Judge extends signature-gathering deadline for proposed redistricting commission ballot question

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 is staging a caravan Friday evening on the Las Vegas Strip to demand worker safety as casinos prepare to welcome back guests.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported on Friday that the number of “continued claims” — which reflect people filing for benefits for successive weeks — has ticked down for the first time since the pandemic began.

One of the applicants who did receive payment was Frank Seaver, a self-employed sports writer from Las Vegas who has been out of work since the pandemic largely shut down sports. He said 11 weeks of back benefits through PUA were deposited in his account on Wednesday morning, after he got a notification a day before that the payment had been approved.

Nursing homes in Nevada and across the nation have found themselves at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with elderly and sick residents at particular risk for contracting the illness.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with Nye County Commissioner and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Leo Blundo.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has withdrawn her name from consideration to be presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate.

With June approaching and Sisolak announcing a move into a broader “Phase 2” business and societal reopening effective Friday, questions are percolating about whether the moratorium may be extended, and if not, how people in a state with 28.2 percent unemployment can make several months of rent or mortgage payments that suddenly come due.

Many companies have publicly released details about how they’ll do things differently once they reopen. Here’s what we know about the plans of some of the largest casino companies in Nevada.

In an order released Wednesday evening, Judge Miranda Du denied the amended request by Texas-based True the Vote and several Nevada voters to block the state’s election plan over fears of voter fraud, as well as because of an agreement between Democratic groups and Clark County election officials to mail ballots to inactive voters.

To help keep track of the evolving situation, The Nevada Independent is compiling the latest updates on the unemployment insurance system in this explainer. Check back here for the latest on timelines for new benefits programs and initiatives meant to help ease the problems that claimants like Forman have experienced.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with veteran, ex-congressional staffer and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Charles Navarro.

Attorneys for the Legislative Counsel Bureau told lawmakers on an interim redistricting commission on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent delays in scheduled 2020 census activities, meant that the state would not receive demographic data needed for the redistricting process until after the end of the 120-day legislative session in 2021.

Resorts must check guests’ temperature upon arrival or have a medical professional on property at all times and require guests to complete a symptom self-assessment, according to an updated policy released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board as casinos gear up for reopening.

In prepared remarks published late Tuesday amid technical difficulties and a canceled press conference, Gov. Steve Sisolak said that the state is ready to move into a two-to-three week Phase 2 of business reopenings that will see a broader array of businesses open their doors, including certain sporting events, gyms, swimming pools and tattoo or piercing businesses that have been closed since initial closures were ordered in March.

Welcome to the ninth installment of “Coronavirus Contextualized,” a recurring feature in which we explore some of the numbers swirling around in the time of coronavirus.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with business owner and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Randi Reed

Although the suit does not include Sisolak’s name, it does accuse defendants of “compelling Plaintiff to make political contributions personally because Defendant had maxed out its legal donations and the CEO had promised additional donations to a candidate in Nevada.”