Contact tracing has identified 1,500 coronavirus cases in the last month in Nevada that might have gone undetected for a longer period and confirms indoor venues are the biggest risk factor for catching the disease.
Bill Dentzer
Nevada will stay in Phase Two of its COVID-19 recovery plan possibly until the end of the July under an extension announced Monday by Gov. Steve Sisolak.
Only lawmakers, essential staff and a limited number of reporters will be allowed inside the legislative building during the upcoming special session called to deal with budget problems.
The Legislative Counsel Bureau can continue to represent the Democratic majority in a lawsuit filed by GOP senators against taxes passed by the 2019 Legislature.
Nevada has issued guidelines on when and where to wear face masks, along with exceptions to those rules, since Gov. Steve Sisolak made them mandatory.
Governor Steve Sisolak announced Thursday that the eviction moratorium enacted at the start of the coronavirus crisis will be discontinued in phases over the summer.
A special session of the Nevada Legislature to address financial and related exigencies arising from the COVID-19 epidemic will be pushed into early July.
Heather Korbulic, the veteran state administrator tapped in late April to lead Nevada’s overwhelmed unemployment program at the height of COVID-19 pandemic, will leave the agency “due to threats to her personal safety.”
Gov. Steve Sisolak has asked his COVID-19 medical advisers to review “enhanced face covering policies” for Nevadans, as the state Friday reported its highest daily increase in cases of the disease.
A state judge has again rebuffed a bid by Nevada osteopaths to nullify Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency regulations on prescribing two anti-malarial drugs much touted for treating COVID-19.
Nevada will unconditionally pardon anyone with a now-outdated conviction for low-level marijuana possession, a move that could apply to more than 15,000 people dating to the mid-1980s.
Former Democratic Party Chairwoman Roberta Lange has taken a narrow lead in the race for Senate District 7, a reversal from early returns that showed Ellen Spiegel ahead.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said Monday that Phase Two protocols will remain in place for Nevada’s phased-in recovery from COVID-19 restrictions on commerce and public life.
The federal CARES Act grants, doled out on a per capita basis, amount to about $183 per person in 16 counties and 13 cities, based on 2019 census estimates.
The governor unveiled the plan to state workers Thursday morning in a streamed video announcement and in a subsequent public statement.