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 approved a ballot question asking residents whether to fund Henderson Fire Department improvements with bonds and a property tax hike.
Everyone 6 months of age and older should get at least one dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Southern Nevada Health District will continue to provide free vaccine and testing, though not as widely.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV continued to decline in the Silver State, according to health officials.
After a post-Thanksgiving spike this month, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and statewide continue to decline, new state data shows.
Confirmed and suspected hospitalizations increased by 65 percent in Clark County, according to data released Wednesday by the state.