Getting out the vote in Indian Country
One presidential candidate showed up and others participated via video, but the concentration of a two-day Native American forum on presidential politics at UNLV...
Washington analyst notified Nevada regulators of suspicious rise in THC
An analyst’s presentation to Nevada’s Marijuana Enforcement Division in September prompted the state to launch an investigation into possible THC manipulation at cannabis laboratories....
It costs a lot of money to go without a bank
Being poor is expensive.And it's even more so for those who have no or only limited access to banking.Thirty-one percent of Nevada households are...
Goodman resurrects ordinance to punish homeless sleeping on sidewalks
City of Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is planning to resurrect, and expand, a proposed ordinance that could punish those experiencing homelessness for sleeping...
State opens up occupational licensing to non-citizens
One of several bills Gov. Steve Sisolak signed into law this month allows any individual regardless of immigration or citizenship status to apply for...
Industry pushing Sisolak to veto tenant protections bill
Following last minute changes to a bill that provides mild tenant protections and slightly extends the time frame for evictions, Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office...
County directs $1.8 million in pot fees to help homeless
The Clark County Commission unanimously approved $1.8 million of marijuana business license fees be allocated to help homeless youth and medically fragile homeless.Tuesday’s vote...
Biden on Nevada’s $12 minimum wage bill: “It’s long past time it should be...
“I know your Legislature is working to raise the minimum wage, but I think it’s long past $12. I think it’s long past time...
Tyrone Thompson, assemblyman and long-time community advocate, dies
Democratic Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, 51, died suddenly early Saturday morning while receiving emergency care at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.“We are deeply...
Frierson: Raise minimum wage to $12 by 2023, not 2024
Presenting the bill to raise Nevada's minimum wage, Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson on Wednesday proposed amending the legislation to bring the wage to $12...