Las Vegas City Attorney Rebecca Wolfson has raised more than $340,000 in a race for Municipal Court, out fundraising all other judicial candidates in the upcoming primary elections.
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Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
The lawsuit was being brought with 30 state and district attorneys general and seeks to break up the monopoly they say is squeezing out smaller promoters and hurting artists.
With the campaign season in full swing, 10 hopefuls pitched their vision for the city’s future to at the “Meet the Candidates” forum in the west valley.
Clark County will likely challenge a district court judge’s decision in the ongoing litigation with Gypsum Resources to the state Supreme Court.
The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on Thursday released new guidance and information on what claimants will need to do in order to receive jobless aid.
Local anti-homeless groups and tenant advocates applauded the move Monday, but a representative for a Nevada apartment association called the move “devastating” for struggling landlords.
The moratoriums, which have helped thousands of Nevadans stay in their homes, are set to expire in less than a week unless protections are extended.
“We know how important these extended benefits are to Nevadans and ensuring they receive them is our number one priority,” Elisa Cafferata, director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said in a release Friday.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation was among 28 other state agencies to have received a portion of a $49 million fund from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has referred more criminal cases — including two from Nevada — to federal prosecutors in 2020 than in any year during the past two decades.
Banks across Nevada tasked with processing the loans for small businesses are reporting a steady pipeline of demand.
The agency said it is investigating the sharp increase in new claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and to see if there are any potential trends.
Nevada’s workforce agency closed its Las Vegas unemployment insurance call center Monday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Nevada’s state unemployment agency announced Tuesday it will apply for the $300-a-week federal supplemental payment for jobless residents.