Nevada Government News

" Health care costs are rising but half of Nevada hospitals are losing money. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, said some charges by physicians are "exorbitant" and the problem exists primarily in Clark County.

A California company might become the first from another state to practice "telemedicine" in Nevada.

The state Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation says about 8,000 Nevadans may qualify for extended jobless benefits under a bill signed by President Obama.

Nevada is joining more than 40 other states that have special license plates for families of those who died while serving in the military.

Last year, almost 25,000 animals were put down at the four Las Vegas Valley shelters.

Unemployed Nevadans could soon receive more financial help following a vote by Congress to extend unemployment benefits.

Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James Hardesty has announced his re-election bid to the state's highest court.

Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature.

Legislation introduced in Congress would expand the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and authorize $415 million over eight years to combat the worst environmental threats to the Sierra Nevada lake and surrounding basin.

Save the Date! - July 10, 2008 Nevada NewsMakers Outreach Save the Date July 10, 2008 Nevada Newsmakers Outreach Dinner in Las Vegas Nevada Newsmakers Outreach Las Vegas DATE: July 10, 2008 TIME: TBA LOCATION: TBA MORE: Honoring Clark County Commission Special Notice from Nevada Newsmakers On May 23, 2006 Sid Shad passed away after suffering ...

In an October 30, 2009 letter to ANCA-Nevada activist Razmig Libarian, the Senate leader reported that he had recently written to Secretary Clinton to pass along the concerns of his state's citizens of Armenian heritage, and to encourage her to meet directly with the national leadership of the Armenian American community regarding the state of ...

After turning up the heat during last week's cold blast, southern Nevadans will be opening the windows to enjoy some of the season's warmest temperatures.

Cat TITLE: Award Entry Name of Entry Special Award 01 MOUNTED GROUP UNIFORM 1 009 U. S. Marshals Posse - Color Guard 02 MOUNTED GROUP 1 065 Reno Rodeo Association DRESS/WORKING 02 MOUNTED GROUP 2 110 National Pony Express Assoc.

See the entire lists of geothermal research and development projects in line for funding: view PDF document Listen to the conference call with Sen.

Nevada posted its 10th straight month of double-digit declines in taxable sales in August, as a major federal incentive to boost car sales failed to drive consumer purchases into growth territory.

Rural Nevada has benefited the most from federal highway stimulus dollars so far, receiving 63 percent of Federal Highway Administration funding for roads and other transportation projects, according to an Associated Press analysis of reporting records.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 29 Oct 2009 - 3:00 PDT An antiabortion ballot measure in Nevada could mobilize the state's Democratic voter base if it is placed on the 2010 ballot, some political experts say, the Las Vegas Sun reports.

Nevada is expecting to receive more than $92 million in stimulus grants from the Department of Energy for geothermal exploration and technology projects ranging from finding new sources of power to adding power generation to existing plants.

Federal officials will investigate workplace safety programs across the country after the deaths of 25 workers in construction accidents in Las Vegas over an 18-month period.

A Nevada judge's sternly worded ruling blasting a water giveaway as "arbitrary" with "oppressive" consequences has tossed a huge roadblock in the way of a controversial pipeline opposed by Utah ranchers and farmers.