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.
The 46 new coronavirus deaths reported Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Human Services was the highest since the state logged 55 deaths on Feb. 11.
New COVID-19 cases on Monday were the highest since the state stopped reporting data on weekends in mid-April.
Clark County on Wednesday surpassed 5,000 COVID-19 deaths amid new signs that the state’s current coronavirus surge may be nearing its peak.
Both figures are the highest in a single report since the state stopped tallying numbers over the weekend in mid-April.