Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
Nevada
These are eight legislative races Southern Nevadans should know about.
Early voting for the June 11 primary began May 25 and ends June 7. Here’s what your ballot might look like if you’re a nonpartisan voter.
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of the initiative petition that would require citizens to present photo identification to vote.
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.
An estimated 9.6 percent of the Las Vegas area’s workforce was unemployed last month, compared with 6.1 percent nationally.
Nevada added 15,400 jobs in June, fueled heavily by increased employment in leisure and hospitality, according to state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation figures.
The state saw a 52.8 percent increase in initial claims filed for the week ending March 27, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Nevada recovered more jobs last month as it continues the trek back from sky-high unemployment in the pandemic’s early days.
Las Vegas’ jobless rate has fallen below double digits for the first time since the pandemic shut off much of the economy a year ago.