On lithium mining, lawmakers heard from industry advocates and environmentalists about the burgeoning future of the industry.
Politics and Government
Google plans to spend “a significant amount of dollars” to offer internet service that will help students and remote workers, an official said.
County fair horse racing events in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
As part of the Oakland Athletics’ nonrelocation agreement, the team could play seven home games per season away from Las Vegas and its planned Strip ballpark.
Gov. Joe Lombardo called President Biden’s actions on the border a ‘faux border crackdown,” while Nevada Democratic representatives called for more action from Congress.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada accused Elko County of failing to create a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow accepted a job with Arc of Nevada a month after the Nevada Legislature voted to fund the nonprofit for the first time.
Lawmakers made strides this past legislative session to address gaps in the state’s mental health services, and advocates said medication reform was the biggest win.
Some public charter schools in the Las Vegas Valley are using additional state money to increase pay for their employees by as much as 20 percent.
Democrats controlling both chambers of the Nevada Legislature went into this year’s session with lofty environmental goals, but some bills died without a vote.
Nevada’s lowest-paid workers will soon see a larger paycheck when the state’s minimum wage reaches about $11.25 an hour, all while many jobs continue to offer starting rates beyond that.
The governor’s signature on the legislation ends a lengthy process in which the A’s sought to move from their longtime home in the Bay Area.
A bill to provide $380 million in public funding for a new baseball stadium in Las Vegas that will play host to the Oakland A’s was approved by the Nevada Legislature.
A proposal meant to bring the film industry to Nevada failed in the Legislature, but stakeholders are optimistic that the idea will stick around.
The Nevada Senate Tuesday voted 13-8 to approve $380 million in public financing for a baseball stadium in Las Vegas that’s planned to house the relocated Oakland A’s.