A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
Nevada
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 officials, including Gov. Joe Lombardo and Sen. Jacky Rosen, have urged the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider plans to move the mail center to California.
The ACLU of Nevada said seven jails, including several in the Las Vegas Valley, are now complying with a law requiring a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
The negotiated agreement, approved by an arbitrator, came after a long period of negotiations and disputes between the teachers union and the school district.
An arbitrator has approved a contract after a months-long, acrimonious dispute over pay and benefits between school teachers and the Clark County School District.
Nevada’s Board of Regents voted to authorize a cost of living adjustment for professional employees and a 5 percent fee increase for students.
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro called Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara’s administration a “failure”
Speaker Steve Yeager said now is the time for new leadership in the Clark County School District, which said Jesus Jara will remain in his position.
The state issued a formal tax delinquency complaint last week after TEACH Public Schools failed to pay public employee retirement contributions for months.
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Friday the appointment of Melissa Mackedon as executive director of the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board conducted interviews Friday and voted to submit three names to Gov. Joe Lombardo.
The Clark County Education Association filed a complaint Monday. The state law that prohibits public employee strikes has been in effect since 1969.
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority’s board voted to invite five candidates to be interviewed during a public meeting Oct. 13.