Clark County released data about votes cast from jail, but its report didn’t differentiate between jail inmates and staff.
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Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that Nevada will be receiving upwards of $6 million in the settlement relating to allegations of “deceptive trade practices.”
Experts say redacting the records violates state law and damages government transparency.
Races have been called for the Senate primary and all four congressional seats. The last race was called Wednesday night.
All eleven of the Republican governor’s endorsed candidates are leading in primary election races, according to unofficial election results.
When the coronavirus hit the state, tribal nations say they were an afterthought in a scramble for supplies. Many remain on hard lockdown to protect members.
As Nevada reopens, two bordering states are grappling with their worst surge yet of novel coronavirus cases, just weeks after tighter restrictions were lifted.
Federal data released June 1 showed 126 COVID-19 deaths in the state’s nursing homes. As of Tuesday morning, state officials had reported only 92.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports 126 deaths from COVID-19. But Nevada had reported only 89 as of Friday.