Workers in Nevada will see a bump in the state’s minimum wage this summer.
Politics and Government
Imprisoned for a fatal Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs has been transferred to Northern Nevada, where he’s in a prison work program that placed him at the Governor’s Mansion.
As he seeks a return to the White House in this year’s election, the judgment presents voters with another test of their willingness to accept Trump’s boundary-breaking behavior.
Las Vegas’ budget has already taken a hit from one of the cases won by developer Yohan Lowie, whose stymied housing plans for a shuttered golf course led to extensive litigation.
The Review-Journal reached out to all mayoral candidates on how the city should pay for Badlands-related court rulings, and whether they agreed with the city’s yearslong legal battle.
Mental health became a focus of the Nevada Legislature in a very personal way this session because of expelled Assemblyman Steven Brooks’ public difficulties.
When James began hearing voices, the unseen others would simply call his name. Then they began to feed his fears. James, now 19, thought people were following him to his Las Vegas high school. To avoid detection, he began leaving his house as early as 5:30 a.m.
The Review-Journal takes an in-depth look at Nevada’s broken system for helping those who have a mental illness and a new approach that could help ease the crisis.
Nevada health authorities might get a new tool to deal with mentally ill people who appear to be a danger to themselves or others: a court order committing them to outpatient care and regular medication.