Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that Nevada will be receiving upwards of $6 million in the settlement relating to allegations of “deceptive trade practices.”
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Races have been called for the Senate primary and all four congressional seats. The last race was called Wednesday night.
With a goal to increase voter turnout, Tuesday’s effort in the Las Vegas Valley marked the test run for DJs at the Polls in Nevada.
Nevada elections officials delivered on promises of faster election returns Tuesday, with several major races already called Tuesday night.
The Associated Press calls the GOP primary in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District for Drew Johnson.
Democrats controlling both chambers of the Nevada Legislature went into this year’s session with lofty environmental goals, but some bills died without a vote.
Gov. Joe Lombardo holds the single session veto record, but he’s still more than 20 vetoes away from holding the all-time record.
Nevada’s lowest-paid workers will soon see a larger paycheck when the state’s minimum wage reaches about $11.25 an hour, all while many jobs continue to offer starting rates beyond that.
Nevada lawmakers want to encourage the adoption of zero emission vehicles in the private and public sectors, having passed two bills this year in support of that goal.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Legislature passed hundreds of bills this year, though Lombardo set a record for the number of vetoes in one session.
The previous record for vetoes in a single session was 48, set by former Gov. Jim Gibbons in 2009.
The governor’s signature on the legislation ends a lengthy process in which the A’s sought to move from their longtime home in the Bay Area.
The law increases the sentences for reckless driving resulting in substantial bodily harm or death while going more than 50 mph over the speed limit.
A bill to provide $380 million in public funding for a new baseball stadium in Las Vegas that will play host to the Oakland A’s was approved by the Nevada Legislature.
Senate Bill 335 would stay summary evictions for up to 60 days for pending rental assistance applicants. Gov. Joe Lombardo has yet to sign or veto the measure.