Nevada labor leaders are condemning big cuts to public worker and retiree benefits and pledging to overhaul the state’s tax system if lawmakers don’t.
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Online voter registration now available in Clark County
Voters in the state's most populous county can now register to vote online.
Sunrise Hospital Cleared In Catheter Deaths
An investigation by the state Department of Health and Human Services has cleared Sunrise Children’s Hospital in the case of several disrupted catheters, including one that led to an infant’s death.
NV Energy to begin installing electronic meters
NV Energy plans to swap out all of its mechanical meters throughout the state with electronic meters as part of the company’s initiative to become more environmentally friendly, a spokesman announced at Tuesday’s Paradise town board meeting.
NV Group Launches Campaign Against Food Tax
A conservative group is launching an automated phone campaign against the Nevada Assembly’s Republican minority leader for suggesting the state consider a grocery tax to help plug a projected $3 billion deficit.
Former Green Valley star Nick Day named Bishop Gorman coach
Former Green Valley High baseball standout Nick Day was hired Wednesday as Bishop Gorman’s coach. Day, who helped Green Valley win four state titles from 1993-96, replaced Chris Sheff, who left earlier this summer to become the head coach at the College of Southern Nevada.
Nevada tops mortgage, credit card delinquency list
With Nevada’s July unemployment rate leading the nation at 14.3 percent, the state is also on top of new lists covering mortgage and credit card delinquencies in the second quarter.
Coroner IDs Las Vegas man killed in State Road 160 crash
The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump as Tommy Silas, 49, from Las Vegas.
Nevadans Urged To Report Out-Of-State Plates
A 30-day grace period has expired for residents who haven’t registered their vehicles with the state, and Las Vegas Constable deputies have begun issuing citations to drivers.
State officials say changing building method could save money
CARSON CITY – Big savings could be possible if the state modified the way it constructs highways and buildings, an efficiency panel was told Monday.