More than 208,000 Nevadans participated in either early voting or submitted a mail ballot as of Friday morning, according to data from the secretary of state’s office.
Politics and Government
Antisemitism will be officially defined in the Nevada System of Higher Education handbook, the state’s Board of Regents ruled.
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee would put the weight of the federal government behind efforts to prosecute criminals taking part in organized retail theft.
Until recently, Las Vegas mayoral candidate Irina Hansen had never aspired to run for office.
Decades in the making, residents now have another option to cross the Colorado River between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona.
The board heard updates from Clark County and the city of Las Vegas on their efforts to implement a law legalizing street food vendors.
Shelby Wiltz won her election for chair of the Clark County Democratic Party alongside members of her “mission slate.”
The Bureau of Land Management has started the process to put two large plots up for sale in Clark County in November.
In a recent 17-month period, the two largest ambulance companies in Southern Nevada — AMR and MedicWest — have reached the 90 percent on-time contractual obligation with Clark County once and zero times, respectively.
More people participated in the first weekend of early voting this year than in 2018, but it’s hard to compare the two because of the expanded use of mail-in ballots.
The new Clark County Office of Traffic Safety has taken initial steps toward its goals of having safer roadways, including cracking down on street racing.
The Clark County Commission certified its primary election results ahead of Friday’s deadline to canvass the votes, with pushback from election deniers.
Clark County on Thursday reported 396 new coronavirus cases and 19 deaths as most major long-term metrics continued to decline.
The Southern Nevada Health District on Monday reported 14,559 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths over weekend.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 476 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths as the key metrics of new cases and positivity rate both showed improvement.