A Carson City tavern, The Timbers, received its second complaint from the Nevada Gaming Control Board for failing to enforce Gov. Sisolak’s coronavirus mask mandate.
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Nevada’s live entertainment business was one of the hardest-hit industries during the pandemic but some affected companies received help, thanks to the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.
A majority of Nevadans would be comfortable with outdoor events but not indoor gatherings, a Review-Journal poll shows.
“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” said Jim Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
A handful of Nevada’s small-business owners gathered in a virtual setting Tuesday afternoon to air their concerns with Gov. Steve Sisolak and other state leaders on the financial impact COVID-19 has had on their business and employees.
The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remained the highest in the state last month at 10.4 percent, even as the local economy adds more jobs, a new report shows.
The vast majority of the visitors tested positive while they were in Nevada. The data dates back to June 1; casinos reopened June 4.
With Nevada seeing over 62,000 cases of coronavirus and 1,102 deaths as result, many states set travel restrictions on those heading to their areas from the Silver State.
Hotel owners are facing an “unprecedented wave” of foreclosures, according to a Tuesday letter from the industry to Congress.
A Nevada judge will order the state’s employment department to begin paying gig and independent worker claims.
Seven Nevada businesses were fined for failing to follow COVID-19 health and safety rules, Nevada’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration announced Thursday.
The company Thursday would not say how many employees were infected, but a source said there have been no additional cases at the store since last week.
“Forcibly imprisoning people in their homes is against all their constitutional rights,” Musk said. “People should be outraged.”
With demand for crude oil continuing to dip amid stay-at-home mandates, retail gas prices have also fallen.
The state doesn’t know when Nevada independent contractors will get their unemployment benefits and is awaiting federal guidance.