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 Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs is 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.
Though Nevada saw its labor force reach an all-time high last month, the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged from October at 5.4 percent.
Sen. Jacky Rosen is urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the merger’s possible impact on food prices.
Regulators have approved a statewide rate for natural disaster prevention that would result in Southern Nevadans paying for Northern Nevada costs.
Assembly Bill 524, a bill that directs utilities to build more in-state power generation, passed with overwhelming support on the last day of the legislative session.
NV Energy maintains it needs more direction from the state Legislature on how it should reduce its reliance on the expensive energy open market.
NeoGames, a company that supports Caesars Entertainment’s sports wagering and iGaming, will be considered for licensing by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Kirk Hendrick, in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, wants better scrutiny of illegal offshore gambling websites.
DETR said there has been an estimated $1.4 billion in overpayments, and about $644 million were fraudulent while $784 million was attributed to non-fraud improper payments.
The Public Utilities Commission said the utility did not prove its plan had a reasonable budget for ratepayers to cover, approving just $70.1 million.
The pipeline supplies gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to locations throughout California and Nevada, including Las Vegas.