Seven jails are now fully in compliance with a law that requires the facilities create a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
Politics and Government
Workers in Nevada will see a bump in the state’s minimum wage this summer.
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.
Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the case, set sentencing for July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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.
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson made his first public appearance as speaker Saturday, where he gave a message of unity in the House and support for Israel.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and other Nevada lawmakers expressed their condolences for Harvey Munford, who helped shape generations of local children.
Both Las Vegas and Henderson have signed onto a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a pair of lower court decisions that could reshape camping laws nationally.
Las Vegas resident and stand-up comedian Michael Boris joined three others in the Republican primary field to challenge Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
In overturning a District Court ruling, justices held that shield law protections did not die with Jeff German when he was murdered in 2022.