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.
The average Southwest Gas bill for January rose 50 percent from a year earlier. The utility says several factors are to blame.
The Public Utilities Commission approved a plan by NV Energy to decrease rates in an attempt to help customers during the hottest months of the year.
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.
The Public Utilities Commission denied approval for part of an NV Energy plan meant to help Nevada reduce its use of coal.
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.