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.
Looking back, retired U.S. senator Harry Reid says defending Russell Payne of Las Vegas was “the most challenging and bizarre case of my lawyer life.”
A Sparks marijuana testing lab has been fined $70,000 for engaging in “unsound testing practices” that led to it producing inaccurate THC results, the Department of Taxation said.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has issued an executive order requiring state agencies to cooperate with other governments, the private sector and Native American tribes to find ways to combat climate change in the state.
The Nye County courthouse has been closed through the holiday weekend because of bedbugs in the building, officials said Thursday.
Experts say more Native Americans are moving to Clark County because of its strong economy, employment opportunities and proximity to tribal land in nearby states.
“If we hadn’t had them (Clark County) on board, we would have been in trouble,” Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee said Saturday.
The incident command post, the main first responder area of the three being set up for the Storm Area 51 events is comprised of over a dozen federal, state and local agencies.
The “Storm Area 51” events planned for Lincoln County will pile up a hefty bill, and officials could pursue legal action against Facebook and the original event organizers to recoup some of that.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department expects to incur up to $30,ooo in overtime costs tied to “Storm Area 51” events next week.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said he’s been in contact with state and local agencies, including the Nevada National Guard, in regards to the planned “Storm Area 51” events.