The unemployment rate edged up to a still-low 4%, from 3.9%, ending a 27-month streak of unemployment below 4%, the Labor Department said Friday.
Politics and Government
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved giving a 3.5 percent bonus to City Manager Richard Derrick.
Henderson and North Las Vegas soon will be able to sponsor and oversee charter schools, after the Nevada Department of Education gave its blessing this week.
A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved Resolution 48, which adds a ballot question asking residents whether they want to fund Fire Department improvements and maintenance.
A Nevada lawmaker is slated to join the city of Las Vegas’ executive staff.
A number of downtown Las Vegas businesses are at the center of a roughly $10 million infrastructure project that began in April and is expected to finish by spring 2024.
Prohibitions on spitting or sweeping and a ban on hula hoops, among other items, at Fremont Street Experience are just a few of odd the local ordinances on the books in Las Vegas.
The taxpayer dollars will go into a $2.25 million fund that will be completed with private donations.
A district court judge ruled that a developer is entitled to the fair-market value of land that the City of Las Vegas took to block a planned development.
Las Vegas officials hope that the Health & Wellness Center will become a “medical home” for those experiencing homelessness, and for low-income earners who live in the surrounding neighborhoods.
The would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course remains open to settle ongoing lawsuits against the city that have cost taxpayers more than $5.5 million.
The Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve Deputy City Attorney Jeff Dorocak’s employment contract as the next city attorney.
The Las Vegas City Council will consider allocating up to $1.5 million to outside law firms representing the city in its battle with the would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course.