Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday continued to encourage — and times pleaded with — Nevadans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, announcing steps being taken to avoid shutdowns and mandates.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen said Tuesday she does not support requiring vaccine passports for local events, pointing to continued COVID-19 mitigation efforts and improving vaccination rates.
The Nye County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to direct county staff to allow businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity.
Many of Nevada’s elected officials and their staff members qualify for priority COVID-19 vaccinations under state or federal standards, but the process remains muddled.
Local nurses and elected officials condemned President Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Republicans’ attempts to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
John H. Robinson, 91, also served as a Navy pilot during the Korean War and later held U.S. State Department posts in Vietnam and Nicaragua.
The switch to a mail-in primary election — in addition to stay-at-home orders and bans on large gatherings — is affecting the way campaigns are being run in Nevada.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) has implemented new measures to deal with “an unprecedented number of unemployment insurance claims.”
Six newspapers serving Nevada’s rural cities — including several founded 150 years ago — will be scaled back or cease publication altogether.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., has introduced legislation aimed at providing additional funding for states should unemployment rise due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
