, makes and models welcome. Call 702.229.1100 to register.
Tamales & Mariachi Festival
Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.
Kick off the holidays with great food and mariachi performances. Held outdoors on Centennial Plaza downtown on Fourth Street, the festival offers the community an abundance of tamale styles from all over Latin America. A variety of vendors will sell refreshments.
Headlining the festival entertainment are three different internationally renowned mariachi bands. Acclaimed by audiences at the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and other major U.S. venues, three-time Grammy Award-winning Mariachi Los Camperos will perform their skillfully arranged versions of classic mariachi tunes, blended with regional styles of traditional music. Two-time Grammy Award winner Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea bring both traditional regional music and songs from their 25th anniversary album to the stage. Singer Sandra Guevara will sing with renowned Mariachi Alma del Sol. Other entertainers also will perform. This event is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Parking will be available in the City Center covered parking garage, accessible from Third Street/Clark Avenue. Fourth Street will be closed all day between Clark and Lewis avenues starting at 6 a.m. Dec. 7 to allow additional space for the festival. Other downtown streets will be closed 5 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 7 for the Las Vegas Great Santa Run, including most streets from Carson Avenue to Hoover Avenue and from Third to Tenth streets; that includes Las Vegas Boulevard from Bridger Avenue to Hoover. Parking also is available at the city garage at 500 S. Main St.
Ward 6 Cowboy Christmas & Classic Car Show
Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road.
Bring the family to enjoy a holiday car show, arts and drafts fair, jump house, live music, holiday vendors, local youth entertainment, food trucks, holiday activities and a visit from Santa. To participate in the car show or art/crafts vendor, email Ward6@lasvegasnevada.gov or call 702.229.5463 for information.
Annual Adaptive Recreation Holiday Dinner & Dance (ages 14+)
Saturday, Dec. 7, 6 to 9 p.m.
Cost: $30 per person.
Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave.
Advance reservations are required; registration is due by Dec. 2. Desert Regional Center respite vouchers are accepted. Call 702.229.5177 for more information and reservations.
Ward 6 Equestrian Posadas Christmas Festival
Sunday, Dec 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Teton Trails Park, 7850 N. Bradley Road.
Bring the family to enjoy the third annual equestrian holiday event, Navidad con Colibries presented by Colibries de Nevada. This free event will include Escaramuza Charra presentations, a posada presentation, plus steer rope show, charro horse exhibition, barrel racing and more. Food, coffee and hot chocolate will be provided while supplies last. Equestrian Parade starts at 11 a.m. at Teton Trails Park. Posada celebration will be at Bradley Bridle Park at 8225 N. Bradley Road. For more information, contact Yudit Pinedo at 702.776.1313.
Holiday Tea (ages 50+)
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person.
Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Come dressed to impress in your holiday hats and fancy gloves to enjoy high tea with fresh scones, pastries and finger sandwiches. You also will learn about the history and etiquette of tea. Advance registration required; registration open until full. Register here or at the center.
Doolittle Holiday Bingo & Cookie Exchange (ages 50+)
Tuesday, Dec. 10, at noon.
Cost: $5 plus two dozen homemade cookies to share.
Doolittle Active Adult Center, 1930 N. J St., 702.229.6125.
Enjoy holiday bingo with special prizes and making a special cookie box treat for yourself or someone you love. Advance registration required by Dec. 5; registration closes when full. Call 702.229.6125 to register.
Holiday Luncheon (ages 50+)
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $10 per person.
Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702.229.1702.
Enjoy gingerbread kisses and peppermint wishes at this festive holiday lunch! Advance registration required; space is limited. Call 702.229.1702 for reservations.
Doolittle Holiday Luncheon (ages 50+)
Thursday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m.
Cost: $10.
Doolittle Active Adult Center, 1930 N. J St., 702.229.6125.
Enjoy a holiday luncheon with all the festive trimmings of the season. Advance registration required by Dec. 10; registration closes when full. Call 702.229.6125 to register.
Speedway Holiday Lights Tour (ages 50+)
Thursday, Dec. 12, 5 p.m.
Cost: $7.
Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Get in the holiday spirit with fellow seniors as you see the holiday lights. Transportation provided from the center. Space is limited; advance registration required. Call 702.229.1600 to register.
Family Fun Night
Friday, Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $5/person, includes a snack.
Veterans Memorial Community Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, 702.229.1100.
Bring the family for an evening of fun! Enjoy bingo and cookie decorating.
Contemporary West Dance Theatre’s “A Cool Yule! A Very Vintage Christmas”
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 13-14, 7 p.m.; Saturday matinee 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15-$35 at https://ci.ovationtix.com/35056/production/1208596.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702.229.6383.
