Nevada is one step closer to adopting the vehicle emissions standard proposal announced by Gov. Steve Sisolak last year after reaching a compromise lauded by environmental groups and automakers.

Gov. Steve Sisolak emphasized that tenants need to take action to access rental assistance funds and begin preparing for the lifting of the CDC eviction moratorium on Saturday.

Gov. Steve Sisolak criticized the Nevada Department of Corrections for the low vaccination rate among its staff, calling the rate “atrocious,” during Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Prison Commissioners.

The ruling comes after Dayton-based firearms manufacturer and seller Polymer80 sued the state in June in Lyon County’s Third District Court.

State officials made the announcement last week, preceding announcements from other large jurisdictions in requiring employees to either undergo weekly testing or present proof of vaccination status.

The lawsuit argues that the state violates the First Amendment by interfering with the media’s ability to observe Zane Floyd’s execution in its entirety and without obstruction.

The ruling is a win for legislative Democrats and gun control advocates who viewed passage of the bill as one of the most prominent gun violence prevention measures adopted by the 2021 Legislature.

Since Nevada switched to a new unemployment benefits debit card provider, delivery issues with the new cards and at-times conflicting messages have left some claimants frustrated and waiting for weeks for benefits.

“This is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Becerra told masked public health officials on Thursday. “If you’re dying today in America from COVID, it’s because essentially you’re unvaccinated.”

The arbitrator’s decision requires the union’s collective bargaining agreement with the state to include a requested two percent raise, annual bonuses for longevity and pay incentives for officers with associate or bachelor’s degrees.

The program ticks on in states with high unemployment, and off when states achieve a three-month average rate below 8 percent.

It’s no secret Joe Lombardo is running for governor on his record as Clark County Sheriff, but state law is unclear about whether he can use his sheriff's uniform and badge in campaign materials.

The mining oversight board, set up by the Legislature in 2011 and modeled after the Gaming Commission, held its last recorded meeting in December 2015. Today, all seven board seats on the commission are vacant.

Chief of Staff Michelle White, in a statement, called serving in Sisolak's office “the honor of my lifetime” and said she looked forward to supporting the governor’s staff during the transition.

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday that a pandemic-related grant program aimed at assisting small businesses and nonprofits has administered more than $100 million to nearly 9,400 Nevada businesses and organizations.

The Nevada Independent has tracked the status of more than 50 promises made by Sisolak through the Sisolak Promise Tracker, a feature launched before the 2019 Legislature.

New changes from the Nevada Athletic Commission on anti-doping policy mean athletes won't be banned from competition for marijuana possession or use.

With state Sen. Joe Hardy (R-Boulder City) termed out, two Republican Assembly members are eyeing his seat, with one of them already openly campaigning.

Nevada will become one of the first states in the nation to allow pharmacists to prescribe human immunodeficiency virus prevention drugs to patients who are at risk of contracting the virus.

“Unemployment is not something that you just want to sit on and be content with, because it's not an amount that you can be content with. You're constantly stressed, you're constantly worried because there's not enough money.”