A Nevada judge is expected to decide Monday whether the state’s employment bureau must immediately pay out pending benefits claims to the state’s independent, gig and self-employed workers.
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Technical glitches on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website made it difficult for some Nevada gig workers, independent contractors and self-employed workers to file.
A report detailing the impacts of a pending ballot initiative on energy choice came under fire Thursday from a governor’s task force member who said the report violates state ethics laws.
A bipartisan bill that would repeal the Trump administration’s tariffs on solar panels was filed Thursday by Rep. Jacky Rosen to protect renewable energy jobs in Nevada.
The Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee voted 4-3 on party lines to approve Senate Joint Resolution 6. It now goes to the full Senate. It also must pass the Assembly to move forward.
Businesses would be prohibited from using form contracts that waive the rights of consumers to post reviews of goods or services under a bill passed unanimously Wednesday by the Nevada Senate.
Nevada’s burgeoning rooftop solar industry crashed and burned last year after new rates for net metering were approved that did away with financial incentives for the green energy investment. Now several state lawmakers want to get the industry back on track and growing again.
State Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson said Friday that funding proposals for a Las Vegas Convention Center expansion and a 65,000-seat domed stadium might have to be linked to win the approval of the Nevada Legislature.
Nevada is poised to “take off” as a major player in the aviation industry and could reap near immediate economic benefits by enacting aviation tax abatements, a transportation economist told state legislators Thursday.
Nevada’s largest revenue source is losing ground because of a changing economy that has shifted from consumption of goods to consumption of services, an economist told a legislative panel on Thursday.