The Nye County Commission signaled its concern over mining claims established around the town of Amargosa Valley. It’s not clear yet whether the BLM will act.
Nevada
Former President Donald Trump tossed his support behind John Lee ahead of the June 11 primary.
A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal owner and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be a major backer of the Preserve America super PAC.
Nevada’s 13,000 home care workers could see big increases to minimum wage and reimbursement rates under legislative proposals presented.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 625 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths as the state’s major metrics continued to rise.
The new report pushed the state’s totals to 326,878 cases and 5,621 deaths. The two-week moving average of new cases increased slightly to 118.
Nevada’s two-week positivity rate, which essentially tracks the percentage of people tested for COVID-19 who are found to be infected, dropped slightly to 3.4 percent.
The two-week moving average of new cases held steady at 114 per day, while the state test positivity rate dropped to 3.5 percent, according to state data posted Monday.