Six new Nevada laws take effect in 2025 — what's in them?
Jan 1, 2025 · AB259 will phase out all subminimum wage employment in Nevada by Jan. 1, 2028. Starting in 2025, new contracts or arrangements with job providers cannot include a subminimum wage. The bill, which passed unanimously, follows a failed effort in 2019 to end subminimum wages.. President Joe Biden’s administration also recently took steps to phase out subminimum wages for people with disabilities ...
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.
OPINION: Nevada Medicaid will now cover abortion, but more is …
Oct 7, 2024 · Nevada achieved a major victory for reproductive freedom this year when a court ruled that the state’s Medicaid program must cover the cost of abortion — a move that will expand access to abortion for hundreds of thousands of low-income residents who rely on the program. Medicaid, which covers a wide range of health services, has been banned from paying for nearly all abortions in the ...
Editor Jon Ralston’s 2024 Nevada election predictions
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Indy Gaming: Months before merger closes, Apollo shaping future …
Dec 11, 2024 · What I'm reading. 🍎 NYC teachers’ union UFT opposes casino in Times Square: ‘Broadway needs to be protected’ — Carl Campanile, New York Post. Caesars Entertainment is part of the development group that wants to build the property at 1515 Broadway — home of the Minskoff Theatre and Disney’s The Lion King musical.. 🎰 Graton Rancheria files lawsuit that would halt huge Bay Area ...
A’s stadium plan includes a non-retractable roof, baseball’s largest ...
Mar 5, 2024 · The Oakland Athletics released four renderings of the Major League Baseball club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium Tuesday, and it appears the team is replacing the 67-year-old Rat Pack-era Tropicana Las Vegas with something akin to Australia’s Sydney Opera House.
The early voting blog, 2024 - The Nevada Independent
Oct 9, 2024 · The Republican turnout edge is now almost 8 percent, almost 9 percent in Clark.The usually reliable Clark Dem firewall has all but evaporated (2,800), the rural GOP firewall is at 37,000 and Washoe is also going well for the Repubs (+5,800).. I know people want to keep comparing this year to 2020 or 2022, but at the risk of repeating myself: This is a unicorn year.
Election results not deterring push to remove regents from the …
Dec 10, 2024 · In recent years, the board has been involved in numerous controversies, blamed for mishandling public funds and the resignation of former UNLV President Len Jessup. Some legislators and lobbyists blame the board for Nevada's educational problems, whose higher education system ranks 42nd in return on investment, and claim that many board members are underqualified for the job.
Indy Gaming: Silver Sevens hits pause on plans to bring back …
Nov 20, 2024 · The off-Strip Silver Sevens is not returning to its original name — at least for now. A year after Affinity Interactive, which owns the resort, announced the 44-year-old hotel-casino would be remodeled and rebranded as the Continental, new CEO Scott Butera said the idea has been put on the back burner. “We have a great product that we’ve invested in over time,” said Butera, who became ...
Live Blog: Nevada 2024 primary results - The Nevada Independent
Jun 11, 2024 · Reese and Cassidy advance in Reno City Council Ward 5 race - 11:53 p.m. Reno City Councilman Devon Reese and Brian Cassidy, founder of local junk removal service Junk King, have advanced to the general election in the race for Reno City Council’s Ward 5.