Las Vegas City Attorney Rebecca Wolfson has raised more than $340,000 in a race for Municipal Court, out fundraising all other judicial candidates in the upcoming primary elections.
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Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
The lawsuit was being brought with 30 state and district attorneys general and seeks to break up the monopoly they say is squeezing out smaller promoters and hurting artists.
With the campaign season in full swing, 10 hopefuls pitched their vision for the city’s future to at the “Meet the Candidates” forum in the west valley.
Clark County will likely challenge a district court judge’s decision in the ongoing litigation with Gypsum Resources to the state Supreme Court.
Desert Radiology has abruptly notified UMC that it is terminating their 57-year working relationship later this year.
Federal funding for compensation and free test screenings for downwinders and former Nevada Test Site workers is set to sunset next year.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto visited Desert Springs Hospital, a mental health facility that will add 94 beds to expand its in-patient services.
Starting in April, people need to renew their Medicaid or risk losing coverage after a pandemic-era protection ended.
State officials have filed a motion to take over the operations of a Nevada medical insurer, citing months of “inconsistent financial filings.”
The Southern Nevada Health District is calling attention to xylazine, an animal tranquilizer being increasingly linked to overdose deaths around the country.
Southern Nevada Health District will continue to provide free vaccine and testing, though not as widely.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
Proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases would intensify a doctor shortage in Nevada, opponents say.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.