A ballot initiative that would require voter ID in Nevada has submitted enough signatures to appear on the November ballot, according to a group backing the effort.
Politics and Government
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.
The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says the family of Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks will host a Celebration of Life in his memory in Reno next week.
The Clark County School Board voted 4-3 on Thursday night to appoint Lisa Guzman to the State Board of Education’s Assembly Bill 469 subcommittee.
The Clark County School District reopened its campuses Wednesday, but officials couldn’t say whether the extreme staffing shortages of last week had improved during the break.
Clark County School District campuses reopen Wednesday with more than 1,000 employees cleared to return to work following a “pause” caused by a COVID-19-related staffing shortage.
The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and the Engelstad Foundation will give winners of a three-phased contest up to $500,000 to solve one question: “Who has an idea for improving Nevada’s educational landscape?”
Henderson Councilman Dan Stewart formed a PAC to advocate for the idea of creating local school districts.
More than $1 billion has been poured into the nonprofit trust for Clark County schoolteachers and families — with little financial accountability in place.
Monica Cortez, an assistant superintendent, said she’s confident classes will be back in session on Wednesday. She called the five-day pause “an adjustment to our calendar.”
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara is a member of Chiefs for Change, which developed the tool to help school districts respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Clark County School District updated its “COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance” Dec. 30 in alignment with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
The Clark County School District announced Thursday it has reached tentative agreements with employee unions to award the bonuses.