Updated: 4:08 AM Senate and Assembly tax committees will start dissecting a bill to revise how Nevada distributes some taxes to local governments.

Updated: 8:06 AM Assemblyman Steven Brooks is no longer a member of the Assembly Democratic Caucus, according to a statement from Nevada Assembly Democratic Caucus Wednesday night.

Posted: 1:23 PM Las Vegas Democratic Assemblyman Steven Brooks says his sanity has never been in question, but that he's dealing with a "purely physical" medical issue.

Updated: 1:40 PM Nevada lawmakers are showing solidarity with state workers who've been forced to take pay cuts.

Posted: 3:54 AM CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to discuss a bill that releases the criminal records of current and prospective employees or volunteers working with the elderly or disabled in Nevada.

Posted: 1:02 PM An upcoming trip to Israel could help boost President Barack Obama's image there. It will be his first visit as president to a country where many don't view him as a friend of the Jewish state. No date has been announced, but Israeli TV says the trip will take place in late March.

Posted: 1:00 PM A lawyer for Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks says he hopes to have a signed agreement soon setting terms for the troubled lawmaker's leave of absence from the state Legislature.

Updated: 1:19 PM Remarks by the President on Budget Deficit

Updated: 10:06 AM A new government report is predicting the budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office.

Updated: 9:03 AM White House officials say President Barack Obama will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1.

Updated: 9:57 AM On the second day of the 2013 Nevada Legislature, committees from both houses are scheduled to begin scrutinizing proposed budgets addressing a breadth of topics.

Updated: 8:59 AM Nevada Democrats continue to outpace Republicans in voter registration.

Posted: 3:31 AM How many Hispanic members are in the House? Turns out narrowing it to one number is not easy.

Updated: 7:15 PM The clock starts ticking on a 120-day session as the Nevada Legislature begins in Carson City.

Updated: 11:31 AM Newly installed Secretary of State John Kerry says he has "big heels to fill."

Posted: 5:40 AM A court of inquiry is set to examine whether a Texas judge should face criminal charges in the case of a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 25 years for his wife's murder.

Updated: 7:15 PM The clock starts ticking on a 120-day session as the Nevada Legislature begins in Carson City.

Posted: 3:36 AM President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and the law enforcement community for his calls to ban assault weapons and require universal background checks for gun buyers.

Posted: 11:46 AM The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position.

Posted: 4:06 PM A second Republican senator says he will back former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Pentagon chief.

Posted: 3:30 PM The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control.

Posted: 1:02 PM The 77th session of the Nevada Legislature begins Monday with pomp and ceremony before lawmakers buckle down to tackle politically charged issues that will set spending levels and policy priorities for years to come.

Posted: 11:31 AM Oakland officials have introduced a municipal identification card that will double as full-fledged debit card.

Updated: 11:24 AM Hillary Rodham Clinton formally resigns as 67th secretary of state.

Updated: 4:14 PM Nevada Assembly leaders say they will appoint a select committee next week to investigate Assemblyman Steven Brooks to recommend if he should serve in his seat as the 2013 begins.