Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board has an exemption that most other law enforcement does not. That, experts say, prevents transparency and accountability in overseeing the state’s top industry.
The Property and Environment Research Center released a report finding annual adoptions of wild horses and burros have more than doubled since the adoption incentive program began five years ago.
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced $250 million for the Middle Mile Network project, which will build multiple fiber network routes across the state.
The coalition behind an initiative petition to codify abortion protections in the Nevada constitution said it collected more than 200,000 signatures to qualify for November.
Nevada courts voided thousands of arrest warrants related to minor traffic violations ahead of Assembly Bill 116 taking effect Jan. 1, which decriminalizes minor traffic violations.
One year ago this week, Nevada’s most powerful federal representative died, but he still continues to play a major role in Silver State politics.
The park service has extended the deadline for comments on various proposals for how to manage and maintain launch ramps for motorized boaters at Lake Mead.
The water authority on Tuesday outlined how it thinks the Colorado River basin states and the federal government can drastically cut back on water use along the dwindling Colorado next year.
The Clark County School District could receive $32.6 million less in state general education funding due to lower student enrollment numbers than projected.
If you’ve seen a car driving around with a classic vehicle plate and thought, “That’s not a classic,” you could be right.
Nevada’s employment office announced a $72 million plan to modernize its unemployment insurance system, a move that some say is “long overdue.”
With COVID-19 at medium levels in Clark County, the health district recommends indoor mask use for those 65 and older or with underlying health conditions.
“The common cause that we have to address is climate change induced lower flows,” commission Chair Anne Castle said. “That’s what we have to work on together. It’s not an enemy that we can defeat. It’s one that we have to live with.”
The Thanksgiving holiday is likely partially to blame for a steep increase in cases in the past week in Clark County and statewide.