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Politics and Government
The PAC behind the initiative, which would require Nevadans to show ID to vote in person, says it has enough signatures to appear on the November ballot.
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Las Vegas on Friday following the first 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Nevada’s capital city lost residents last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, but the city is disputing the federal agency’s numbers.
State and national Democrats are leading a lawsuit that seeks to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on Nevada’s presidential ballot, citing state law.
Katie Williams, who took office in January, has previously been accused of having affiliations with the local Proud Boys and QAnon, the Review-Journal reported in May.
An overflow crowd is expected for a Clark County School Board meeting Wednesday to consider whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.
The daily report indicates that the rate of infection is declining rapidly in Southern Nevada as northern counties experience a rise in cases.
Southern Nevada health officials started a new process to identify when fully vaccinated people get COVID-19. It changed the way data was reported.
The state recorded 2,799 new COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths over the preceding three days as Clark County’s test positivity rate declined more than a full percentage point.
CCSD officials are facing criticism for being tight-lipped about the COVID-19 situation in schools and for a reporting system that some say leaves parents and employees in the dark.
Nevada on Friday added 1,287 new COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths, as the state’s test positivity rate and hospitalizations both showed declines.
The Clark County School District next week will consider creating a policy that would require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Despite the high daily numbers, three of the state’s four leading metrics for the disease caused by the new coronavirus have been trending slightly lower in recent weeks.
Nevada is experiencing another surge of COVID-19 cases that could thwart the state’s economic recovery at a time when the safety net of unemployment benefits is due to end Sept. 4.
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