Nevada paid out some $9 billion in unemployment benefits last year, roughly 50 percent more than in the 12 previous years combined.
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The 81st season of that biennial production known as the Nevada Legislature kicked off last week like molasses being poured through a strainer in the dead of winter.
Nevada state spending over the next two years would shrink by 2 percent over current levels under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s proposed biennium budget.
“Our primary goal is to ensure we don’t let any doses go to waste. We want to maximize every dose that comes into the state — and avoid expired or unused doses,” he said.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and Immunization Program Manager Shannon Bennett provided an update to Nevada’s tier system for vaccine distribution at a Wednesday news briefing.
Nevada’s daily coronavirus case count rebounded as expected Wednesday following an artificially low count the previous day caused by a technical glitch.
The Southern Nevada Health District said it new case numbers were “artificially low” Tuesday due to a technical issue and reporting delays, impacting the state’s reporting.
The figure was the biggest single-day increase in reported fatalities since the pandemic began in March and was the second record set in a week.
Nevada National Guard personnel activated through the end of this year will remain on duty under an extension approved by President Donald Trump.
Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada will go into a “statewide pause” for three weeks as the coronavirus continues its wildfire-like spread across Nevada.