Gather your family and friends to celebrate the season with a mix of timeless classics, audience sing-alongs and the thrilling sounds of popular Christmas songs by these artists in residence at Charleston Heights Arts Center. The performance promises surprises and warm cheer for all!
Ward 3 Winter Wonderland
Saturday, Dec. 14, noon to 4 p.m.
Free and open to all ages.
East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., 702.229.1515.
This holiday event features holiday décor, festive entertainment, food vendors, children’s activities, a visit from Santa and community information booths. For more information, please call 702.229.1515.
Doolittle Holiday Experience (ages 50+)
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m.
Cost: $35, includes transportation and event admission.
Doolittle Active Adult Center, 1930 N. J St., 702.229.6125.
A world of holiday wonder awaits at the Las Vegas Ballpark as you find the holiday spirit together with “Enchant.” This venue is cashless; debit or credit card use only. Refreshments will be available for purchase at the ballpark. Wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. City of Las Vegas senior programs membership ($10/year) and advance registration required. The tour departs at 6 p.m. sharp. Advance registration required by Dec. 12; registration closes when full. Call 702.229.6125 to register.
Ugly Sweater Santa Bingo Party (ages 50+)
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $5 per person.
Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702.229.1702.
Put on your holiday sweater and prepare to enjoy cranberry cake and bingo! Advance registration required; sign up early! Space is limited. Call 702.229.1702 to reserve your spot.
Holiday Luncheon (ages 50+)
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $7.
East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., 702.229.1515.
Enjoy a holiday meal of turkey and ham, cheesy potatoes and a delicious dessert.
Call 702.229.1515 for more information or assistance in making a reservation.
All Aboard The Polar Express (ages 2+)
Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 18-20, train “departs” at 6 p.m. nightly.
Cost: $5 with advance purchase.
Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road, 702.229.1607.
Bring the family to be entertained on “The Polar Express,” receive a cookie, hot chocolate and a visit from a special jolly guest. The outdoor covered sport court is transformed into a train car. Ticket holders “travel” to the North Pole on The Polar Express. General admission tickets available online here starting Nov. 12 and at the center. Tickets will be $7 at the door each performance night, if any tickets are still available. Advance tickets must be purchased by Dec. 16. Limited to 200 guests per night. Ages 2+ must have a ticket; only ticket holders will be allowed to enter. Call 702.229.1607 for ticket information. Center hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed holidays and weekends. Call 7027.229.1607 for more information. Bundle up for the outdoor show!
Centennial Creative Club Crafting (ages 50+)
Thursday, Dec. 19, 10:30 a.m.
Cost: $7 per person.
Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702.229.1702.
Make new friends and a holiday wreath. Advance registration required; space is limited. Call 702.229.1702 to reserve your spot.
NERF Mania (ages 8-14)
Thursday, Dec. 19, 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $5/person.
Veterans Memorial Community Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, 702.229.1100.
Get ready for some epic battles! Players will enjoy a battle royale of Nerf fun, including capture the flag, team and individual competitions. Players must provide their own Nerf gun and the center will provide the darts and goggles. Wear your favorite holiday hat! Register here today, as space is limited.
Lieburn Holiday Luncheon (ages 50+)
Friday, Dec. 20, 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $7.
Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702.229.1600.
Get in the holiday spirit with a festive holiday meal that includes baked ham, cheesy potatoes and more. Advance registration required; call 702.229.1600 to register.
Winter Wonderland Pool Party
Friday, Dec. 20, 5-7:30 p.m.
Cost: $4 per person, no passes accepted.
Pavilion Center Pool, 101 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 702.229.1488.
Pack up your swimsuit, towel and goggles, because the pool is ready for you to welcome the holidays! Bring your wish list, snap a picture with Santa down at the pool, and make some Christmas ornaments at Santa’s workshop with his elves. End your day with some warm Snowman Soup (hot chocolate)! We will be celebrating all the holidays in one day, so come on out! Our very own Nevada Desert Mermaids synchronized swim club will have a special holiday performance at 6 p.m.!
Family Fun Night (ages 4+)
Friday, Dec. 20, 5:30-7 p.m.
Cost: $5/person.
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Ave., 702.229.6359.
Design your own holiday ornament and decorate sugar cookies. Advance registration is required; register here. Registration is limited.
2024 Winter Break Camps (ages 5-15)
Monday-Friday, Dec. 23-Jan. 3; Hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There will be no camp on the holiday Wednesdays, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
The city of Las Vegas will offer all-day supervised fun, recreation and enrichment for youth in kindergarten through eighth grade when the Clark County School District (CCSD) takes a winter break. Activities include age-appropriate arts and crafts, sports, games, music, life skills, nutrition, physical fitness and more. Prices vary by location. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Registration is open now online and in person at each community center.
Winter Break Camp Locations & Costs:
- Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road, 702.229.1607; $100/four-day week for ages 5-11.
