Not only are average hourly wages low in Nevada compared to other states, they are increasing at the nearly the slowest rate in the nation. That was one takeaway from a presentation given by Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Chief Economist David Schmidt to the state’s Economic Forum on Tuesday. Nevada’s average hourly wage, as of October, was $29.34 — ranking 44th out of the 51 states and the District of Columbia.
A pair of law firms known for representing Democratic officials and causes filed two lawsuits last week aimed at blocking proposed ballot questions that would take redistricting out of the Legislature’s control. The lawsuits — both filed Thursday in Carson City District Court by Bravo Schrager and Elias Law Group on behalf of Las Vegas-based Democratic voter Eric Jeng — argue that the ballot questions violate the Nevada Constitution because they would create a new state body (an independent redistricting commission) without raising revenue necessary to pay for the expenses of the commission and because the descriptions on signature-gathering forms accompanying the initiatives fail to mention the cost.
A member of an immigrant advocacy group represented by well-known Democratic attorneys is suing to stop a question aimed at requiring Nevadans to provide photo identification before voting from appearing on next year’s general election ballot. The lawsuit, filed last Monday in Carson City District Court, argues that the ballot initiative is unconstitutional because its description of effect (a 200-word summary of the measure included on signature forms) does not reflect all of the question’s implications and would expend taxpayer funds as it does not have an identified funding source. Challenging the description of effect is a common tactic in Nevada to persuade judges to reject proposed ballot questions.
During the pandemic, children in Nevada benefited from a popular free food program that fed kids during school closures and summer vacation. Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a similar program, Summer EBT, on a permanent basis. The new permanent summer nutrition assistance program for children, known as Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer, would provide families with $40 each summer month per eligible child to buy food at grocery stores, farmers markets, or other authorized retailers.
Nevada Gold Mines’ Goldrush Mine project in Lander and Eureka counties has been approved, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced Tuesday.
ELKO — Great Basin College has partnered with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform, to offer enrolled GBC students, 18 and older, access to free teletherapy sessions from a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors. Dr. Amber Donnelli, Associate Vice President for Faculty Success, helped spearhead the new service to meet what she says is a growing need among students for mental health support.
Native American tribes opposing a mine over what could be the country’s largest natural lithium deposit have decided to abandon efforts to halt its construction through the courts after a series of legal setbacks. But that doesn’t mean they are abandoning the fight. Recently, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony announced the tribe won’t appeal U.S. District Judge Miranda Du’s decision last month to dismiss their claim that the mine’s approval violates federal preservation law and land policy. Instead, the tribe has a larger target: The General Mining Law of 1872.
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In recent years, utilities have seen increased reports of their customers being contacted by scammers who pose as utility workers in an attempt to access their financial information or to obtain immediate payment by threatening service interruptions. These are known as utility impostor scams. Utilities United Against Scams, a consortium of more than 150 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural gas utilities and their respective trade associations, continues to raise customer awareness of common scams and new scam tactics used by utility impostors.
RENO — PBS Reno is pleased to announce eight new episodes of Season 6 of Wild Nevada that will debut in December 2023 and January 2024 on PBS Reno Channel 5.1. The first new episode of Wild Nevada debuts on Thursday December 7 at 9pm.
RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering four parcels covering 3,498 acres in Nevada.
CARSON CITY — Nevada Rural Counties Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential services and programs to seniors and veterans, is making a significant impact in multiple counties across Nevada.
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Las Vegas Metro Police say three people have died and one person remains hospitalized in stable condition after a shooting at UNLV Wednesday afternoon. The suspect also died. Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters during a media conference Wednesday evening that Metro knew the identity of the suspect, but declined to release that information until after the next of kin had been notified. Late Wednesday, the Associated Press, quoting law enforcement sources, reported the shooter was 67-year-old Anthony Polito.
This Sunday morning in Hawaii began like the previous ones at Pearl Harbor, built as a strategic location for the USS Navy as ships began to crisscross the Pacific Ocean in the early 1900s between the United States mainland and territories in Guam and the Philippines. First, under the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and then William Howard Taft, Congress approved millions of dollars to complete a port where U.S. warships could dock and refuel as they crisscrossed the Pacific and also provide a window on The Far East … or primarily on the eastern Asian countries of China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines.