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.
Legislators bemoaned the gaps in Nevada’s health care system, but didn’t present specific plans for a fix at a panel discussion in Las Vegas on Friday.
After hitting all-time low of 4.7 percent in 2016, the rate of uninsured children nationwide ticked back up for the first time in a decade in 2017 to 5 percent, a report by Georgetown University shows. Nevada’s rate climbed to 8 percent.
Medical patients will get a tax break if the voting trend on Question 4 continues.