- Dula Community Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road, 702.229.6307. This adaptive recreation camp costs $80/four-day week for ages 5-18.
- East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., 702.229.1515; $80/four-day week for ages 5-11.
- Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Ave., 702.229.6359; $120/four-day week for ages 5-11.
- Veterans Memorial Community Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, 702-229-1100; $120/four-day week for ages 5-14.
Financial aid funds for 2024 have been exhausted. Applications for Financial Aid will be available again beginning Jan. 1, 2025. For more information and to register, click here, call 702.229.PLAY (7529) or call one of the centers listed above. Access the Youth Participant Form here. Download the Parent Handbook here.
Kwanzaa Celebration and Rites of Passage Graduation
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2 to 4 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
West Las Vegas Library Theater, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702.507.3980.
In the spirit of NIA, the community will celebrate the third day of Kwanzaa, “Ujima” – collective work and responsibility – meaning to build and maintain our community together, making our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems and solving them together. The event will feature an African libation, the West Las Vegas Arts Center Drum Ensemble, an elder community honor and the graduation for girls and boys in the Rites of Passage program. Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community and culture. Celebrated from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa from which it takes its name. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili, a Pan-African language that is the most widely spoken African language. Nia means “to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community, in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.” For more information, visit www.ArtsLasVegas.org or call 702.229.4800 or 702.229.ARTS (2787).
Doolittle Noon Day Eve Countdown Celebration (ages 50+)
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 10 a.m.
Cost: $7.
Doolittle Active Adult Center, 1930 N. J St., 702.229.6125.
Bring in the “Noon Day Eve” with your Doolittle Active Adult Center family. Enjoy music, games, reflection and fun as we count down the old year and prepare to bring in the new! Advance registration required by Dec. 26; registration closes when full. Call 702.229.6125 to register.
New Year’s Eve Bash (ages 50+)
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person.
Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702.229.1702.
Say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new with good friends and food! Advance registration required; space is limited. Call 702.229.1702 to reserve your spot.
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RENO, Nev. (Nevada Athletics) – Nevada Women’s Basketball returned to Lawlor for the first game of 2026, hosting Utah State.
The Pack picked up its first conference win of the season with the 58-40 victory over the Aggies.
Freshmen showed out for the Pack (5-9, 1-3 MW) with Skylar Durley nearly recording a double-double, dropping 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Britain Backus had five points to go along with two rebounds and a season high four steals.
Junior Izzy Sullivan also had an impactful game with 17 points, going 6-for-11 from the paint and grabbing five boards. She also knocked down Nevada’s only two makes from beyond the arc, putting her within one for 100 career threes.
The Pack opened up scoring the first four points, setting the tone for the game. It was a close battle through the first 10 as Utah State (6-7, 2-2 MW) closed the gap to one.
However, Nevada never let them in front for the entire 40 minutes.
Nevada turned up the pressure in the second quarter, holding Utah State to a shooting drought for over four minutes. Meanwhile, a 5-0 scoring run pushed the Pack to a 10-point lead.
For the entire first 20, Nevada held Utah State to just 26.7 percent from the floor and only nine percent from the arc, going only 1-for-11.
For the Pack offense, it shot 48 percent from the paint. Nevada fell into a slump coming out of the break, only scoring eight points.
It was the only quarter where the Pack was outscored.
The fourth quarter saw the Pack get back into rhythm with a 6-0 run and forcing the Aggies into another long scoring drought of just under four and a half minutes.
Durley had a layup and jumper to help with securing the win.
Nevada will remain at home to face Wyoming on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Copyright 2026 KOLO. All rights reserved.
Politicians of both parties have promised to fix the nation’s broken permitting system. But those promises have not been kept, and the status quo prevails: longer timelines, higher costs and a regulatory maze that makes it nearly impossible to build major projects on schedule.
Last week, the House finally cut through the fog by passing the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act. As Jeff Luse reported for Reason, the legislation is the clearest chance in years to overhaul a system that has spun out of control.
Notably, virtually every House Democrat — including Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford from Nevada — opted for the current regulatory morass.
The proposal addressed problems with the National Environmental Policy Act, which passed in the 1970s to promote transparency, but has grown into an anchor that drags down public and private investment. Mr. Luse notes that even after Congress streamlined the act in 2021, the average environmental impact statement takes 2.4 years to complete. That number speaks for itself and does not reflect the many reviews that stretch far beyond that already unreasonable timeline.
The SPEED Act tackles these failures head on. It would codify recent Supreme Court guidance, expand the projects that do not require exhaustive review and set real expectations for federal agencies that too often slow-walk approvals. Most important, it puts long-overdue limits on litigation. Mr. Luse highlights the absurdity of the current six-year window for filing a lawsuit under the Environmental Policy Act. Between 2013 and 2022, these lawsuits delayed projects an average of 4.2 years.
