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.
The judge responded to a jury request by rereading 30 pages of jury instructions related to how inferences may be drawn from evidence.
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.
Clark County released hundreds of autopsies to the Review-Journal on Thursday as part of an investigation into the county’s child protection division.
Clark County asked the state high court to reconsider its Tuesday ruling, which ordered the records released, but the court refused to grant any delay.
Hospital workers in Clark County say the COVID-19 surge is pushing them to their limits, despite the Nevada Hospital Association’s assurances that hospitals can take more patients.
The Review-Journal has fought for more than three years for autopsy records that will determine whether the county’s child protection agency has protected children.
Releasing Clark County coroner records to the media could help prevent child abuse deaths. The county has spent about $80,000 in taxpayer dollars fighting the request.
After a failed attempt to release an improved disease investigation platform this fall, Nevada says the state will have to wait until summer 2021.
Republicans have alleged widespread voter fraud because of Nevada’s mail-in ballots. A review of facts found few irregularities that could have swayed the results.
District Judge Judge Jim Crockett blasted the coroner’s office for failing to release the autopsies and accused the agency of “heel-dragging.”
It’s the first time health officials revealed hard numbers about what role Nevada’s tourism industry could be playing in the state’s outbreak.
After the Alpine Motel Apartments fire, the city will vote for proactive reforms for stricter enforcement of older buildings with code violations to avoid loss of life from fires.