Nevada’s top election official eyes changes to speed up ballot …
Nov 22, 2024 · He said he has met with legislators about possible reforms and is “constantly in conversation” with the office of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who said after the election that he was also frustrated with the ballot counting processes, and that he would work to find a bipartisan solution next year. Meetings with Clark and Washoe officials are also scheduled.
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OPINION: New workforce pipeline helps address Nevada’s youth …
Feb 1, 2024 · Children across the state are currently facing an indisputable mental health crisis, with Nevada’s youth having the ninth highest prevalence of mental illness and the lowest rates of access to care in the nation. Seventy-two percent of those ages 12 to 17 with depression say they did not receive any form of mental health care in the last …
Feds OK Nevada lithium mine expected to greatly boost …
Oct 24, 2024 · A remote mountain range in southwestern Nevada will soon be home to Nevada’s third lithium mine, federal officials announced Thursday. Ioneer, an Australian mining company, can begin work on its Rhyolite Ridge project, slated for 7,200 acres in the Silver Peak Range between Tonopah and the tiny community of Dyer.
Coronavirus in Nevada: Latest COVID-19 case counts, maps and …
In early March, health officials announced that Nevada would be reducing how often it reports COVID-19 data, along with a host of other changes, joining at least 34 states that have made similar moves.. Since then, Nevada has experienced its lowest case incidences in nearly a year, but uncertainty remains about when the next wave of the virus will hit and what navigating the pandemic will look ...
Rosen wins re-election, fending off Brown in Nevada's tight U.S.
Nov 6, 2024 · Like several of her Senate Democratic colleagues running in tight races, Rosen was able to win re-election despite former President Donald Trump winning the state at the top of the ticket. With her win, Democrats have retained a critical swing-state seat. By flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana, Republicans have now taken control of the upper chamber.
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Live Blog: Rosen wins re-election in critical U.S. Senate race
Nov 5, 2024 · Welcome to The Nevada Independent’s election results live blog!. During election night and the rest of the week, The Indy will be using this page to track results and declare winners in Nevada’s presidential and congressional races, and the key contests in the state Legislature. We’ll also be bringing you results for important ballot questions. ...
Primm casinos reopen as ownership plots course to recapture the …
Feb 12, 2023 · Guests looking to view the bullet-riddled Bonnie and Clyde death car inside Whiskey’s Pete’s Hotel Casino were confused. The historic V-8 Ford, in which notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow perished in a shootout with law enforcement in 1934, was missing from where it had been displayed since the late 1980s in the Primm casino.
OPINION: Supreme Court splits the difference on separation of …
Nov 3, 2024 · After decades of differing legal opinions and multiple lawsuits, the Nevada Supreme Court has finally addressed the prickly issue of whether government employees can constitutionally serve in the Legislature.. However, the court didn’t exactly settle the matter for good. On Thursday, the court issued a 4-3 ruling that four lawmakers being sued by (my former employer) Nevada Policy Research ...