While opponents insist the bill would silence communities, Mr. Luse notes that NEPA already includes multiple public hearings and comment periods. Also, the vast majority of lawsuits are not filed by members of the people who live near the projects. According to the Breakthrough Institute, 72 percent of NEPA lawsuits over the past decade came from national nonprofits. Only 16 percent were filed by local communities. The SPEED Act does not shut out the public. It reins in well-funded groups that can afford to stall projects indefinitely.
Some Democrats claim the bill panders to fossil fuel companies, while some Republicans fear it will accelerate renewable projects. As Mr. Luse explains, NEPA bottlenecks have held back wind, solar and transmission lines as often as they have slowed oil and gas. That is why the original SPEED Act won support from green energy groups and traditional energy producers.
Permitting reform is overdue, and lawmakers claim to understand that endless red tape hurts economic growth and environmental progress alike. The SPEED Act is the strongest permitting reform proposal in years. The Senate should approve it.
The Silver State was plenty purple in 2025.
Nevada has long had a reputation for its libertarian tilt. Nowadays, partisanship leads many political stories. In top state government and politics stories of the year, some political lines were blurred when politicians bucked their party’s go-to stances to make headlines, while other party stances stayed entrenched.
Here are a handful of the biggest stories out of Nevada government and politics in 2025.
Film tax credit saga returns for parts 2 and 3
A large-scale effort to bring a film studio to Southern Nevada was revived — and died twice — in 2025. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery, who were previously leading opposing efforts to build multi-acre studio lots with tax breaks, joined forces in February to back one bill in front of the Nevada Legislature. They were joined by developer Howard Hughes Corp. in a lobbying push throughout the four-month session, then once again during a seven-day special legislative session in mid-November.
The renewed legislation drew plenty of praise from union and business leaders and created an unlikely coalition of fiscal conservatives and progressives on the left against it. Proponents said the proposal would help create a new industry for Nevada, creating thousands of construction and entertainment industry-related jobs. Opponents criticized the billion-dollar effect it would have on the state’s general fund as a “Hollywood handout.”
In the end, the opposition won out. It passed the Assembly 22-20 in the last week of the regular session and received the same vote count during the special session — though six members switched their votes.
The state Senate voted on the proposed Summerlin Studios project only during the special session, where it failed because 11 senators voted against it or were absent for the Nov. 19 vote. Several lawmakers called out the intense political pressure to pass the bill, despite their concerns of how the subsidies would have affected state coffers.
Democrats fight to strengthen mail-in voting
The movement to enshrine mail-in voting in Nevada also stretched through both 2025 legislative sessions, as well as a federal Supreme Court case.
Democratic lawmakers sought to establish state laws around voting by mail, including about the placement of ballot boxes between early voting and Election Day and the timeline in which clerks had to count mailed ballots received after polls closed.
Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, proposed a compromise with Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo through a bill expanding ballot drop box access in the run-up to Election Day and implementing voter ID requirements, but Lombardo vetoed the bill.
Democrats found a way during the special session, however. In the final hour before the session’s end on Nov. 19, Senate Democrats introduced and considered a resolution to propose enshrining mail-in voting in the Nevada Constitution via a voter amendment. The resolution must past the next consecutive session before it can go on the 2028 general election ballot.
This all comes as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a case that could affect Nevada’s existing law that allows ballots postmarked on Election Day to be counted as late as 5 p.m. four days after Election Day.
Cyberattack on Nevada cripples the state for weeks
Nevada state government was crippled for four weeks in the late summer and fall when a ransomware attack was discovered in state systems in August.
Many state services were moved off-line to sequester the IT threats, leading to 28 days of outages after the Aug. 24 discovery of the ransomware attack. Those included worker’s compensation claims, DMV services, online applications for social services and a background check system.
According to the after-action report, a malicious actor entered the state’s computer system as early as May 14. The threat actor had accessed “multiple critical servers” by the end of August. State officials emphasized that core financial systems and Department of Motor Vehicle data were not breached by the hackers.
The state did not pay a ransom, according to officials. Instead, it worked with external cybersecurity vendors to deal with incident response and recovered about 90 percent of affected data. That costed about $1.5 million for those contracts and overtime pay.
Budget woes leave state in status quo limbo
Financial uncertainty clouded Nevada state government throughout the year as the impact of federal purse-shrinking, uncertainty around the effect of Trump administration tariffs and the reduced tax revenue from a tourism slump persisted throughout 2025.
Nevada lawmakers passing the state’s two-year budget cycle were put in a tight spot when economic forecasts projecting state revenue were downgraded during the legislative session and ultimately passed a state budget that avoided funding multiple new programs.
Contact McKenna Ross at mross@reviewjournal.com. Follow @mckenna_ross_ on X.
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