Henderson and North Las Vegas soon will be able to sponsor and oversee charter schools, after the Nevada Department of Education gave its blessing this week.
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A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.
The Department of Interior announced a $700 million investment in water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Lithium abounds in Nevada’s federal lands and could hold the key to moving away from fossil fuels. But some worry about the environmental impact of lithium mining.
County fair horse races in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
A backlog of more than 26,000 unemployment insurance-related appeals led the state to fill a million-dollar contract for third-party support staff.
The hospitality industry and the union are on opposite sides of a debate over a bill which would repeal pandemic-era measures that required daily room cleaning.
A scheduled increase in the state’s minimum wage won’t do much for the lowest-earning workers because record inflation is outpacing some growth.
Nevada has nearly recovered all of its nonfarming jobs from its pre-pandemic peak, according to the state’s May labor market review.
Several sectors’ hiring beyond 100 percent of pre-pandemic employment levels supported the state’s employment recovery.
Applications are open for a Nevada grant funding program that matches federal support, the state announced Tuesday.
About $2 million of the state’s $30-million grant program, created with federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, has been awarded so far.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s visit is part of Black History Month events that focus on ongoing efforts, challenges and triumphs by the Black community, his office said.
Workforce development in Nevada is hitting a snag as the skilled labor pipeline faces challenges, business leaders told Gov. Steve Sisolak and U.S. labor secretary during a Monday roundtable event.